New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2004-05

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 2004-05 season and played 2 Test matches against Australia.

Test Series

Australia won the Test series 2-0 with convincing wins in both matches.

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81061.html 1st Test] (Brisbane) – Australia won by innings and 156 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81123.html 2nd Test] (Adelaide) – Australia won by 213 runs

Glenn McGrath was named man of the series after hitting his first half century in the First Test [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/4029509.stm Australia romp to innings victory] ] and took 9 wickets over the two matches.

One Day Internationals

Australia and New Zealand played an LOI series which ended 1-1 with one game abandoned due to rain. This was the inaugural Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81176.html 1st ODI] (Melbourne) New Zealand won by 4 wickets. This was the first win by New Zealand against Australia in almost 3 years. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/australia/4067833.stm Black Caps stun Australia] ]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81189.html 2nd ODI] (Sydney) Australia won by 17 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81206.html 3rd ODI] (Brisbane) Match abandoned without ball being bowled due to heavy rain preventing the series decider from taking place. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/4081119.stm Rain washes out Brisbane decider] ]

"For more information about the LOI competition, see" : Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2004-05.

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_2004-05.html CricketArchive]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/statistics/3728013.stm New Zealand in Australia 2004]

Notes

References

* "Playfair Cricket Annual"
* "Wisden Cricketers Almanack"