History of cricket in New Zealand from 1970-71 to 2000

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This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1970-71 season until 2000.

New Zealand's outstanding player in this period was the great fast bowler and all-rounder Richard Hadlee.

Contents 1 Domestic cricket 1.1 Plunket Shield winners 1.2 Shell Trophy winners 2 International tours of New Zealand 2.1 England 1970-71 2.2 Pakistan 1972-73 2.3 Australia 1973-74 2.4 England 1974-75 2.5 India 1975-76 2.6 Australia 1976-77 2.7 England 1977-78 2.8 Pakistan 1978-79 2.9 DH Robins' XI 1979-80 2.10 West Indies 1979-80 2.11 India 1980-81 2.12 Australia 1981-82 2.13 Sri Lanka 1982-83 2.14 England 1983-84 2.15 Pakistan 1984-85 2.16 Australia 1985-86 2.17 West Indies 1986-87 2.18 England 1987-88 2.19 Pakistan 1988-89 2.20 Australia 1989-90 2.21 India 1989-90 2.22 Sri Lanka 1990-91 2.23 England 1991-92 2.24 Australia 1992-93 2.25 Pakistan 1992-93 2.26 India 1993-94 2.27 Pakistan 1993-94 2.28 India 1994-95 2.29 South Africa 1994-95 2.30 Sri Lanka 1994-95 2.31 West Indies 1994-95 2.32 Pakistan 1995-96 2.33 Zimbabwe 1995-96 2.34 England 1996-97 2.35 Sri Lanka 1996-97 2.36 Australia 1997-98 2.37 Bangladesh 1997-98 2.38 Zimbabwe 1997-98 2.39 India 1998-99 2.40 South Africa 1998-99 2.41 Australia 1999-2000 2.42 West Indies 1999-2000 3 References 4 External sources 5 Annual reviews 6 Further reading

[edit] Domestic cricket

The Plunket Shield was replaced in 1974 by the Shell Trophy after Shell Oil became the principal sponsor of New Zealand cricket.

[edit] Plunket Shield winners

• 1970-71 – Central Districts
• 1971-72 – Otago
• 1972-73 – Wellington
• 1973-74 – Wellington

[edit] Shell Trophy winners

• 1974-75 – Otago
• 1975-76 – Canterbury
• 1976-77 – Otago
• 1977-78 – Auckland
• 1978-79 – Otago
• 1979-80 – Northern Districts
• 1980-81 – Auckland
• 1981-82 – Wellington
• 1982-83 – Wellington
• 1983-84 – Canterbury
• 1984-85 – Wellington
• 1985-86 – Otago
• 1986-87 – Central Districts
• 1987-88 – Otago
• 1988-89 – Auckland
• 1989-90 – Wellington
• 1990-91 – Auckland
• 1991-92 – Central Districts & Northern Districts shared
• 1992-93 – Northern Districts
• 1993-94 – Canterbury
• 1994-95 – Auckland
• 1995-96 – Auckland
• 1996-97 – Canterbury
• 1997-98 – Canterbury
• 1998-99 – Central Districts Stags
• 1999-2000 – Northern Districts Knights

[edit] International tours of New Zealand

[edit] England 1970-71

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] Pakistan 1972-73

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] Australia 1973-74

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runs

[edit] England 1974-75

• [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn

[edit] India 1975-76

• [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs

[edit] Australia 1976-77

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wickets

[edit] England 1977-78

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] Pakistan 1978-79

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] DH Robins' XI 1979-80

[edit] West Indies 1979-80

• [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 1 wicket
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] India 1980-81

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] Australia 1981-82

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
• [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by 8 wickets

[edit] Sri Lanka 1982-83

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets

[edit] England 1983-84

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] Pakistan 1984-85

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs
• [ 3rd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets

[edit] Australia 1985-86

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets

[edit] West Indies 1986-87

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets
• [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

[edit] England 1987-88

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn

[edit] Pakistan 1988-89

• [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] Australia 1989-90

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets

[edit] India 1989-90

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
• [ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] Sri Lanka 1990-91

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] England 1991-92

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs
• [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn

[edit] Australia 1992-93

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

[edit] Pakistan 1992-93

• [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs

[edit] India 1993-94

• [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn

[edit] Pakistan 1993-94

• [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs
• [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

[edit] India 1994-95

[edit] South Africa 1994-95

• [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs

[edit] Sri Lanka 1994-95

• [ 1st Test] at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn

[edit] West Indies 1994-95

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs

[edit] Pakistan 1995-96

• [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs

[edit] Zimbabwe 1995-96

• [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

[edit] England 1996-97

• [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs
• [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets

[edit] Sri Lanka 1996-97

• [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runs

[edit] Australia 1997-98

[edit] Bangladesh 1997-98

[edit] Zimbabwe 1997-98

• [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
• [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs

[edit] India 1998-99

• [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets
• [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn

[edit] South Africa 1998-99

• [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
• [ 2nd Test] at Jade Stadium, Christchurch – match drawn
• [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets

[edit] Australia 1999-2000

• [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets
• [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets

[edit] West Indies 1999-2000

• [ 1st Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
• [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs

[edit] References

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – New Zealand season itineraries

[edit] Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1971 to 2000 editions
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1971 to 2000 editions

[edit] Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979

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