1st Match: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 11 Jan 2002

ODI # 1783
VB Series, 2001/02, 1st Match
Australia v New Zealand
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
11 January 2002 (50-over match)

Result: New Zealand won by 23 runs
Points: New Zealand 4, Australia 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and RL Parry
TV Umpire: RG Patterson
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh (Ind)
ODI Debut: BA Williams (Aus); SE Bond, MH Richardson (NZ).
Man of the Match: CZ Harris

New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
L Vincent             c SR Waugh         b Lee                 17  50  37  2 0
MH Richardson         c Gilchrist        b McGrath              8  20  14  1 0
*SP Fleming           c ME Waugh         b McGrath              1  15  11  0 0
CD McMillan           c Gilchrist        b Lee                 17  42  28  3 0
CL Cairns             c Ponting          b Lee                 10  12   8  2 0
SB Styris                            c & b Harvey              23  47  39  1 0
CZ Harris             not out                                  63 135  92  5 0
+AC Parore            run out (Martyn/Lee)                      3   6   5  0 0
DL Vettori            run out (Warne/Gilchrist)                30  66  50  3 0
JEC Franklin          not out                                   9  27  22  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 6, nb 6)                        18
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs, 215 mins)         199

DNB: SE Bond.

FoW: 1-20 (Richardson, 4.6 ov), 2-22 (Fleming, 8.6 ov),
    3-41 (Vincent, 12.1 ov), 4-54 (Cairns, 14.5 ov),
    5-67 (McMillan, 18.2 ov), 6-89 (Styris, 25.1 ov),
    7-94 (Parore, 26.3 ov), 8-166 (Vettori, 42.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     10      1     47      2 (4nb, 1w)
Williams                    10      2     31      0
Lee                         10      1     43      3 (2nb, 2w)
Harvey                      10      1     35      1
Warne                       10      0     37      0 (3w)

Australia innings (target: 200 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist                        c & b Cairns              23  39  18  3 0
ME Waugh              c Parore           b Bond                 1   3   3  0 0
RT Ponting            c Franklin         b Bond                45  76  54  5 1
MG Bevan              c Franklin         b Bond                27  48  46  4 0
*SR Waugh             run out (Vincent/Parore)                 15  49  28  1 0
DR Martyn             lbw                b Vettori             24  88  49  1 0
IJ Harvey                                b Cairns               5   8  12  1 0
SK Warne                                 b Harris               3  11  12  0 0
B Lee                                    b Cairns               0   5   5  0 0
BA Williams           not out                                  13  32  22  2 0
GD McGrath            c Parore           b Vettori              7  11  12  1 0
Extras                (b 1, w 3, nb 9)                         13
Total                 (all out, 42 overs, 189 mins)           176

FoW: 1-5 (ME Waugh, 0.5 ov), 2-63 (Gilchrist, 8.1 ov),
    3-98 (Ponting, 18.1 ov), 4-104 (Bevan, 20.1 ov),
    5-135 (SR Waugh, 28.1 ov), 6-142 (Harvey, 30.3 ov),
    7-150 (Warne, 33.4 ov), 8-151 (Lee, 34.4 ov),
    9-168 (Martyn, 39.4 ov), 10-176 (McGrath, 41.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bond                        10      1     53      3 (3nb, 1w)
Franklin                     5      0     27      0 (3nb)
Cairns                      10      1     42      3 (2nb, 2w)
Vettori                     10      1     36      2
Harris                       7      0     17      1 (1nb)

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• Hours of play: 2.30pm - 6.00pm, 6.45pm - 10.15pm
• Scorers: JW Hamilton and KV O'Neill
• RL Parry's first ODI match as umpire
• 12th Men: A Symonds (Australia) and AR Adams (New Zealand)

• New Zealand 50 in 62 minutes from 14.1 overs (86 balls)
• New Zealand 100 in 136 minutes from 29.5 overs (182 balls)
• New Zealand 150 in 175 minutes from 40.1 overs (246 balls)
• Harris/Vettori 50 partnersrhip in 51 minutes from 81 balls
• CZ Harris 50 in 122 minutes from 83 balls, 4x4

• Australia 50 in 28 minutes from 5.5 overs (40 balls)
• Australia 100 in 81 minutes from 18.2 overs (116 balls)
• Australia 150 in 149 minutes from 33.1 overs (208 balls)
• Ponting/Gilchrist 50 partnership in 29 minutes from 41 balls
• Attendance: 47,157