| Tour of New Zealand 1997-98 Captain: Alistair Campbell | |
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| Zimbabwe’s seventh Test tour Second Test-playing tour of New Zealand by Zimbabwe (January - March 1998) | . . P A G E I N P R E P A R A T I O N | Other Zimbabwe tours Previous tour Sri Lanka 1997-98 Next tour Pakistan 1998-99 Next tour of New Zealand 2000-01 | |
| Members of the Test tour party (16) Opening batsmen :Grant Flower, Gavin Rennie, Craig Wishart. Middle order: Murray Goodwin, Guy Whittall, Alistair Campbell, Dirk Viljoen. Wicket-keeper: Andy Flower Spin bowlers:Andy Whittall, Adam Huckle, Paul Strang. Fast bowlers:Heath Streak, Henry Olonga, Pommie Mbangwa, Everton Matambanadzo, John Rennie. | A D R Campbell | Msh | 25 | RHB captain | ODI | | A Flower | Msh | 29 | LHB WK vice-captain | ODI | | G W Flower | Msh | 27 | RHB opener SLA | ODI | | M W Goodwin | Msh A | 25 | RHB | ODI | | A G Huckle | Mat | 26 | LBG | | | E Z Matambanadzo | Msh | 21 | RFM | ODI | | M Mbangwa | Mat | 21 | RFM | | | H K Olonga | Msh | 21 | RF | | | G J Rennie | Msh A | 21 | LHB opener | | | J A Rennie | Mat | 26 | RFM | ODI | | P A Strang | Msh | 27 | LBG | ODI | | H H Streak | Mat | 23 | RHB RFM | ODI | | D P Viljoen | Msh A | 20 | LHB | | | A R Whittall | Mat | 24 | OB | ODI | | G J Whittall | Mat | 25 | RHB RM | ODI | | C B Wishart | Msh | 23 | RHB opener | ODI | | |
| District representation Mat - Matabeleland (6) Msh - Mashonaland (7) Msh A - Mashonaland A (3) CD - Country Districts (0) Average age of team at time of first Test match (19 February 1998): 24 yrs 3 months Key to type: RHB Right-handed bat RM Right arm medium-paced bowler RFM Right-arm fast medium OB Off break WK Wicket-keeper | |
| Test appearances before tour of New Zealand | Campbell 26, A Flower 26, G Flower 26, G Whittall 21, Streak 19, P Strang 17, B Strang 11, Olonga 7, Wishart 8, A Whittall 5, G Rennie 4, J Rennie 4, Huckle 3, Matambanadzo 2, Mbangwa 2, Goodwin 2. | | |
| Tour Officials | Malcolm Jarvis | Manager | Dave Houghton | Coach | Amato Machikecho | Physiotherapist |
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| Selectors | John Traicos (convenor), …. | | |
| Selection | A training camp squad of 20 players assembled in Harare between 8-12 December 1997. Unavailable : D.L.Houghton (retired from playing - niggling injuries persuaded him that he would not be fit to tour Sri Lanka, and so he retired); Eddo Brandes (injured). Tour Party Announced : 15 December 1997. Not selected: Stuart Carlisle, Craig Evans. Dirk Viljoen joined the group of players who had been in Sri Lanka, in place of Bryan Strang. | Time between selection and departure from Zimbabwe 13 days 15 December - 28 December) | |
| Travel Colombo Q Auckland | The squad proceeded from their Sri Lankan tour on 28 January 1998 and flew straight to New Zealand, arriving at Auckland on ….. | Time spent in New Zealand x days (January - March) | |
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| Reinforcements | None. It was disclosed on 17 February that Matambanadzo's shoulder injury would keep the fast bowler out for the rest of the tour but that he would remain with the team for his personal cricketing development. Henry Olonga appeared in only one side match but was 12th man in other games. | | |
| Fixtures/Results | a | � Taupo | New Zealand Academy (50 overs) | Won 8 w | b | § Hamilton | New Zealand (1st ODI) | Lost 40 r | c | § Wellington | New Zealand (2nd ODI) | Lost 8 w | d | Dunedin | New Zealand A | Lost inns 9 r | e | Timaru | Canterbury | Won inns 156 r | f | WELLINGTON | NEW ZEALAND First Test | LOST 10 w | g | AUCKLAND | NEW ZEALAND Second Test | LOST inns 13 r | h | § Christchurch | New Zealand (3rd ODI) | Won 1 r | i | § Napier | New Zealand (4th ODI) | Lost 9 w | j | § Auckland | New Zealand (5th ODI) | Lost 2 r |
| § ODI Series � not first-class Time spent in New Zealand before First Test: x days ( January - 19 February) | |
| Test appearances on tour | 2 - Campbell, A Flower, G Flower, Goodwin, Huckle, Mbangwa, G Rennie, P Strang, Streak, AR Whittall, G J Whittall. 0 - Matambanadzo, Olonga, J Rennie, Viljoen, Wishart. | | |
| Highlights | • Alastair Campbell scored 196 in the side match against Canterbury • In the second Test Andy Flower scored 65 and 83. • Paul Strang scored 67 not out from 72 balls at Auckland • Opener Grant Flower scored his maiden one-day hundred during the ODI series • Murray Goodwin also scored his maiden one-day hundred in the shorter game. | | |
| Tour Summary | | P | W | L | D | Aban | Test Matches | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | Other first-class matches | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ϯ Minor matches | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | § One-day internationals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | All Matches | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
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| Return to Zimbabwe Auckland Q ? Q Harare | Last match ends 8 March 1998 The Zimbabweans arrived back in Harare on the evening of 10 March 1998. (were expected home on 11 March) | Time away from Zimbabwe 72 days (28 December to 10 March) | |
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