History of cricket in New Zealand from 1970-71 to 2000

This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1970-71 season until 2000.

New Zealand's outstanding player in this period was the great fast bowler and all-rounder Richard Hadlee.

Domestic cricket

The Plunket Shield was replaced in 1974 by the Shell Trophy after Shell Oil became the principal sponsor of New Zealand cricket.

Plunket Shield winners

* 1970-71 – Central Districts
* 1971-72 – Otago
* 1972-73 – Wellington
* 1973-74 – Wellington

hell Trophy winners

* 1974-75 – Otago
* 1975-76 – Canterbury
* 1976-77 – Otago
* 1977-78 – Auckland
* 1978-79 – Otago
* 1979-80 – Northern Districts
* 1980-81 – Auckland
* 1981-82 – Wellington
* 1982-83 – Wellington
* 1983-84 – Canterbury
* 1984-85 – Wellington
* 1985-86 – Otago
* 1986-87 – Central Districts
* 1987-88 – Otago
* 1988-89 – Auckland
* 1989-90 – Wellington
* 1990-91 – Auckland
* 1991-92 – Central Districts & Northern Districts shared
* 1992-93 – Northern Districts
* 1993-94 – Canterbury
* 1994-95 – Auckland
* 1995-96 – Auckland
* 1996-97 – Canterbury
* 1997-98 – Canterbury
* 1998-99 – Central Districts Stags
* 1999-2000 – Northern Districts Knights

International tours of New Zealand

England 1970-71

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Pakistan 1972-73

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 1973-74

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runs

England 1974-75

* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn

India 1975-76

* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs

Australia 1976-77

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wickets

England 1977-78

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Pakistan 1978-79

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

DH Robins' XI 1979-80

West Indies 1979-80

* [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 1 wicket
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

India 1980-81

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 1981-82

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by 8 wickets

ri Lanka 1982-83

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets

England 1983-84

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Pakistan 1984-85

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets

Australia 1985-86

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets

West Indies 1986-87

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

England 1987-88

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn

Pakistan 1988-89

* [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 1989-90

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets

India 1989-90

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

ri Lanka 1990-91

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

England 1991-92

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn

Australia 1992-93

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

Pakistan 1992-93

* [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs

India 1993-94

* [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn

Pakistan 1993-94

* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

India 1994-95

outh Africa 1994-95

* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs

ri Lanka 1994-95

* [ 1st Test] at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn

West Indies 1994-95

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs

Pakistan 1995-96

* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs

Zimbabwe 1995-96

* [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

England 1996-97

* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets

ri Lanka 1996-97

* [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runs

Australia 1997-98

Bangladesh 1997-98

Zimbabwe 1997-98

* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs

India 1998-99

* [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn

outh Africa 1998-99

* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Jade Stadium, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets

Australia 1999-2000

* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets

West Indies 1999-2000

* [ 1st Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs

References

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/NZ.html CricketArchive – New Zealand season itineraries]

Annual reviews

* Playfair Cricket Annual 1971 to 2000 editions
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1971 to 2000 editions

Further reading

* Bill Frindall, "The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978", Wisden, 1979