New Zealand v Zimbabwe @ Eden Park, Auckland
20, 21, 22, 23, 24 January 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: DB Cowie, Mahboob Shah
Third Umpire: BF Bowden
Match Referee: Nasim-ul-Ghani
Match Result: Match Drawn
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Craig Spearman | c Grant Flower b Bryan Strang | 42 | 70 | 94 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Roger Twose | c Andy Flower b Eddo Brandes | 18 | 49 | 74 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Stephen Fleming | c Stuart Carlisle b Guy Whittall | 84 | 173 | 222 | 14 | - | |
| 4. Adam Parore | c Andy Flower b Bryan Strang | 0 | 9 | 13 | - | - | |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c & b Eddo Brandes | 14 | 47 | 67 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Chris Cairns | c & b Paul Strang | 57 | 129 | 144 | 7 | - | |
| *+7. Lee Germon | c Andy Flower b Heath Streak | 25 | 44 | 52 | 5 | - | |
| 8. Dipak Patel | not out | 7 | 33 | 58 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Gavin Larsen | lbw b Heath Streak | 0 | 8 | 11 | - | - | |
| 10. Robert Kennedy | c Alistair Campbell b Heath Streak | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |
| 11. Geoff Allott | c & b Bryan Strang | 0 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Roger Twose), 2-78 (Craig Spearman), 3-86 (Adam Parore), 4-117 (Nathan Astle), 5-216 (Stephen Fleming), 6-232 (Chris Cairns), 7-244 (Lee Germon), 8-246 (Gavin Larsen), 9-246 (Robert Kennedy), 251 (Geoff Allott). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.3 ovs) 251 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 22 | 9 | 50 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Eddo Brandes | 18 | 3 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 31.3 | 8 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 12 | 2 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 12 | 4 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | lbw b Geoff Allott | 5 | 8 | 7 | - | - | |
| 2. Stuart Carlisle | c Nathan Astle b Robert Kennedy | 12 | 35 | 46 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Guy Whittall | c Lee Germon b Chris Cairns | 27 | 39 | 53 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Dave Houghton | retired hurt | 104 | 204 | 306 | 12 | - | |
| *+5. Andy Flower | lbw b Geoff Allott | 35 | 86 | 123 | 5 | - | |
| 6. Alistair Campbell | lbw b Geoff Allott | 17 | 83 | 103 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Craig Wishart | b Gavin Larsen | 7 | 29 | 32 | - | - | |
| 8. Heath Streak | b Chris Cairns | 2 | 15 | 21 | - | - | |
| 9. Paul Strang | c Adam Parore b Dipak Patel | 44 | 80 | 111 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Eddo Brandes | c Nathan Astle b Dipak Patel | 39 | 62 | 81 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11. Bryan Strang | not out | 14 | 23 | 21 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Grant Flower), 2-38 (Stuart Carlisle), 3-50 (Guy Whittall), 4-138 (Andy Flower), 5-196 (Alistair Campbell), 6-217 (Craig Wishart), 7-222 (Heath Streak), 8-310 (Eddo Brandes), 9-326 (Paul Strang). |
| Extras | 1b, 11lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110 ovs, 456 mins) 326 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Cairns | 31 | 12 | 92 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Allott | 23 | 7 | 56 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Robert Kennedy | 20 | 3 | 73 | 1 | (2w,5nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 21 | 8 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 12 | 0 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Craig Spearman | c Stuart Carlisle b Heath Streak | 112 | 219 | 334 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2. Roger Twose | c & b Heath Streak | 94 | 287 | 326 | 9 | 1 | |
| 3. Stephen Fleming | c Craig Wishart b Heath Streak | 3 | 14 | 27 | - | - | |
| 4. Adam Parore | not out | 76 | 135 | 212 | 9 | - | |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Andy Flower b Eddo Brandes | 13 | 42 | 58 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Chris Cairns | b Heath Streak | 120 | 96 | 122 | 10 | 9 | |
| *+7. Lee Germon | not out | 1 | 8 | 10 | - | - | |
| 8. Dipak Patel | |||||||
| 9. Gavin Larsen | |||||||
| 10. Robert Kennedy | |||||||
| 11. Geoff Allott |
| FOW | 1-214 (Roger Twose), 2-217 (Craig Spearman), 3-221 (Stephen Fleming), 4-261 (Nathan Astle), 5-427 (Chris Cairns). |
| Extras | 6b, 15lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 133 ovs) 441 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 30 | 7 | 110 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Eddo Brandes | 13 | 3 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 27 | 8 | 64 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 13 | 4 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 43 | 7 | 142 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alistair Campbell | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Robert Kennedy b Dipak Patel | 71 | 202 | 284 | 6 | - | |
| 2. Stuart Carlisle | c Stephen Fleming b Robert Kennedy | 58 | 165 | 223 | 7 | - | |
| 3. Guy Whittall | c Lee Germon b Dipak Patel | 10 | 45 | 50 | - | - | |
| *+4. Andy Flower | not out | 45 | 98 | 135 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Alistair Campbell | c Lee Germon b Roger Twose | 34 | 83 | 103 | 4 | - | |
| 6. Craig Wishart | not out | 12 | 16 | 21 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Dave Houghton | |||||||
| 8. Heath Streak | |||||||
| 9. Paul Strang | |||||||
| 10. Eddo Brandes | |||||||
| 11. Bryan Strang |
| FOW | 1-120 (Stuart Carlisle), 2-144 (Guy Whittall), 3-145 (Grant Flower), 4-225 (Alistair Campbell). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 2w, 8nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 100 ovs) 246 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Allott | 19 | 3 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 23 | 6 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robert Kennedy | 22 | 3 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 27 | 6 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roger Twose | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand:
Craig Spearman, Roger Twose, Stephen Fleming, Adam Parore, Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Lee Germon, Dipak Patel, Gavin Larsen, Robert Kennedy, Geoff Allott
Zimbabwe:
Grant Flower, Stuart Carlisle, Guy Whittall, Andy Flower, Alistair Campbell, Craig Wishart, Dave Houghton, Heath Streak, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Bryan Strang
