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Eden Park, Auckland

It was here that New Zealand crashed to their lowest Test score of 26, against England in 1955, but then recorded their first ever win a year later against the West Indies. First-class matches were held here as far back as 1914, but cricket was almost scrapped soon after when the ground was hit by floods and then suffered financial difficulties. A deal with rugby officilas saw a complete revamp of the facilities and change of fortunes. The humid sub-tropical conditions can help produce wickets that assist spin bowling.

Matches:

  • 26 Dec - First ODI (day/night)
  • 11 Jan - Sixth ODI (day/night)

    Statistical overview
    City Auckland
    First Test Match 14/02/1930
    Last Test Match 30/03/2002
    Matches Played 44
    Matches Won by Home Side 7 (15.91%)
    Matches Won by Touring Side 14 (31.82%)
    Matches Drawn 23 (52.27%)
    Highest Individual Innings 336* W R Hammond 1932-1933 NZ v Eng
    Best Bowling (Innings) 8/76 E A S Prasanna 1975-1976 NZ v Ind
    Best Bowling (Match) 12/149 D L Vettori 1999-2000 NZ v Aus
    Highest Team Innings 621/5 dec SA 1998-1999 v NZ
    Lowest Team Innings 26 NZ 1954-1955 v Eng
    Highest Run Chase Achieved 348/5 WI 1968-1969 v NZ

    India vs New Zealand at Eden Park
      Won by Ind Won by NZDrawn Tied Total
    In India 0 0 0 0 0
    In New Zealand 2 0 2 0 4
    Neutral Venue 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 2 0 2 0 4

    Ground partnership records
    1st 214 C M Spearman and R G Twose (NZL) 1995-1996 vs Zim
    2nd 204 S M Gavaskar and S Amarnath (IND) 1975-1976 vs NZ
    3rd 248 Shoaib Mohammad and Javed Miandad (PAK) 1988-1989 vs NZ
    4th 266 M H Denness and K W R Fletcher (ENG) 1974-1975 vs NZ
    5th 189 F M M Worrell and C L Walcott (WIN) 1951-1952 vs NZ
    6th 240 P H Parfitt and B R Knight (ENG) 1962-1963 vs NZ
    7th 149 A P E Knott and P Lever (ENG) 1970-1971 vs NZ
    8th 103 R J Hadlee and I D S Smith (NZL) 1989-1990 vs Ind
    9th 136 I D S Smith and M C Snedden (NZL) 1989-1990 vs Ind
    10th 151 B F Hastings and R O Collinge (NZL) 1972-1973 vs Pak

    Top current batsmen - By aggregate runs
    Player Country M Inns NO 50s 100s HS Runs Avg Ca St
    Astle, N J* NZ 7 13 2 2 2 114 497 45.18 9 0
    Fleming, S P* NZ 7 13 0 2 1 129 410 31.54 13 0
    Cairns, C L* NZ 7 12 0 2 1 120 407 33.92 4 0
    Cullinan, D J* SA2 3 1 1 1 *275 383 191.50 5 0
    McMillan, C D* NZ 5 9 2 4 0 88 364 52.00 3 0
    Horne, M J* NZ 3 5 0 2 1 157 324 64.80 2 0
    Younis Khan* Pak1 2 1 1 1 *149 240 240.00 1 0
    Flower, A* Zim2 4 1 2 0 83 228 76.00 5 0
    Kirsten, G* SA2 3 0 1 1 128 220 73.33 1 0
    De Silva, P A* SL1 2 0 1 1 123 219 109.50 1 0

    Player Country O M R W 5w 10w Best Avg S/R E/R
    Cairns, C L* NZ 274.5 58 904 31 2 0 6/52 29.16 53.19 3.29
    Doull, S B* NZ 161.4 37 436 18 1 0 5/66 24.22 53.89 2.70
    Tuffey, D R* NZ 86 25 255 16 1 0 6/54 15.94 32.25 2.97
    Vettori, D L* NZ 126 32 349 14 2 1 7/87 24.93 54.00 2.77
    Wasim Akram* Pak73.2 17 198 11 1 0 6/43 18.00 40.00 2.70
    Warne, S K* Aus84.3 28 210 11 0 0 4/8 19.09 46.09 2.49
    Streak, H H* Zim83 23 265 10 0 0 4/110 26.50 49.80 3.19
    Mohammad Sami* Pak46.4 15 106 8 1 0 5/36 13.25 35.00 2.28
    Waqar Younis* Pak58 15 156 8 0 0 4/46 19.50 43.50 2.69
    Saqlain Mushtaq* Pak45.4 15 72 8 0 0 4/24 9.00 34.25 1.59

    Other venues:

  • Jade Stadium, Christchurch
  • McLean Park, Napier
  • Basin Reserve, Wellington
  • WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton
  • Eden Park, Auckland
  • John Davies Oval, Queenstown
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