New Zealand national cricket team in South Africa in the 1994/95 season
The tour of the New Zealand national cricket team to South Africa in the 1994/95 season took place from November 25, 1994 to January 6, 1995. The international cricket tour was part of the 1994/95 international cricket season and included three tests . South Africa won the Test Series 2–1.
prehistory
South Africa previously played a three-nation tournament in Pakistan , New Zealand a three-nation tournament in India . Between the second and third Tests, the two teams played a four-nation tournament together with Sri Lanka and Pakistan . The last meeting of the two teams took place in the 1963/64 season in England and was the first tour of the two teams against each other since the end of apartheid .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Moses Mabhida Stadium | Durban | 54,000 | 2nd test |
Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 1st test |
Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
test | |
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South Africa | New Zealand |
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Testing
First test in Johannesburg
November 25-29 Scorecard |
Johannesburg |
New Zealand 411 (145.5) & 194 (75) |
- |
South Africa 279 (92) & 189 (78.4) |
New Zealand wins with 137 runs |
Second test in Durban
December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Durban |
New Zealand 185 (82) & 192 (100.2) |
- |
South Africa 226 (86.5) & 153-2 (45.4) |
South Africa wins with 8 wickets |
Third test in Cape Town
January 2-6 scorecard |
Cape Town |
New Zealand 288 (114.5) & 239 (111.1) |
- |
South Africa 440 (181.2) & 89-3 (31.2) |
South Africa wins with 7 wickets |