Australia's national cricket team in New Zealand for the 2006/07 season
The tour of the Australian national cricket team to New Zealand in the 2006/07 season took place from February 16 to 20, 2007. The international cricket tour was part of the 2006/07 international cricket season and included three ODIs . New Zealand won the series 3–0.
prehistory
New Zealand last played a tour against Sri Lanka , Australia against England . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2005/06 season in New Zealand . For both teams it was the last preparation for the Cricket World Cup 2007 .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as venues for the tour and announced on June 22, 2006.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | Auckland | 50,000 | 1. ODI |
| Seddon Park | Hamilton | 10,000 | 2. ODI |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | Wellington | 34,500 | 1. ODI |
Squad lists
Australia named their squad on February 2, 2007. New Zealand named their squad on February 15, 2007.
| ODI | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
 Australia
|
One-day internationals
First ODI in Wellington
| February 16 scorecard |
Wellington (WS) |
Australia 148 (49.3) |
- |
New Zealand 149-0 (27) |
| New Zealand wins with 10 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Auckland
| February 18 scorecard |
Auckland |
Australia 336-4 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 337-5 (48.5) |
| New Zealand wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Third ODI in Hamilton
| February 20 scorecard |
Hamilton |
Australia 346-5 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 350-9 (49.3) |
| New Zealand wins with 1 wicket | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| ODIs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Matthew Hayden |
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 219 | 109.50 | 181 * | 1 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan |
New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 169 | 84.50 | 117 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hussey |
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 160 | 53.33 | 105 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Hodge |
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 131 | 65.50 | 97 * | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Taylor |
New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 128 | 64.00 | 117 | 1 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Shane Bond |
New Zealand
|
2 | 18.3 | 6th | 10.33 | 5/23 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Gillespie |
New Zealand
|
3 | 29 | 5 | 33.40 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson |
Australia
|
3 | 24 | 5 | 34.80 | 3/58 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori |
New Zealand
|
2 | 19th | 3 | 26.66 | 2/26 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson |
Australia
|
2 | 18th | 3 | 43.33 | 3/81 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken |
Australia
|
3 | 26.3 | 3 | 46.66 | 2/66 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1. ODI |
 Shane Bond
|
| 2. ODI |
Ross Taylor
|
| 3. ODI |
 Matthew Hayden
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NZ focus on World Cup preparation ( English ) Cricinfo. June 22, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ↑ Hussey to lead Australia for New Zealand tour ( English ) Cricinfo. February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Peter Deutsch: Australia test new-look squad ( English ) Cricinfo. February 15, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2006/07 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2006/07 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 2, 2016.