Australian women's cricket team in New Zealand in 1996–97

Australia women's cricket team in New Zealand in 1996–97
	New Zealand	Australia
Dates	11 – 23 February 1997
Captains	Maia Lewis	Belinda Clark
One Day International series
Results	Australia won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs	Debbie Hockley (272)	Belinda Clark (278)
Most wickets	Debbie Hockley (6)	Charmaine Mason (8)

The Australia women's national cricket team toured New Zealand in February 1997. They played against New Zealand in five One Day Internationals, which were competed for the Rose Bowl. Australia won the series 4–1.^[1][2]

Squads

New Zealand[3]	Australia[4]
Maia Lewis (c) Trudy Anderson Catherine Campbell Helen Daly Emily Drumm Shelley Fruin Justine Fryer Julie Harris Debbie Hockley Katrina Keenan Karen Le Comber Clare Nicholson Rebecca Rolls (wk)	Belinda Clark (c) Cherie Bambury Joanne Broadbent Bronwyn Calver Avril Fahey Cathryn Fitzpatrick Zoe Goss Mel Jones Lisa Keightley Olivia Magno Charmaine Mason Julia Price (wk) Karen Rolton

Tour Match

50-over match: New Zealand A v Australia

11 February 1997 Scorecard

New Zealand A 120 (39.5 overs)	v	Australia 121/6 (35.3 overs)
Kathryn Ramel 31 (–) Joanne Broadbent 2/6 (5 overs)		Belinda Clark 59 (–) Clare Nicholson 2/20 (9 overs)

Australia Women won by 4 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Bob Pitcairn (NZ)

• New Zealand A Women won the toss and elected to bat.

WODI Series

1st ODI

13 February 1997 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand  227/9 (50 overs)	v	Australia 205/5 (50 overs)
Debbie Hockley 67 (129) Karen Rolton 2/30 (4 overs)		Karen Rolton 53* (79) Julie Harris 2/47 (10 overs)

New Zealand Women won by 22 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Bill Sutton (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ)

• New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI

16 February 1997 Scorecard

Australia  247/5 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 158 (42 overs)
Belinda Clark 142 (130) Debbie Hockley 1/29 (7 overs)		Debbie Hockley 78* (104) Karen Rolton 3/26 (9 overs)

Australia Women won by 89 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Ian Shine (NZ) and Malcolm Glenny (NZ)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

19 February 1997 Scorecard

Australia  190/8 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 179/8 (50 overs)
Karen Rolton 53 (77) Catherine Campbell 2/37 (7 overs)		Karen Le Comber 48 (77) Olivia Magno 2/27 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 11 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: Jeremy Busby (NZ) and Peter Williams (NZ)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

22 February 1997 Scorecard

New Zealand  186 (49.2 overs)	v	Australia 187/4 (48.2 overs)
Emily Drumm 88* (143) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 3/39 (10 overs)		Lisa Keightley 70 (123) Debbie Hockley 3/49 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Evan Watkin (NZ) and Peter Chapman (NZ)

• New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

23 February 1997 Scorecard

New Zealand  232/6 (50 overs)	v	Australia 233/7 (49.4 overs)
Debbie Hockley 91 (153) Bronwyn Calver 3/40 (10 overs)		Karen Rolton 113* (121) Katrina Keenan 2/42 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Bill Sommer (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ)

• New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

References

External links

• Australia Women tour of New Zealand 1996/97 from
  Cricinfo