New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2001–02

The New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2001–02 played 5 first-class matches including 3 Tests. New Zealand also played in an LOI tri-series against Australia and South Africa.

Test series summary

1st Test

8–12 November 2001 (5-day match) Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
486/9d (131 overs) ML Hayden 136 (195) CL Cairns 5/146 (37 overs)		287/8d (88.4 overs) NJ Astle 66 (161) B Lee 5/67 (23 overs)
84/2d (14 overs) RT Ponting 32* (29) CL Cairns 1/29 (5 overs)		274/6 (57 overs) MH Richardson 57 (69) SP Fleming 57 (73) SK Warne 3/89 (18 overs)

Match drawn Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DJ Harper (AUS) Player of the match: B Lee (AUS)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Test

22–26 November 2001 (5-day match) Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
558/8d (124 overs) RT Ponting 157* (218) DL Vettori 5/138 (36 overs)		243/7 (105.2 overs) SP Fleming 71 (184) JN Gillespie 2/45 (28 overs)

Match drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and SJ Davis (AUS) (replaced by JH Smeaton after the 1st day) Player of the match: RT Ponting (AUS)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
• SE Bond (NZ) made his Test debut.

3rd Test

30 November–4 December 2001 (5-day match) Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Australia
534/9d (162.5 overs) NJ Astle 156* (275) B Lee 4/125 (32.5 overs)		351 (103.4 overs) SK Warne 99 (157) DL Vettori 6/87 (34.4 overs)
256/9d (71 overs) L Vincent 54 (54) B Lee 4/56 (16 overs)		381/7 (110 overs) ME Waugh 86 (158) DL Vettori 2/142 (45 overs)

Match drawn WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: DL Vettori (NZ)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• L Vincent (NZ) made his Test debut.

See also

• 2001–02 VB Series

External links

• CricketArchive itinerary

References

• Playfair Cricket Annual (annual)
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)