New Zealand national cricket team in Australia for the 2001/02 season

The tour of the New Zealand national cricket team to Australia in the 2001/02 season took place from October 16 to November 30, 2001. The international cricket tour was part of the 2001/02 international cricket season and included three test matches . The test series ended 0-0.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1999/2000 season in New Zealand . After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the USA , the previously planned tour of New Zealand against Pakistan was canceled for security reasons. New Zealand was therefore aiming for more games in Australia, which Australia also promised after the final cancellation of the tour in Pakistan.

Stages

Brisbane Hobart Perth

Tour venues

The following stages were planned as venues for the tour and announced on May 22, 2001.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
The gabba	Brisbane	42,000	1st test
Bellerive oval	Hobart	20,000	2nd test
WACA Ground	Perth	20,000	3rd test

Squad

New Zealand named their squad on October 5, 2001. Australia named their squad on October 31, 2001.

test
Australia	New Zealand
Steve Waugh ( K ) Adam Gilchrist ( wk ) Jason Gillespie Matthew Hayden Justin Langer Brett Lee Glenn McGrath Damien Martyn Ricky Ponting Shane Warne Mark Waugh	Stephen Fleming ( K ) Nathan Astle Matthew Bell Shane Bond Chris Cairns Craig McMillan Chris Martin Dion Nash Shayne O'Connor Adam Parore ( wk ) Mark Richardson Mathew Sinclair Daryl Tuffey Daniel Vettori Lou Vincent

Tour matches

October 16-19 Scorecard	Brisbane	New Zealanders 297-8d (97) & 296-6d (90.2)	-	Queensland Academy of Sport 267-7d (70) & 114-2 (31)
		draw

October 21-23 Scorecard	Canberra	Australian Capital Territory President's XI 439-6d (141) & 39-0 (12)	-	New Zealanders 340-4d (127)
		draw

October 26-28 Scorecard	Brisbane	Queensland Academy of Sport 477-6d (101)	-	New Zealanders 498-8 (121)
		draw

November 16-19 Scorecard	Adelaide	South Australia 297-9d (94) & 212 (69.3)	-	New Zealanders 314 (115.2) & 178 (66.1)
		South Australia wins with 17 runs

November 1st - 4th scorecard	Brisbane	New Zealanders 444-9d (136) & 213-6d (53.5)	-	Queensland 347 (110.3) & 202-4 (42)
		draw

Test matches

First test in Brisbane

November 8-12 Scorecard	Brisbane	Australia 486-9d (131) & 84-2d (14)	-	New Zealand 287-8d (88.4) & 274-6 (57)
		draw

Second test in Hobart

November 22nd - 26th Scorecard	Hobart	Australia 558-8d (124)	-	New Zealand 243-7 (105.2)
		draw

Third test in Perth

November 30th - December 4th scorecard	Perth	New Zealand 534-9d (162.5) & 256-9d (71)	-	Australia 351 (103.4) & 381-7 (110)
		draw

Australian Brett Lee was fined for aggressive behavior after scoring the wicket against Shane Bond .

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

Testing
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Nathan Astle	New Zealand	3	5	322	80.50	156 *	1	1
Justin Langer	Australia	3	5	320	80.00	123	2	1
Matthew Hayden	Australia	3	5	297	59.40	136	1	2
Adam Gilchrist	Australia	3	5	260	65.00	118	1	1
Ricky Ponting	Australia	3	5	251	83.66	157 *	1	0
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Brett Lee	Australia	3	100.5	14th	25.14	5/67	1	0
Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	3	131.2	13	33.84	6/87	2	0
Jason Gillespie	Australia	3	111.4	11	28.72	3/45	0	0
Chris Cairns	New Zealand	3	108	10	45.50	5/146	1	0
Shane Warne	Australia	3	124.2	6th	71.66	3/89	0	0

Player of the Series

The following players were honored as Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	Justin Langer

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1st test	Brett Lee
2nd test	Ricky Ponting
3rd test	Daniel Vettori

Web links

• The series on espncricinfo.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Polack: NZC plan for more state matches likely to strike trouble ( English ) Cricinfo. September 17, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
2. ↑ Lynn McConnell: Three extra games confirmed in Australia as NZ finally abandons Pakistan tour ( English ) Cricinfo. September 28, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
3. ^ Lynn McConnell: New Zealand tread familiar Australian path ( English ) Cricinfo. May 22, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
4. ↑ Cairns, Nash and Vettori return to Test cricket as Test squad to Australia is named ( English ) Cricinfo. October 5, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
5. ^ Australian squad for the First Orange Test Match against New Zealand ( English ) Cricinfo. October 31, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
6. ↑ Lee's outburst draws maximum fine ( English ) Cricinfo. December 4, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
7. ↑ Records / Trans-Tasman Trophy, 2001/02 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
8. ↑ Records / Trans-Tasman Trophy, 2001/02 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 10, 2016.