New Zealand national cricket team in South Africa for the 2005/06 season
The tour of the New Zealand national cricket team to South Africa in the 2005/06 season took place in two parts from October 23 to November 6, 2005 and from April 15 to May 7, 2006. The international cricket tour was part of the 2005/06 international cricket season and included three tests , five ODIs and one Twenty20 . South Africa won the test series 2–0, the ODI series 4–0, while New Zealand won the Twenty20 series with 1–0.
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 2003/04 season in New Zealand . The tour was divided into two parts, as South Africa with several commitments this season would otherwise not have been able to keep them.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Park | Bloemfontein | 20,000 | 1. ODI |
| Centurion Park | Centurion | 22,000 | 1st test; 5. ODI |
| Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | 4. ODI |
| Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 3rd test; 1. T20 |
| Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 2. test; 2. ODI |
| Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | 3. ODI |
Squad lists
South Africa named its ODI roster on October 17, 2005. New Zealand named its ODI roster on September 26, 2005 and its test roster on March 28, 2015.
| test | ODI | Twenty20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
 New Zealand
|
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
Tour matches
| October 14 scorecard |
Benoni |
New Zealanders 273-9 (50) |
- |
South Africa A 199-4 (43/43) |
| New Zealanders wins with 19 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
| October 16 scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
New Zealanders 231-9 (50) |
- |
South Africa A 128 (33.5) |
| New Zealanders wins with 103 runs | ||||
| April 7-10 Scorecard |
Benoni |
Rest of South Africa 395 (117) & 270-8 (86.2) |
- |
New Zealanders 372 (80.1) |
| draw | ||||
Twenty20 International in Johannesburg
| October 21 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
South Africa 133 (19.3) |
- |
New Zealand 134-5 (18) |
| New Zealand wins with 5 wickets | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Bloemfontein
| October 23 scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
New Zealand 249-8 (50) |
- |
South Africa 250-8 (49.3) |
| South Africa wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Cape Town
| October 28 scorecard |
Cape Town |
South Africa 201-9 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 182 (47.5) |
| South Africa wins with 19 runs | ||||
Third ODI in Port Elizabeth
| October 30th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
New Zealand 243-9 (50) |
- |
South Africa 245-6 (49.2) |
| South Africa wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Fourth ODI in Durban
| November 4th scorecard |
Durban |
South Africa 79-2 (20) |
- |
New Zealand |
| No result | ||||
Fifth ODI in Centurion
| November 6th scorecard |
Centurion |
New Zealand 215 (49.3) |
- |
South Africa 140-5 (28.1 / 30) |
| South Africa wins with 5 wickets ( D / L method ) | ||||
South African Charl Langeveldt was fined for overly celebrating a wicket not yet shown by the umpire , as was his coach Mickey Arthur for confronting the umpire off the field and New Zealander Scott Styris, who cursed the referees.
Testing
First test in Centurion
| April 15-19 Scorecard |
Centurion |
South Africa 276 (95.4) & 299 (98.1) |
- |
New Zealand 327 (71.4) & 120 (36) |
| South Africa wins with 128 runs | ||||
Second test in Cape Town
| May 27th - 1st scorecard |
Cape Town |
New Zealand 593-8d (165) & 121-3 (37) |
- |
South Africa 512 (188) |
| draw | ||||
Third test in Johannesburg
| May 5-7 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
New Zealand 119 (44) & 283 (78.5) |
- |
South Africa 186 (44) & 220-6 (47.3) |
| South Africa wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SA board reaches settlement, NZ tour split ( English ) Cricinfo. July 8, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Gibbs included in SA squad ( English ) Cricinfo. October 17, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Chris Cairns misses out ( English ) Cricinfo. September 26, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Papps recalled for South Africa tour ( English ) Cricinfo. March 28, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Langeveldt fined 75% of his match fee ( English ) Cricinfo. November 7, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2016.