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Wellington Test ends in draw
WELLINGTON: Set to chase a victory target of 356, New Zealand could score 158 for the loss of four wickets at the completion of allotted 84 overs, set to be bowled for the day in the second Test at Basin Reserves on Monday.
Lou Vincent was the chief scorer with a polished 71, punctuated with seven boundaries off 169 deliveries. Matthew Hoggard captured two wickets for 31 runs. Andrew Flintoff and Ashley Giles grabbed one wicket each for 19 and 54 runs respectively.
Earlier, resuming at 184 for the loss of Michael Vaughan, England posted another 109 runs before declaring their second innings at 293 for the loss of four wickets off 65 overs.
Mark Butcher cracked a superb knock of 62 runs laced with nine boundaries off 111 deliveries besides another hurricane 75 coming from Andrew Flintoff off 44 deliveries. Daniel Vettori captured three wickets for 91 runs.
England lead the three-Test series 1-0 as final Test is scheduled to start from March 30 at Auckland.
DAY
4
March 24, 2002 - 0845 GMT
Caddick runs through New Zealand batting
WELLINGTON: Andy Caddick ran through the New Zealand batting on Sunday to give England a first innings lead of 62 on the fourth day of the second Test.
The New Zealand-born pace bowler captured six for 59, his 12th innings haul of five wickets or better in Test cricket, as the home side tumbled from their overnight score of 70 for one to 218 in reply to England's 280. Midway through the final session, England had tightened the grip on the match, taking their second innings total to 107 for one.
Marcus Trescothick brought up his half-century with two consecutive boundaries off Nathan Astle, striking 52 from 81 balls. Michael Vaughan was the only batsman to lose his wicket, mishitting a sweep from left-arm spinner Daniel
Vettori to Chris Drum, who dived forward to take a good catch. New Zealand lost six wickets for 43 runs in the morning session on another bright, sunny day after the first day's play had been rained out. Lou Vincent was the
first to go in an action-packed morning, attempting a flailing sweep against left-arm spinner Ashley Giles. He got a top edge for Graham Thorpe to take a simple catch at short fine leg.
Vincent had scored his second Test half-century in 175 minutes off 143 balls with five fours and his departure for 57 ended a second-wicket partnership of 119 with Mark Richardson.
Captain Stephen Fleming, who had an uncomfortable four balls from Giles before slipping him to fine leg for three, was the next to go. He slammed a shortish ball from Caddick straight in to the midriff of Thorpe at gully without adding to his score. Richardson, who rode his luck earlier in the morning had batted with circumspection as the England bowlers got in to their stride. Andy Flintoff, Caddick and Giles had given him little room for scoring, but he hit his 10th Test half-century in 202 minutes off 152 balls.
He fell with the score on 143 when he got a thick edge to a Caddick delivery and Giles dived full length at point to scoop up the catch. Umpire Steve Dunne consulted with his counterpart Darrell Hair who confirmed the catch was good and Richardson was out for 60. The drama continued when Astle, the batting hero from the first Test with his record-breaking 222, got an edge to a viciously turning Giles ball and Nasser Hussain dived to his left and scooped the ball up at first slip.
Astle had scored four and Giles struck again at 149 when the horribly out-of-sorts Adam Parore got a touch to a ball which was caught by Mark Ramprakash at short-forward square and was out without scoring. Off Caddick's third ball of the final over of the morning, Vettori (11) got a thick edge to give Thorpe his third catch of the innings.
Vettori had just gloriously drove Caddick to four through the covers and attempted the same off the next ball. Craig McMillan, opening his stance to Giles so that he was almost facing the square-leg umpire, batted enterprisingly for 41, including four boundaries and a six, before he was lbw to Caddick.
Ian Butler scored two boundaries in scoring 12 but then got a nick to Caddick and James Foster took a good catch low to his right to wrap up the innings. Both sides observed a minute's silence before play in honour of England one-day international Ben Hollioake, who was killed in a car crash in Western Australia early on Saturday morning.
March 24, 2002 -
Wickets tumble as England seize initiative
WELLINGTON: Six wickets fell for 43 runs on Sunday as England seized the initiative on the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand. At lunch New Zealand, chasing England's first innings total of 280 in the rain-delayed match, had slumped to 178 for seven after starting the day on 70 for one. Mark Richardson and Lou Vincent took the New Zealand total to 135 without further loss in a deceptively solid start before the wickets began to tumble. Vincent, who profited from a series of lucky let-offs on Saturday, took his overnight total of 30 to 57 before he became the first of left-arm spinner Ashley Giles's three victims.
Captain Stephen Fleming made only three before he was caught off Andy Caddick and Nathan Astle fell to a brilliant reflex catch at first slip by Nasser Hussain, falling to his left, for four. Adam Parore failed again, caught off bat and pad at short-leg by Mark Ramprakash off Giles without scoring and Daniel Vettori sliced the impressive Caddick to Graham Thorpe in the slips after scoring 11. Both teams lined up for a minute's silence before play began in memory of England one-day team member Ben Hollioake who died in a car crash in Western Australia on Saturday.
March 24, 2002 -
Richardson rides his luck against England
WELLINGTON: New Zealand batsman Mark Richardson rode his luck to progress to 54 on the fourth day of the second Test against England on Sunday.
New Zealand moved to 131, after starting the day at 70 for one in reply to England's first innings of 280 all out. Richardson was dropped on 39 and survived an impassioned shout for lbw in the next over. Lou Vincent was the more impressive batsman during the first hour's play and had moved onto 58 after 56 overs. Richardson was dropped by wicketkeeper James Foster off the impressive Andy Flintoff. Foster dived full stretch to his left and got the ball but it dropped out of the palm of his glove. It was his first aberration in the first two Tests of the series. Foster has been solid behind the stumps and has chimed in with three good scores from the lower middle-order of England's innings.
Ashley Giles hit Richardson on the toe with a full-pitched ball in the following over and the batsman could count
himself lucky to still be at the crease. New Zealand started slowly after players and officials of both sides lined up for a minute's silence in memory of car crash victim Ben Hollioake before play started. But the innings got a boost when New Zealand took 16 runs off Andy Caddick's third over of the day, including a no-ball and four byes that sailed high over Foster's outstretched gloves.
A boundary each for the two batsmen pushed the fours in the innings to just six on the expansive Basin Reserve.
Flintoff was the best England bowler, testing both batsmen with an impeccable line. At drinks he had bowled nine overs for just eight runs.
DAY
3
March 23, 2002 - 0645 GMT
New
Zealand 70 at stumps
WELLINGTON: New Zealand scored 70 runs for the
loss of one wicket (MJ Horne), Lou Vincent was 30
not out and Mark Richardson 29 not out in their
first innings on the third day of the second Test
against England here at Basin on Saturday.
March 23, 2002 -
Hussain strikes 66 in England total of 280
WELLINGTON: England captain Nasser Hussian struck
66 as his team posted a competitive total of 280
all out at tea on the third day of the second Test
against New Zealand on Saturday.
Hussain, who scored a first innings hundred in
England's 98-run first Test victory, demonstrated
immense concentration, bringing up his
half-century from 120 balls in 170 minutes with
five fours.
He was finally out caught at slip by Nathan Astle
sweeping at left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori as
England slumped from 221 for four to 250 for nine.
Wicketkeeper James Foster revived the flagging
innings with a bright unbeaten 25, adding 30 for
the last wicket with Matthew Hoggard (7).
Resuming at 92 for two after the first day's play
was lost to rain, England lost Mark Butcher for 47
when he attempted to drive Chris Drum and was
caught by Astle shoulder high at second slip.
Graham Thorpe, who scored a double century in the
first Test, fell for 11 when he was superbly
caught by Stephen Fleming at first slip off a
bottom edge, shaping to pull a a delivery outside
the off-stump from Chris Martin. Fleming rasped
the catch as the ball passed him to his right.
Mark Ramprakash (24) dragged a delivery from Ian
Butler on to
his stumps and Andy Flintoff (2) presented Butler
with a second wicket when he tried to turn a
delivery off his hips but succeeded only in
popping a catch to Drum. Fast bowler Butler,
playing only his second Test, was the most
successful of the bowlers with four for 60 from
18.3 overs.
March 23, 2002 -
Hussain hits 20th Test half-century
WELLINGTON: England skipper Nasser Hussain hit his
20th Test half-century on the third morning of the
second Test against New Zealand on Saturday as
England took their first innings score to 199 for
four.
England began the day on 92 for two after the
first day's play was lost to rain. At lunch
Hussain was on 58 while Mark Ramprakash, who
survived a confident appeal for a bat-pad catch as
soon as he reached the wicket at the fall of
Graham Thorpe's wicket, was on 15. Hussain, who
scored a first innings hundred in England's 98-run
first Test
victory, demonstrated immense concentration,
bringing up his half-century from 120 balls in 170
minutes with five fours.
He survived a chance to Adam Parore behind the
stumps when had scored 44 off a sharply turning
and bouncing ball from spinner Daniel Vettori. Two
runs later he was caught by Ian Butler at mid-on
off a no-ball from the same bowler. England began
in fine fashion with Mark Butcher playing some
delightful drives on his way to 47.
He was out when he attempted to drive Chris Drum
and got an edge to Nathan Astle at second slip who
held on to a shoulder-high catch to his right.
Thorpe fell for 11 when he was superbly caught by
Stephen Fleming at first slip off a bottom edge,
shaping to pull a a delivery outside the off-stump
from Chris Martin. Fleming grasped the catch
as the ball passed him to his right.
DAY
2
March 22, 2002 - 0647 GMT
England struggle at 92-2
WELLINGTON: After being put into bat, England finished the rain-affected day two with 92 for the loss Marcus Trescothick and Micheal Vaughan. Daniel Vettori and Chris Drum captured one wicket each. Only 160 minutes play was possible on Friday.
England lead the three Tests series after their 98-run win in last weekend's Christchurch Test.
March 22, 2002 - 0349 GMT
NZ put England into bat
WELLINGTON: New Zealand skipper, Stephen Fleming won the toss and put England into bat in the rain-affected second Test which got underway on Friday after first day's play was abandoned without a ball bowled with the Basin Reserve buffeted by galeforce winds and driving rain on Thursday.
New Zealand:
Stephen Fleming (capt), Mark Richardson, Matt Horne, Lou Vincent, Nathan
Astle, Craig McMillan, Adam Parore, Daniel Vettori, Chris Drum, Chris Martin, Ian
Butler.
England: Nasser Hussain (capt), Michael Vaughan, Marcus
Trescothick, Mark Butcher, Graham Thorpe, Mark
Ramprakash, Andy Flintoff, James Foster, Ashley Giles, Matthew
Hoggard, Andy Caddick.
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) & Steve Dunne.
Match referee: Jackie Hendriks (WI).
March 22, 2002 - 0300 GMT
Second Test set to get underway
WELLINGTON: Play is scheduled to start at 3.30 p.m. (0330GMT) on the second day of the second Test between New Zealand and England on Friday.
Thursday's opening day was washed out without a ball being bowled.
England lead 1-0 in the three-Test series.
March 22, 2002 - 0245 GMT
Rain delays start of play
WELLINGTON: No play was possible before lunch on the second day of the second Test between New Zealand and England on Friday after Thursday's opening day was washed out.
Although the rain had cleared by Friday morning and the covers were off the western side of the pitch block was still saturated.
The umpires will inspect the pitch again at the lunch interval. England lead 1-0 in the three-Test series.
DAY 1
March 21, 2002 - 0345 GMT
Rain washes out play on opening day of Wellington Test
WELLINGTON: Rain driven by high winds washed out the first day's play in the second Test between New Zealand and England on Thursday without a ball being bowled.
Umpires Darrell Hair and Steve Dunne decided to call off play after the morning session was washed out. England lead 1-0 in the three-match series.
The forecast for Friday's second day is also bad with the only consolation for either team being the extra time available for New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori and England batsman Mark Butcher to confirm their fitness.
Vettori, New Zealand's leading bowler in the absence of the injured Chris Cairns, is suffering from pain in his lower back while Butcher fractured his right thumb in the first Test.
The captains did not toss and no teams were announced.
March 21, 2002 - 0330 GMT
No play before lunch possible on opening day
WELLINGTON: No play was possible before lunch on the first day of the second Test between New Zealand and England on Thursday.
Ferocious northerly winds and overnight rain soaked the Basin Reserve and umpires Darrell Hair and Steve Dunne announced they would not even inspect the pitch and outfield until the lunch interval
England lead 1-0 in the three-Test series.
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