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
14 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
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JH Kallis 100 (117) GI Allott 4/35 (9 overs) | NJ Astle 95 (118) AA Donald 3/42 (10 overs) |
New Zealand won by 3 wickets Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: DB Cowie and RS Dunne Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
17 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets Jade Stadium, Christchurch Umpires: CE King and EA Watkin Player of the match: G Kirsten (SA) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
20 February 1999 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
4th ODI
25 March 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
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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 by 2 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: BF Bowden and DM Quested Player of the match: L Klusener (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 40 overs per side.
5th ODI
27 March 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
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CZ Harris 31 (47) WJ Cronje 3/26 (6 overs) |
South Africa won by 143 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: CE King and EA Watkin Player of the match: DJ Cullinan (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
6th ODI
30 March 1999 Scorecard |
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No result Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin Player of the match: GR Larsen (NZ) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Replay
31 March 1999 Scorecard |
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- No toss
Test series summary
1st Test
27 February – 3 March 1999 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Daryll Cullinan (SA) |
- 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) |
Match drawn Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Dave Quested (NZ) Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gary Stead (NZ) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
18–22 March 1999 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 8 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: Steve Elworthy (SA) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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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