New Zealand national cricket team in Zimbabwe in the 2005 season
The New Zealand national cricket team tour to Zimbabwe in the 2005 season took place from August 7th to 17th, 2005. The international cricket tour was part of the 2005 international cricket season and included two tests . Zimbabwe won the Test Series 2–0.
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 2000/01 season in New Zealand . Due to the human rights situation in Zimbabwe , there was pressure on the New Zealand team not to compete in Zimbabwe. However, the players were in favor of tours, so the tour took place even if the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the New Zealand Parliament tried to prevent the tour.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | 9,000 | 2nd test |
| Harare Sports Club | Harare | 10,000 | 1st test |
Squad lists
New Zealand named their squad on June 22, 2005. Zimbabwe named their squad on August 3, 2005.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Zimbabwe
|
 New Zealand
|
Testing
First test in Harare
| August 7th - 8th scorecard |
Harare |
New Zealand 452-9d (89) & 99 (49.5) |
- |
Zimbabwe 59 (29.4) |
| New Zealand wins with one innings and 294 runs | ||||
Second test in Bulawayo
| August 15-17 Scorecard |
Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe 231 (79) & 297 (61.1) |
- |
New Zealand 484 (111.1) |
| New Zealand wins with one innings and 46 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Daniel Vettori |
New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 175 | 87.50 | 127 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle |
New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 151 | 75.50 | 128 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Fleming |
New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 138 | 69.00 | 73 | 0 | 2 |
| Brendon McCullum |
New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 135 | 67.50 | 111 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Taylor |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 124 | 31.00 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Shane Bond |
New Zealand
|
2 | 47 | 13 | 9.23 | 6/51 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori |
New Zealand
|
2 | 65.4 | 11 | 13.72 | 4/28 | 0 | 0 |
| James Franklin |
New Zealand
|
2 | 37 | 6th | 16.16 | 3/11 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Martin |
New Zealand
|
2 | 43 | 6th | 21.00 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Streak |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 45.4 | 6th | 29.16 | 4/73 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Mahwire |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 51.1 | 6th | 39.33 | 3/115 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Shane Bond
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Daniel Vettori
|
| 2nd test |
Shane Bond
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Zealand players unanimous in their decision to tour ( English ) Cricinfo. July 23, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ New Zealand asks for Zimbabwe ban from internationals ( English ) Cricinfo. July 6, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ NZ Parliament votes to stop Zimbabwe tour ( English ) Cricinfo. July 26, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Bond returns for Zimbabwe tour ( English ) Cricinfo. June 22, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Streak named vice-captain against New Zealand ( English ) Cricinfo. August 3, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved December 20, 2016.