New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1997–98

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1997-98 season and played three Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 2-0 with one match drawn.^[1]

Test series summary

1st Test

7–11 November 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
373 (121 overs) MA Taylor 112 (258) SB Doull 4/70 (30 overs)		349 (132.2 overs) SP Fleming 91 (229) SK Warne 4/106 (42 overs)
294/6dec (100.5 overs) GS Blewett 91 (203) CL Cairns 3/54 (16 overs)		132 (62 overs) BA Young 45 (77) GD McGrath 5/32 (17 overs)

Australia won by 186 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: VK Ramaswamy (IND) and SG Randell (AUS) Player of the match: MA Taylor (AUS)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
• CD McMillan (NZ) made his Test debut.

2nd Test

20–23 November 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Australia
217 (74.4 overs) CD McMillan 54 (75) SK Warne 4/83 (22.4 overs)		461 (131.4 overs) SR Waugh 96 (161) CL Cairns 4/95 (28 overs)
174 (64.2 overs) AC Parore 63 (128) SH Cook 5/39 (10.2 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 70 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
• SH Cook (AUS) made his Test debut.

3rd Test

27 November–1 December 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
400 (141.1 overs) MTG Elliott 114 (265) SB Doull 3/87 (33 overs)		251/6dec (90 overs) MJ Horne 133 (259) SR Waugh 3/20 (9 overs)
138/2dec (38 overs) MA Taylor 66* (127) SB O'Connor 1/32 (9 overs)		223/9 (61 overs) CD McMillan 41 (59) AC Parore 41 (56) SK Warne 5/88 (28 overs)

Match drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Two legends make their entrance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

Sources

• Playfair Cricket Annual
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack
• CricketArchive