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NZ in seventh heaven
Wisden CricInfo staff - March 30, 2002
New Zealand recorded their seventh Test victory over England, their first over them at Eden Park, and their 50th Test victory in all since their first win against West Indies at Auckland in 1955-56.
When Adam Parore caught Graham Thorpe in the second innings, he became the eighth wicketkeeper - and the first New Zealander - to make 200 dismissals in Tests. He later added James Foster to finish on 201 wicketkeeping dismissals (194 catches, 7 stumpings). Parore also took three outfield catches when he was in the side as a specialist batsman.
When Nasser Hussain had scored 76 he became the 23rd Englishman to reach 4000 Test runs.
For the third time in the series, New Zealand and England scored over 400 runs in a day's play. On the fourth day here, there were 417 runs, 17 wickets and 102.1 overs. On the fourth day of the first Test at Christchurch there were 433 runs and four wickets in 91.1 overs, and on the fifth day 423 runs for 10 wickets in 83.3 overs. But whereas the two at Christchurch each included a double-hundred, from Graham Thorpe and Nathan Astle, as well as a century from Andrew Flintoff, the highest score here was Astle's 68, and there were only two half-centuries all day.
When he caught Matthew Hoggard off the bowling of Andre Adams, Stephen Fleming became the first New Zealand fielder (other than wicketkeepers), and the 18th in all, to take 100 Test catches.
Daryl Tuffey took 6 for 53, his best figures in his eighth Test. His previous-best were 4 for 39, against Pakistan at Hamilton a year ago. Tuffey continued his good record in Tests in New Zealand, where he has taken 22 wickets at 25 as against 3 at 89 overseas.
Mark Ramprakash made 9, his first single-figure score in 10 Tests since he returned to the side against Australia last summer. It was only his second single-figure score overseas in over six years, since he was bowled second ball for 0 by Brian McMillan at Johannesburg in 1995-96.
England found themselves 0 for 2 after five balls of their first innings for the second time in this series. It also happened in the first Test at Christchurch, but before that had only occurred five times in England's Test history. Nasser Hussain can take some solace, though, from the fact that England lost only one of those five matches, and went on to win at Christchurch.
When he dismissed Craig McMillan, Andy Caddick became only the ninth bowler to take 200 Test wickets for England. He was playing in his 53rd match. The others are Ian Botham (383), Bob Willis (325), Fred Trueman (307), Derek Underwood (297), Brian Statham (252), Alec Bedser (236), Darren Gough (228) and John Snow (202). Of Test players born in New Zealand, only Richard Hadlee (434) and Clarrie Grimmett (216 – for Australia) have taken
more.
Chris Harris was playing his first Test since October 1999 – in which time he has played 67 one-day internationals. In all he has now played in 20 Tests and 203 ODIs.
Steven Lynch is database director of Wisden.com.
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