Welcome to the highlights of New Zealand vs England 3rd ODI - 1997 England tour of New Zealand 5-match ODI series - The third One-Day International cricket match between New Zealand and England was played at McLean Park, Napier on February 26, 1997.
Match Overview:
A economical bowling by spinner Chris Harris' three-wickets before Geoff Allott holds nerve as match-tied between New Zealand and England and the hosts keep alive the series in the third ODI.
Match Stats:
- This is the 12th one-day international match to end in a tie. New Zealand have been involved in 3, England 2 times and It is the first tie between New Zealand and England in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
New Zealand bowled out for 237 in 49.4 overs with top scorer by Bryan Young cracked a 53 off 82-balls including 5-fours.
Nathan Astle blasted a 34 off 32-balls including 7-fours, Adam Parore struck 24 off 33-balls included 2-fours, Simon Doull hit 22 off 23-balls contained one-six & a four.
Lee Germon cracked a 22 off 30-balls contained 3-fours, Gavin Larsen scored 19 off 27-balls without a boundary and Chris Harris hit 19 off 32-balls contained 2-fours.
England best bowler by Craig White claimed a 4-wickets for 37-runs in 5.4-overs, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick both took 2-wickets and one for Robert Croft.
England scored 237-8 in the allotted 50 overs with top scorer by Graham Thorpe cracked a 55 off 61-balls including 2-fours & a six.
Nick Knight struck 39 off 48-balls including 6-fours, Craig White scored 38 off 47-balls included a boundary.
Dominic Cork cracked a unbeaten 31 off 35-balls including 2-fours, Mike Atherton hit 23 off 41-balls included 3-fours and Alec Stewart scored 17 off 27-balls contained 2-fours.
New Zealand best bowler by Chris Harris picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 10-overs including three maidens with economy rate of 2.
Debutant Geoff Allott - who took 2-wickets for 49-runs in 9-overs on his debut ODI match - included two maidens, Gavin Larsen and Simon Doull both picked up one-wickets.
Chris Harris named Player of the match for his excellent economical bowling performance to picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs.
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