South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99
The South African national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1999 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. South Africa won the series 1–0. New Zealand were captained by Dion Nash and South Africa by Hansie Cronje. In addition, the teams played a six-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which South Africa won 3–2.[1]
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
1st ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
4th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- CE Bulfin (NZ) made his ODI debut.
- The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.
Replay
26 March 1999 Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 40 overs per side.
5th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
6th ODI
Replay
Test series summary
1st Test
27 February – 3 March 1999 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Daryll Cullinan's 275 not out was, at the time, the highest Test score by a South African, surpassing Graeme Pollock's 274 against Australia at Durban in 1970.[2] Geoff Allott made the longest Test duck during New Zealand's first innings, taking 101 minutes and facing 77 balls.[3]
2nd Test
11–15 March 1999 Scorecard |
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127/1 (54 overs) Matt Horne 56 (134) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gary Stead (NZ) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
References
- ^ "South Africa in New Zealand 1999". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Cricket: Cullinan reaches milestone". The Independent. London. 2 March 1999. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Marsden, Steven (3 March 1999). "Cricket: Sheepish Allott bats his way to record duck". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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