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 New
Zealand
1st inns 487
(M Richardson 75,
N Astle 141,
C McMillan 142,
A Parore 50*;
B Strang 3-116)
2nd inns 153-4dec
(S Fleming 55, N Astle 51)
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 Zimbabwe
1st inns 340-6dec
(G Rennie 93,
A Flower 79,
T Madondo 74;
C Martin 5-71)
2nd Inns 60-2
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New
Zealand v Zimbabwe
Test match, Wellington, 26-30 December, 2000
MATCH DRAWN
PITCH DENIES REAL TEST
The
pitch lacked a little something for the Boxing Day Test in Wellington, the
crowd were treated to both sides grinding out runs at a meagre rate, leaving
a draw the only safe bet.
Admittedly
it gave Nathan Astle (141) and Craig McMillan (142) the opportunity to
add 222 for the fifth wicket. But with needless wickets falling, the Kiwis
never took a real hold of the game.
In reply Gavin Rennie missed out on his maiden Test hundred after nicking
one behind from part-timer Craig McMillan. For New Zealand, Chris Martin
had five good wickets, opening the depleted attack with Shayne O'Connor.
Time was too short for th Kiwis to get far enough ahead second time around,
290 in front with barely a session remaining, as the game drifted on.
Andy flower passed 1000 runs for the calendar year, cememtning his position
near the top of the world rankings. But the real winner had been a sublime
pitch, leaving the match a couple of days short of proving a real Test.
Richard Kendall
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