English cricket team in New Zealand in 2001–02

The England national cricket team toured New Zealand between February and April 2002 to play a five-match One Day International series against the New Zealand national cricket team, followed by a three-match Test series. New Zealand won the ODI series 3–2, while the Test series was drawn 1-1.[1]

English cricket team in New Zealand in 2001-02
 
  New Zealand England
Dates 8 February 2002 – 3 April 2002
Captains Stephen Fleming Nasser Hussain
Test series
Result 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Nathan Astle (314) Nasser Hussain (280)
Most wickets Chris Drum (12) Andy Caddick (19)
One Day International series
Results New Zealand won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Nathan Astle (221) Nick Knight (224)
Most wickets Chris Cairns (11) Darren Gough (13)

Tour matches edit

List A: Northern Districts v England XI edit

8 February 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
England XI  
288/6 (50 overs)
v
Northern Districts
293/7 (49.1 overs)
Nick Knight 126 (125)
Graeme Aldridge 2/39 (10 overs)
Simon Doull 80 (47)
Darren Gough 2/59 (10 overs)
Northern Districts won by 3 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Steve Dunne (NZ)
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field

List A: Northern Districts v England XI edit

10 February 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northern Districts
160 (49.2 overs)
v
England XI  
163/5 (33.4 overs)
Grant Bradburn 46* (84)
Andrew Flintoff 3/20 (9 overs)
Andrew Flintoff 45* (25)
Joseph Yovich 3/33 (6 overs)
England XI won by 5 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ)
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat

First Class: Otago v England XI edit

2–4 March 2002
Scorecard
v
153 (49.4 overs)
Warren Hegg 32 (59)
Craig Pryor 5/45 (12 overs)
150/6d (56 overs)
Brendon McCullum 34 (45)
Andy Caddick 4/42 (18 overs)
257 (57.1 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 68 (85)
Kerry Walmsley 5/51 (15 overs)
124/6 (42 overs)
Craig Cumming 57* (116)
Andy Caddick 3/43 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
Umpires: Steven Dunne (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ)
  • Otago won the toss and elected to field

First Class: Canterbury v England XI edit

7–9 March 2002
Scorecard
v
212/8d (74.1 overs)
Chris Harris 82 (154)
Andy Caddick 5/69 (24 overs)
432/9d (106 overs)
Michael Vaughan 156 (198)
Warren Wisneski 3/88 (20 overs)
175/2 (73 overs)
Robbie Frew 72 (205)
Craig White 1/28 (12 overs)
Match drawn
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Robert Anderson (NZ) and Dave Quested (NZ)
  • England XI won the toss and elected to field

ODI series edit

1st ODI edit

13 February 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  
196 (40.2 overs)
v
  New Zealand
198/6 (38.3 overs)
Nick Knight 73 (70)
Daniel Vettori 3/17 (8 overs)
Nathan Astle 67 (105)
Darren Gough 4/44 (9 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ)
Player of the match: Nathan Astle (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat
  • Reduced to 42 overs per side due to rain
  • Ian Butler (NZ) made his ODI debut

2nd ODI edit

16 February 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
  New Zealand
244/8 (50 overs)
v
England  
89 (37.2 overs)
Craig McMillan 69 (91)
Darren Gough 3/47 (10 overs)
Andrew Flintoff 26 (57)
Nathan Astle 3/4 (2.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 155 runs
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Dave Quested (NZ)
Player of the match: Andre Adams (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to field

3rd ODI edit

20 February 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  
244/5 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
201 (46.3 overs)
Nick Knight 80 (129)
Chris Cairns 3/51 (10 overs)
Stephen Fleming 76 (112)
Paul Collingwood 4/38 (8 overs)
England won by 43 runs
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Doug Cowie (NZ)
Player of the match: Paul Collingwood (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field

4th ODI edit

23 February 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  
193/6 (40 overs)
v
  New Zealand
189 (38 overs)
Michael Vaughan 59 (53)
Chris Cairns 2/39 (8 overs)
Chris Cairns 58 (56)
Andrew Flintoff 4/17 (7 overs)
England won by 33 runs (D/L)
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat
  • Reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain

5th ODI edit

26 February 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  
218/8 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
223/5 (48.5 overs)
Owais Shah 57 (81)
Chris Cairns 3/32 (10 overs)
Nathan Astle 122* (150)
Craig White 2/30 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Dave Quested (NZ)
Player of the match: Nathan Astle (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat

Test series edit

1st Test edit

13–16 March 2002
Scorecard
v
228 (81.2 overs)
Nasser Hussain 106 (244)
Chris Drum 3/36 (20.2 overs)
147 (51.2 overs)
Daniel Vettori 42 (57)
Matthew Hoggard 7/63 (21.2 overs)
468/6d (96.4 overs)
Graham Thorpe 200* (231)
Ian Butler 3/137 (23 overs)
451 (93.3 overs)
Nathan Astle 222 (168)
Andy Caddick 6/122 (25 overs)
England won by 98 runs
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Asoka de Silva (SL)
Player of the match: Graham Thorpe (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • Ian Butler (NZ) made his Test debut
  • Nathan Astle scored the fastest 200 in Test history in terms of balls faced, & 2nd in minutes, after Don Bradman[2]

2nd Test edit

21–25 March 2002
Scorecard
v
280 (88.3 overs)
Nasser Hussain 66 (160)
Ian Butler 4/60 (18.3 overs)
218 (88.3 overs)
Mark Richardson 42 (57)
Andy Caddick 6/63 (28.3 overs)
293/4d (65 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 88 (129)
Daniel Vettori 3/90 (24 overs)
158/4 (84 overs)
Lou Vincent 71 (170)
Matthew Hoggard 2/31 (13 overs)
Match drawn
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Andy Caddick (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • Play abandoned on Day 1, and start of play delayed on Day 2

3rd Test edit

30 March-3 April 2002
Scorecard
v
202 (88.3 overs)
Chris Harris 71 (185)
Andy Caddick 4/70 (25 overs)
160 (45.4 overs)
Graham Thorpe 42 (89)
Daryl Tuffey 6/54 (19 overs)
269/9d (63.1 overs)
Nathan Astle 65 (51)
Matthew Hoggard 4/68 (19.1 overs)
233 (63 overs)
Nasser Hussain 82 (119)
Chris Drum 3/52 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 78 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Daryl Tuffey (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play shortened on Day 2, and late start on Day 3 due to rain
  • Andre Adams (NZ) made his Test debut; Adam Parore achieved 200 wicket-keeping dismissals in his last game;[3] Stephen Fleming held his 100th Test catch[4]

External sources edit

References edit

  1. ^ CricketArchive – tour itinerary
  2. ^ "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest double hundreds". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ McConnell, Lynn (3 April 2002). "Parore gets his milestone just in time". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ "New Zealand v England". Cricinfo. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 22 September 2021.