Welcome to the highlights of New Zealand vs England 4th ODI - 1997 England tour of New Zealand 5-match ODI series - The fourth One-Day International cricket match between New Zealand and England was played at Eden Park, Auckland on March 02, 1997.
Match Overview:
Nathan Astle, Stephen Fleming, Heath Davis, Geoff Allott and Gavin Larsen guided New Zealand hard-fought 9-run victory over England and keep alive the series in a nail-biting, low-scoring fourth ODI.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
New Zealand bowled out for 153 in 39.5 overs - match reduced from 50 to 43-overs per a side - due to rain - with top scorer by Nathan Astle cracked a 51 off 68-balls including 5-fours.
Stephen Fleming cracked a 37 off 55-balls including two boundaries and Bryan Young scored 16 off 34-balls.
England best bowler by Robert Croft, Andy Caddick, Darren Gough each took 2-wickets and one for Craig White - Ronnie Irani.
England bundled out for 144 in 41.3 overs with top scorer by Alec Stewart struck 42 off 68-balls including 5-fours.
Craig White scored 32 off 89-balls including two boundaries and Robert Croft cracked a 20 off 33-balls contained a six.
New Zealand best bowler by Gavin Larsen picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 8.3-overs with economy rate of 2.35, Geoff Allott, Heath Davis both took 2-wickets and one for Nathan Astle - Chris Harris.
Gavin Larsen and Nathan Astle shared Player of the series, Gavin Larsen picked up 3-wickets, while Nathan Astle scored 51 off 68-balls.
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