New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1992–93

New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1992–93
 
  Zimbabwe New Zealand
Dates 31 October 1992 – 12 November 1992
Captains Dave Houghton Martin Crowe
Test series
Result New Zealand won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Kevin Arnott (209) Martin Crowe (249)
Most wickets John Traicos (6) Dipak Patel (15)
One Day International series
Results New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Mark Dekker (134) Martin Crowe (134)
Most wickets Grant Flower (4) Dipak Patel (4)

The New Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe for a two-match Test series and a two-match One Day International (ODI) series between 31 October and 12 November 1992. New Zealand won the Test series, which was the first played between the two teams, 1–0[1] and the ODI series 2–0.[2] The second ODI was played on the rest day during the second Test.[3][4]

Test series

1st Test

1–5 November 1992
Scorecard
v
325/3 dec (96.1 overs)
Rod Latham 119 (214)
Ali Shah 1/46 (14 overs)
219 (93.4 overs)
Andy Flower 81 (115)
Dipak Patel 6/113 (40.4 overs)
222/5 dec (48 overs)
Mark Greatbatch 88 (108)
Malcolm Jarvis 3/38 (11 overs)
197/1 (71.1 overs)
Kevin Arnott 101* (200)
Dipak Patel 1/60 (28 overs)
Match drawn
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng), Kantilal Kanjee (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

7, 9–12 November 1992
Scorecard
v
335 (94 overs)
Martin Crowe 140 (163)
David Brain 3/49 (18 overs)
283/9 dec (123 overs)
Kevin Arnott 68 (155)
Murphy Su'a 5/85 (37 overs)
262/5 dec (82.4 overs)
Ken Rutherford 89 (159)
Eddo Brandes 2/59 (19.4 overs)
137 (50.3 overs)
Alistair Campbell 35 (89)
Dipak Patel 6/50 (17.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 177 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng), Kantilal Kanjee (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

31 October 1992
Scorecard
New Zealand 
244/7 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
222/9 (50 overs)
Andrew Jones 68 (106)
Grant Flower 3/39 (10 overs)
Mark Dekker 79 (118)
Dipak Patel 3/26 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 22 runs
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Kantilal Kanjee (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Dipak Patel (NZ)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

8 November 1992
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
271/6 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
272/6 (46.5 overs)
Grant Flower 63 (93)
Chris Harris 2/60 (10 overs)
Martin Crowe 94 (87)
Eddo Brandes 3/74 (8.5 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Kantilal Kanjee (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Martin Crowe (NZ)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series 1992/93 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ^ "New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series 1992/93 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Australia's first World Cup win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ Streeton R (1992) Zimbabwe build on solid foundations, The Times, 24 October 1992, p. 34. (Available online at The Times Digital Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 29 July 2022.)