Australian national cricket team in New Zealand in the 2015/16 season
The Australian national cricket team's tour to New Zealand in the 2015/16 season took place from February 3 to 24, 2016. The international cricket tour was part of the 2015/16 international cricket season and included two tests and three ODIs . Australia won the test series 2–0, while New Zealand won the ODI series 2–1.
prehistory
Australia previously played a tour against India while New Zealand played against Pakistan . The last meeting between the two teams took place in November of the same season . The New Zealand team captain Brendon McCullum announced in advance that he wanted to end his international career with this tour.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and were set on August 27, 2015.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Eden Park | Auckland | 50,000 | 1. ODI |
Hagley Oval | Christchurch | 20,000 | 2nd test |
Seddon Park | Hamilton | 10,000 | 3. ODI |
Basin Reserve | Wellington | 13,000 | 1st test |
Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 33,000 | 2. ODI |
Squad lists
Australia named its test roster on January 19 and its ODI roster on January 24, 2016. New Zealand named its ODI roster on January 30, and its test roster on February 5, 2016.
test | ODI | ||
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One-day internationals
First ODI in Auckland
February 3rd scorecard |
Auckland |
![]() 307-8 (50) |
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![]() 148 (24.2) |
New Zealand wins with 159 runs |
Second ODI in Wellington
February 6 scorecard |
Wellington (WS) |
![]() 281-9 (50) |
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![]() 283-6 (46.3) |
Australia wins with 4 wickets |
Third ODI in Hamilton
June 8th scorecard |
Hamilton |
![]() 246 (45.3) |
- |
![]() 191 (43.4) |
New Zealand wins with 55 runs |
Testing
First test in Wellington
February 12-16 Scorecard |
Wellington (BR) |
![]() 183 (48) & 327 (104.3) |
- |
![]() 562 (154.2) |
Australia wins with one innings and 52 runs |
Second test in Christchurch
February 20-24 Scorecard |
Christchurch |
![]() 370 (65.4) & 335 (111.1) |
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![]() 505 (153.1) & 201-3 (54) |
Australia wins with 7 wickets |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Adam Voges |
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2 | 3 | 309 | 154.50 | 239 | 1 | 1 |
Steven Smith |
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2 | 3 | 262 | 131.00 | 138 | 1 | 2 |
Joe Burns |
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2 | 3 | 235 | 78.33 | 170 | 1 | 1 |
Usman Khawaja |
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2 | 3 | 209 | 69.66 | 140 | 1 | 0 |
Brendon McCullum |
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2 | 4th | 180 | 45.00 | 145 | 1 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Nathan Lyon |
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2 | 64 | 10 | 22.60 | 4/91 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Hazlewood |
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2 | 95 | 9 | 34.11 | 4/42 | 0 | 0 |
Jackson Bird |
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2 | 60.5 | 8th | 28.50 | 5/59 | 1 | 0 |
Neil Wagner |
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1 | 50.1 | 7th | 23.71 | 6/106 | 1 | 0 |
James Pattinson |
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1 | 41 | 6th | 26.33 | 4/77 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Martin Guptill |
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3 | 3 | 180 | 60.00 | 90 | 0 | 2 |
David Warner |
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3 | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 98 | 0 | 1 |
Brendon McCullum |
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3 | 3 | 119 | 39.66 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Mitchell Marsh |
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3 | 3 | 110 | 55.00 | 69 * | 0 | 1 |
Grant Elliott |
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3 | 3 | 103 | 34.33 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Matt Henry |
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3 | 26th | 8th | 19.75 | 3/41 | 0 | 0 |
Mitchell Marsh |
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3 | 19th | 7th | 14.14 | 3/34 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Hazlewood |
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3 | 30th | 7th | 24.85 | 3/61 | 0 | 0 |
Mitchell Santner |
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2 | 10.2 | 5 | 9.40 | 3/47 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Boult |
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2 | 16.3 | 4th | 26.00 | 3/38 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Boland |
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2 | 19th | 4th | 30.00 | 2/59 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
game | Player of the Match |
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1. ODI |
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2. ODI |
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3. ODI |
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1st test |
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2nd test |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Brendon McCullum to retire from internationals in February . Cricinfo. December 21, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ^ ODI cricket returns to Basin Reserve . Cricinfo. August 27, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ Daniel boardy: Bird, Sayers in Test squad for NZ tour ( English ) Cricinfo. January 19, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ Daniel Brettig: Khawaja, Burns left out of ODI squad ( English ) Cricinfo. January 24, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ McCullum comes back for Australia ODIs ( English ) Cricinfo. January 30, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ Henry Nicholls gets maiden test call-up ( English ) Cricinfo. February 5, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Trans-Tasman Trophy [Australia in New Zealand , 2015/16 / Most runs] ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Trans-Tasman Trophy [Australia in New Zealand , 2015/16 / Most wickets] ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2015/16 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, 2015/16 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 20, 2016.