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Zimbabwe v New Zealand @ Harare Sports Club
18, 19, 20, 21, 22 September 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: BC Cooray, ID Robinson
Third Umpire: GR Evans
Match Referee: S Wettimuny
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gavin Rennie | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 23 | 70 | 76 | 3 | - |
| 2. Grant Flower | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 104 | 288 | 345 | 10 | - |
| +3. Andy Flower | c Craig Spearman b Chris Cairns | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 4. Guy Whittall | c Stephen Fleming b Shayne O'Connor | 33 | 55 | 79 | 2 | - |
| *5. Alistair Campbell | c Blair Pocock b Nathan Astle | 18 | 22 | 25 | 3 | - |
| 6. Dave Houghton | lbw b Heath Davis | 23 | 90 | 103 | 1 | - |
| 7. Paul Strang | c Stephen Fleming b Heath Davis | 42 | 79 | 114 | 6 | - |
| 8. Heath Streak | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. John Rennie | c Stephen Fleming b Heath Davis | 22 | 74 | 83 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bryan Strang | lbw b Chris Cairns | 1 | 8 | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Adam Huckle | not out | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-47 (Gavin Rennie), 2-57 (Andy Flower), 3-117 (Guy Whittall), 4-144 (Alistair Campbell), 5-214 (Dave Houghton), 6-244 (Grant Flower), 7-244 (Heath Streak), 8-295 (Paul Strang), 9-298 (John Rennie), 298 (Bryan Strang). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 4w, 14nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114.1 ovs) 298 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 26 | 1 | 104 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Heath Davis | 20 | 1 | 57 | 3 | (4w,14nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 28.1 | 9 | 50 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 23 | 12 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 13 | 5 | 27 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Craig Spearman | c Alistair Campbell b Bryan Strang | 23 | 42 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 2. Blair Pocock | run out (Heath Streak > > ) | 21 | 54 | 66 | - | - |
| 3. Matt Horne | c Guy Whittall b Heath Streak | 24 | 57 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Andy Flower b Bryan Strang | 52 | 113 | 144 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Andy Flower b Bryan Strang | 7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 6. Chris Cairns | run out (Heath Streak > > ) | 12 | 58 | 91 | 1 | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | not out | 42 | 93 | 120 | 5 | - |
| 8. Chris Harris | lbw b Adam Huckle | 16 | 37 | 59 | - | - |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | c John Rennie b Paul Strang | 2 | 25 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Shayne O'Connor | c Dave Houghton b Paul Strang | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Heath Davis | c Gavin Rennie b Adam Huckle | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-44 (Blair Pocock), 2-44 (Craig Spearman), 3-89 (Matt Horne), 4-96 (Nathan Astle), 5-135 (Stephen Fleming), 6-146 (Chris Cairns), 7-189 (Chris Harris), 8-198 (Daniel Vettori), 9-204 (Shayne O'Connor), 207 (Heath Davis). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84 ovs) 207 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 23 | 2 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Rennie | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 19 | 10 | 29 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 15 | 2 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Huckle | 14 | 3 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gavin Rennie | c Chris Harris b Shayne O'Connor | 57 | 166 | 221 | 2 | - |
| 2. Grant Flower | c Stephen Fleming b Shayne O'Connor | 151 | 240 | 335 | 12 | 3 |
| +3. Andy Flower | c Adam Parore b Shayne O'Connor | 20 | 35 | 61 | 1 | - |
| 4. Guy Whittall | run out (Shayne O'Connor > > ) | 4 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| *5. Alistair Campbell | c Stephen Fleming b Heath Davis | 21 | 49 | 83 | 2 | - |
| 6. Dave Houghton | c Heath Davis b Nathan Astle | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 7. Paul Strang | c Matt Horne b Heath Davis | 17 | 21 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 8. Heath Streak | run out (Chris Harris > > ) | 0 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. John Rennie | c & b Nathan Astle | 16 | 18 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bryan Strang | not out | 4 | 7 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Adam Huckle |
| FOW | 1-156 (Gavin Rennie), 2-218 (Andy Flower), 3-231 (Guy Whittall), 4-263 (Grant Flower), 5-264 (Dave Houghton), 6-290 (Paul Strang), 7-290 (Alistair Campbell), 8-290 (Heath Streak), 9-311 (John Rennie). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 91.5 ovs) 311 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 26 | 3 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Heath Davis | 13 | 2 | 45 | 2 | (0w,10nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 13 | 2 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 25.5 | 2 | 86 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Blair Pocock | lbw b Heath Streak | 52 | 157 | 208 | 6 | - |
| 2. Craig Spearman | c Andy Flower b Adam Huckle | 33 | 66 | 78 | 6 | - |
| 3. Matt Horne | c Andy Flower b Paul Strang | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | lbw b Bryan Strang | 27 | 90 | 97 | 1 | - |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Grant Flower b Bryan Strang | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Chris Cairns | not out | 71 | 238 | 256 | 7 | 1 |
| +7. Adam Parore | lbw b Adam Huckle | 51 | 53 | 73 | 10 | - |
| 8. Chris Harris | lbw b Heath Streak | 41 | 81 | 89 | 5 | - |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | c Gavin Rennie b Adam Huckle | 13 | 49 | 49 | - | - |
| 10. Shayne O'Connor | not out | 1 | 31 | 26 | - | - |
| 11. Heath Davis |
| FOW | 1-63 (Craig Spearman), 2-64 (Matt Horne), 3-116 (Stephen Fleming), 4-116 (Nathan Astle), 5-122 (Blair Pocock), 6-200 (Adam Parore), 7-266 (Chris Harris), 8-296 (Daniel Vettori). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 128 ovs) 304 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 21 | 3 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 26 | 10 | 56 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 42 | 17 | 76 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Huckle | 31 | 9 | 84 | 3 | (1w,2nb) |
| John Rennie | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Zimbabwe:
Gavin Rennie, Grant Flower, Andy Flower, Guy Whittall, Alistair Campbell, Dave Houghton, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, John Rennie, Bryan Strang, Adam Huckle