Bank of New Zealand Centenary Series 1994–95
International cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
Dates | 15 – 26 February 1995 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | One Day International |
Host(s) | New Zealand |
Champions | Australia |
Runners-up | New Zealand |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 7 |
Most runs | Mark Greatbatch (190) |
Most wickets | Paul Reiffel (9) |
The 1994–95 New Zealand Centenary Tournament was a quadrangular ODI cricket tournament held in February, 1995 to mark the centenary of the establishment of the New Zealand Cricket Council in Christchurch on December 27, 1894.[1] It featured the national cricket teams of South Africa, India, Australia and the hosts New Zealand. The tournament was won by Australia, who defeated the hosts in the final.
Points table
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | ARR | Points |
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New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.821 | 4 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.381 | 4 |
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4.140 | 2 |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3.660 | 2 |
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Matches
Using the round robin format, each team played the others once. Australia defeated South Africa in the tournament opener and lost only one match in the whole tournament. Similarly, New Zealand succeeded in its opening match against India and lost only to Australia including in the final.
15 February 1995 Scorecard |
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Jonty Rhodes 25 (61) Paul Reiffel 4/27 (8.2 overs) |
Australia won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Steve Dunne (NZ) Player of the match: Steve Waugh (AUS) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ricky Ponting and Greg Blewett (AUS) made their ODI debut.
16 February 1995 Scorecard |
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Navjot Singh Sidhu 73 (111) Danny Morrison 3/22 (7.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 4 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Christopher King (NZ) Player of the match: Stephen Fleming (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
18 February 1995 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 14 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ) Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
19 February 1995 Scorecard |
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Mark Taylor 97 (128) Chris Pringle 2/54 (10 overs) |
Australia won by 27 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Dave Quested (NZ) Player of the match: Mark Taylor (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
22 February 1995 Scorecard |
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India won by 5 wickets Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Christopher King (NZ) Player of the match: Navjot Singh Sidhu (Ind) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prashant Vaidya and Aashish Kapoor (India) made their ODI debut.
23–24 February 1995 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 46 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Dave Quested (NZ) Player of the match: Mark Greatbatch (NZ) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Reserve day used. No play first day.
Final
26 February 1995 Scorecard |
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Ken Rutherford 46 (92) Tim May 3/19 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
References
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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Preceding season: International cricket in 1994
- Bank of New Zealand Centenary Series
Following season: International cricket in 1995