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Australia v New Zealand @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
20, 21, 22, 23 November 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: DB Hair, G Sharp
Third Umpire: TA Prue
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 70 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Steve Waugh b Michael Kasprowicz | 9 | 19 | 20 | 2 | - |
| 2. Blair Pocock | c Ian Healy b Simon Cook | 15 | 45 | 65 | 2 | - |
| +3. Adam Parore | c Greg Blewett b Paul Reiffel | 30 | 86 | 142 | 3 | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Greg Blewett b Shane Warne | 10 | 34 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Ian Healy b Paul Reiffel | 12 | 30 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Mark Taylor b Michael Kasprowicz | 54 | 75 | 95 | 5 | 1 |
| 7. Chris Cairns | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 52 | 82 | 109 | 6 | - |
| 8. Daniel Vettori | not out | 14 | 51 | 73 | - | - |
| 9. Simon Doull | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 10. Shayne O'Connor | c Steve Waugh b Simon Cook | 7 | 19 | 21 | - | - |
| 11. Geoff Allott | b Shane Warne | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Bryan Young), 2-31 (Blair Pocock), 3-51 (Stephen Fleming), 4-72 (Nathan Astle), 5-87 (Adam Parore), 6-161 (Craig McMillan), 7-187 (Chris Cairns), 8-197 (Simon Doull), 9-214 (Shayne O'Connor), 217 (Geoff Allott). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74.4 ovs, 313 mins) 217 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 20 | 9 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 20 | 6 | 46 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Simon Cook | 10 | 5 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 22.4 | 3 | 83 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | lbw b Shayne O'Connor | 2 | 9 | 7 | - | - |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | c Shayne O'Connor b Chris Cairns | 42 | 84 | 114 | 7 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Nathan Astle b Shayne O'Connor | 14 | 64 | 76 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Adam Parore b Simon Doull | 86 | 149 | 186 | 11 | 1 |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Shayne O'Connor | 96 | 161 | 213 | 10 | - |
| +6. Ian Healy | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 85 | 154 | 239 | 9 | - |
| 7. Ricky Ponting | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 16 | 31 | 40 | 2 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 54 | 88 | 108 | 7 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Shayne O'Connor b Daniel Vettori | 36 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | run out (Simon Doull > Shayne O'Connor > ) | 9 | 19 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 11. Simon Cook | not out | 3 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Mark Taylor), 2-53 (Greg Blewett), 3-71 (Matthew Elliott), 4-224 (Mark Waugh), 5-262 (Steve Waugh), 6-287 (Ricky Ponting), 7-403 (Paul Reiffel), 8-449 (Shane Warne), 9-450 (Ian Healy), 461 (Michael Kasprowicz). |
| Extras | 6b, 5lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 131.4 ovs, 532 mins) 461 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 21 | 3 | 78 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Shayne O'Connor | 31.4 | 7 | 109 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 28 | 9 | 95 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 29 | 7 | 84 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Allott | 22 | 3 | 84 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Blair Pocock | c Greg Blewett b Michael Kasprowicz | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Bryan Young | run out (Matthew Elliott > > ) | 23 | 69 | 91 | 4 | - |
| +3. Adam Parore | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 63 | 128 | 170 | 10 | - |
| 4. Daniel Vettori | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 1 | 20 | 18 | - | - |
| *5. Stephen Fleming | c Greg Blewett b Shane Warne | 4 | 18 | 30 | - | - |
| 6. Nathan Astle | lbw b Simon Cook | 19 | 66 | 108 | 2 | - |
| 7. Craig McMillan | lbw b Simon Cook | 23 | 38 | 49 | 3 | - |
| 8. Chris Cairns | b Simon Cook | 7 | 8 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 9. Simon Doull | c Steve Waugh b Simon Cook | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 10. Shayne O'Connor | c Mark Taylor b Simon Cook | 7 | 16 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 11. Geoff Allott | not out | 2 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Blair Pocock), 2-53 (Bryan Young), 3-55 (Daniel Vettori), 4-84 (Stephen Fleming), 5-102 (Adam Parore), 6-137 (Craig McMillan), 7-145 (Chris Cairns), 8-160 (Nathan Astle), 9-165 (Simon Doull), 174 (Shayne O'Connor). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.2 ovs, 270 mins) 174 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 16 | 5 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 12 | 4 | 26 | 0 | (0w,5nb) |
| Shane Warne | 26 | 4 | 64 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Simon Cook | 10.2 | 3 | 39 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Matthew Elliott, Greg Blewett, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Ricky Ponting, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz, Simon Cook