New Zealand v England @ Eden Park, Auckland
2 March 1997
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: DB Cowie, RS Dunne
Third Umpire: BF Bowden
Match Referee: PJP Burge
Match Result: New Zealand won by 9 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bryan Young | c & b Craig White | 16 | 34 | 46 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Alec Stewart b Ronnie Irani | 51 | 68 | 110 | 5 | - | |
| *+3. Lee Germon | lbw b Darren Gough | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 4. Stephen Fleming | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 37 | 55 | 73 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Chris Cairns | run out (Chris Silverwood > ) | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| 6. Adam Parore | c Robert Croft b Andy Caddick | 13 | 27 | 32 | - | - | |
| 7. Chris Harris | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | |
| 8. Gavin Larsen | run out (Nasser Hussain > ) | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | - | |
| 9. Simon Doull | not out | 13 | 17 | 32 | - | - | |
| 10. Heath Davis | b Andy Caddick | 0 | 8 | 6 | - | - | |
| 11. Geoff Allott | b Darren Gough | 3 | 12 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-53 (Bryan Young), 2-54 (Lee Germon), 3-113 (Nathan Astle), 4-116 (Chris Cairns), 5-120 (Stephen Fleming), 6-120 (Chris Harris), 7-129 (Gavin Larsen), 8-136 (Adam Parore), 9-141 (Heath Davis), 153 (Geoff Allott). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 11w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 39.5 ovs) 153 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Caddick | 8 | 1 | 29 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Chris Silverwood | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (5w,0nb) |
| Darren Gough | 5.5 | 0 | 29 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Craig White | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robert Croft | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Ronnie Irani | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nick Knight | not out | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Chris Harris b Geoff Allott | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | b Nathan Astle | 42 | 68 | 107 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Graham Thorpe | c Adam Parore b Geoff Allott | 7 | 12 | 9 | - | - | |
| 5. Nasser Hussain | b Heath Davis | 3 | 12 | 12 | - | - | |
| 6. Ronnie Irani | c Stephen Fleming b Heath Davis | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 7. Craig White | c Adam Parore b Chris Harris | 32 | 89 | 98 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Robert Croft | run out (Chris Harris > ) | 20 | 33 | 35 | - | 1 | |
| 9. Darren Gough | c & b Gavin Larsen | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | - | |
| 10. Andy Caddick | b Gavin Larsen | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| 11. Chris Silverwood | c Geoff Allott b Gavin Larsen | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Mike Atherton), 2-32 (Graham Thorpe), 3-41 (Nasser Hussain), 4-41 (Ronnie Irani), 5-91 (Alec Stewart), 6-113 (Craig White), 7-132 (Robert Croft), 8-132 (Darren Gough), 9-133 (Andy Caddick), 144 (Chris Silverwood). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 7w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 41.3 ovs) 144 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Davis | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | (6w,0nb) |
| Geoff Allott | 5 | 1 | 21 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 8.3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Bryan Young, Nathan Astle, Lee Germon, Stephen Fleming, Chris Cairns, Adam Parore, Chris Harris, Gavin Larsen, Simon Doull, Heath Davis, Geoff Allott
England: Nick Knight, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Graham Thorpe, Nasser Hussain, Ronnie Irani, Craig White, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Chris Silverwood
