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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Sunday, November 23, 1997

2nd TEST: Australia v New Zealand at Perth, 20-23 Nov 1997

Test # 1386
Trans-Tasman Trophy, 1997/98, 2nd Test
Australia v New Zealand
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
20,21,22,23 November 1997 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 70 runs
Series: Australia leads the 3-Test series 2-0

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: DB Hair and G Sharp (Eng)
TV Umpire: TA Prue
Match Referee: CW Smith (WI)
Test Debuts: SH Cook (Aus).
Man of the Match: SR Waugh

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: New Zealand 217, Australia 32/1 (Elliott 22*, Blewett 7*)
  • Day 2: Australia 235/4 (SR Waugh 79*, Healy 3*)
  • Day 3: Australia 461, New Zealand 69/3 (Parore 42*, Fleming 0*)
    New Zealand 1st innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
    BA Young c SR Waugh b Kasprowicz 9 20 19 2 0
    BA Pocock c Healy b Cook 15 65 45 2 0
    +AC Parore c Blewett b Reiffel 30 142 86 3 0
    *SP Fleming c Blewett b Warne 10 42 34 1 0
    NJ Astle c Healy b Reiffel 12 30 30 2 0
    CD McMillan c Taylor b Kasprowicz 54 95 75 5 1
    CL Cairns c ME Waugh b Warne 52 109 82 6 0
    DL Vettori not out 14 73 51 0 0
    SB Doull c Taylor b Warne 8 7 6 2 0
    SB O'Connor c SR Waugh b Cook 7 21 19 0 0
    GI Allott b Warne 0 4 4 0 0
    Extras (lb 3, nb 3) 6
    Total (all out, 74.4 overs, 313 mins) 217

    FoW: 1-12 (Young), 2-31 (Pocock), 3-51 (Fleming),
    4-72 (Astle), 5-87 (Parore), 6-161 (McMillan),
    7-187 (Cairns), 8-197 (Doull), 9-214 (O'Connor),
    10-217 (Allott).

    Bowling O M R W
    Kasprowicz 20 9 40 2
    Reiffel 20 6 46 2 (2nb)
    Cook 10 5 36 2
    Warne 22.4 3 83 4 (1nb)
    Blewett 2 1 9 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    *MA Taylor lbw b O'Connor 2 7 9 0 0
    MTG Elliott c O'Connor b Cairns 42 114 84 7 0
    GS Blewett c Astle b O'Connor 14 76 64 0 0
    ME Waugh c Parore b Doull 86 186 149 11 1
    SR Waugh b O'Connor 96 213 161 10 0
    +IA Healy c Fleming b Cairns 85 239 154 9 0
    RT Ponting c Fleming b Cairns 16 40 31 2 0
    PR Reiffel c Fleming b Cairns 54 108 88 7 0
    SK Warne c O'Connor b Vettori 36 24 25 4 1
    MS Kasprowicz run out (Doull/O'Connor) 9 23 19 1 0
    SH Cook not out 3 16 14 0 0
    Extras (b 6, lb 5, nb 7) 18
    Total (all out, 131.4 overs, 532 mins) 461

    FoW: 1-3 (Taylor), 2-53 (Blewett), 3-71 (Elliott),
    4-224 (ME Waugh), 5-262 (SR Waugh), 6-287 (Ponting),
    7-403 (Reiffel), 8-449 (Warne), 9-450 (Healy),
    10-461 (Kasprowicz).

    Bowling O M R W
    Doull 21 3 78 1 (4nb)
    O'Connor 31.4 7 109 3
    Cairns 28 9 95 4 (1nb)
    Vettori 29 7 84 1
    Allott 22 3 84 0 (2nb)

    New Zealand 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    BA Pocock c Blewett b Kasprowicz 1 3 4 0 0
    BA Young run out (Elliott) 23 91 69 4 0
    +AC Parore lbw b Kasprowicz 63 170 128 10 0
    DL Vettori c Taylor b Warne 1 18 20 0 0
    *SP Fleming c Blewett b Warne 4 30 18 0 0
    NJ Astle lbw b Cook 19 108 66 2 0
    CD McMillan lbw b Cook 23 49 38 3 0
    CL Cairns b Cook 7 10 8 1 0
    SB Doull c SR Waugh b Cook 17 17 17 2 1
    SB O'Connor c Taylor b Cook 7 15 16 1 0
    GI Allott not out 2 11 7 0 0
    Extras (lb 2, nb 5) 7
    Total (all out, 64.2 overs, 270 mins) 174

    FoW: 1-2 (Pocock), 2-53 (Young), 3-55 (Vettori),
    4-84 (Fleming), 5-102 (Parore), 6-137 (McMillan),
    7-145 (Cairns), 8-160 (Astle), 9-165 (Doull),
    10-174 (O'Connor).

    Bowling O M R W
    Kasprowicz 16 5 43 2
    Reiffel 12 4 26 0 (5nb)
    Warne 26 4 64 2 (1nb)
    Cook 10.2 3 39 5

    • Scorers: CA Bull (Australia) and S Wheeler (New Zealand)
    • 12th Men: AJ Bichel (Australia) and CZ Harris (New Zealand)

      Day 1

    • Lunch: New Zealand 55/3 (Parore 20*, Astle 0*)
    • Tea: New Zealand 161/6 (Cairns 27*, Vettori 0*)
    • Floodlights were used for the entire 3rd session, the first such instance in a Test

      Day 2

    • Light showers prevented play starting until 2:13pm, a total loss of 3 hours, however play was extended for an hour, with tea delayed until 3:40pm.
    • Lunch: No play
    • Tea: Australia 90/3 (ME Waugh 20*, SR Waugh 8*)
    • ME Waugh hit a 6 from DL Vettori onto the top of the Lillee- Marsh stand, the first known occurance.

      Day 3

    • Lunch: Australia 329/6 (Healy 38*, Reiffel 20*)
    • When Healy reached 71 he became the highest run-scorer among Australian wicketkeepers in Tests (prev. RW Marsh, 3633)
    • Tea: Australia 461

      Day 4

    • Lunch: New Zealand 147/7 (Astle 19*, Doull 0*)
    • Attendance: Day 1 - 6109. Day 2 - 5099. Day 3 - 7568. Day 4 - 5110. Aggregate - 23886.
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