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]
Tour matches
List A: Northern Districts v England XI
List A: Northern Districts v England XI
First Class: Otago v England XI
First Class: Canterbury v England XI
ODI series
1st ODI
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- 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
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- England won the toss and elected to field
3rd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat
- Reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain
5th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat
Test series
1st Test
13–16 March 2002
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- 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
21–25 March 2002
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
- Play abandoned on Day 1, and start of play delayed on Day 2
3rd Test
30 March-3 April 2002
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- 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
References
- ^ CricketArchive – tour itinerary
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest double hundreds". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ McConnell, Lynn (3 April 2002). "Parore gets his milestone just in time". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand v England". Cricinfo. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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