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Drawn series takes New Zealand into fourth place on ICC Test Championship
ICC Media Release - 4 April 2002

New Zealand has moved into fourth place on the ICC Test Championship table following its win in this week's Auckland Test, which enabled it to draw the three match series with England 1 - 1.

This is the now Kiwis' highest position on the table. In November it was sixth but a drawn series against champion team Australia marked the start of a revival that has gained it points and places over the past six months. This latest result replaces that of the last series between the Kiwis and England in New Zealand in 1996/97, when England won by a 2-0 margin.

The draw means New Zealand gain a point while England lose one from its total, allowing the Black Caps to move above the visitors into fourth spot, behind Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka. England is now fifth on the table.

ICC Test Championship Table, 4th April 2002


Team          Played   Won   Lost   Drawn   Points  Average	
Australia       13      9      2      2       20      1.54	
South Africa    16     11      3      2       24      1.50	
Sri Lanka       14      7      5      2       16      1.14	
New Zealand     16      7      5      4       18      1.13	
England         15      6      6      3       15      1.00	
West Indies     14      6      7      1       13      0.93	
Pakistan        16      4      7      5       13      0.81	
India           14      4      7      3       11      0.79	
Zimbabwe        16      3     11      2        8      0.50	
Bangladesh       4	0      4      0        0       -

The ICC is disappointed to note media comments about the ICC Test Championship attributed to the England team captain after the Auckland Test. The role of the Championship in helping to place Test match cricket and team performances into context has been welcomed by team captains, players and followers of the game around the world since its introduction last May.

The next series in the Championship are between West Indies and India in the Caribbean, beginning in Guyana on 11th April and Pakistan's rearranged series at home to New Zealand, starting in Lahore on 1st May.

Media contact:

Mark Harrison
ICC Communications Manager
Tel: + 44 20 7266 7913/1818
Mobile: 0787 944 1891
Email: mark.harrison@icc-cricket.com

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