2016 New Zealand Vs Australia Second Test @ at Hagley Oval,Christ Church February 20 - 24,2016

 

This Test Match @ Christ Church is Brendon McCullum's final match for New Zealand, an occasion weighty with emotion for every player in the home side and every spectator expected to turn up at a sold out Hagley Oval

Australia need only a draw to become the world's No. 1 Test team

Remarkably, Steve Smith is yet to taste defeat as a Test captain, having won 6 Test Matches and drawn 4 Test Matches as captain since he first stood in for Michael Clarke in a temporary capacity in the 2014-15 series against India.

3-Match ODI Series Result

First ODI @ Eden Park,Auckland Wednesday February 03,2016 

Scorecard
New Zealand 307/8 in 50 Overs
Australia  148/10 in 24.2 Overs(Target 308 Runs)
Match Result - New Zealand won by 159 Runs
MOM - Martin Guptill for his 90(76 Balls 4x8 and 6x5)
Series Result - New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0

Second ODI @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington Saturday February 06,2016 

Scorecard
New Zealand 281/9 in 50 Overs
Australia 283/6 in 46.3 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 6 Wickets
MOM - Mitchell Marsh for his 69*(72 Balls 4x9 and 6x1)and 2/30(6 Overs)
Series Result -  3-match series level 1-1

 Third ODI @ Hamilton Monday Feb 08,2016
Scorecard
New Zealand 246/10 in 45.3 Overs
Australia 191/10 in 43.4 Overs
MOM - Inderbir Singh Sodhi(NZ)for his 2/31(8 Overs)
Series Result - New Zealand won the 3-match series 2-1



NZ Vs Australia @at Hagley Oval,Christ Church Day One Saturday February 20,2016

Australia won the toss and chose to field

Playing his 101st and final Test, Brendon McCullum hits fastest Test century off 54 balls

New Zealand scored 370/10 in 65.4 Overs
Fall of Wickets(NZ)
Martin Guptill                18(22 Balls 4x3)
Tom Latham                  04(40 Balls)
Henry Nichols                07(12 Balls 4x1)
Kane Williamson             07(69 Balls)
Brendon Mc Cullum       145(79 Balls 4x21 and 6x6)-12th Test Century

Corey Anderson              72(66 Balls 4x8 and 6x4) - 04th Test Fifty

Tim Southee                   05(6 Balls)
Matt Henry                     21(12 Balls 4x1 and 6x1)
Neil Wagner                    10(23 Balls 4x1 and 6x1)
B J Watling                      58(57 Balls 4x9)-11th Test Fifty

Trent Boult                      14*(10 Balls 4x2)
Wicket Takers(Australia)
Nathan Lyon                3/61(10 Overs)
Jackson Bird                2/66(14.4 Overs)
James Pattinson            2/81(15 Overs)
Josh Hazzlewood           2/98(18 Overs)
Australia 57/1 in 20 Overs
Fall of Wickets(Australia)
David Warner               12(22 Balls 4x2)
Joe Burns                     27*
Usman Khawaja             18*


Playing his 101st  and last Test Match,New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum set a new record for the fastest Test century after lunch on the first day of the second Test against Australia on Saturday when he clouted exactly 100 runs in 54 balls

Brendon McCullum, who hit 16 fours and four sixes to notch his 12th Test century, needed two fewer balls than the 56 that West Indies' Viv Richards needed against England in Antigua in 1986 and Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq took against Australia in Abu Dhabi in 2014

New Zealand batsmen who have scored more centuries than McCullum's 12. Martin Crowe made 17, and Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson 13 each. This was McCullum's 6th century as Captain

Brendon Mc Cullum finally got out for 145(79 Balls 4x21 and 6x6)

Cricketers Who Scored Century in their last Test Match

New Zealand's Rodney Redmond scored 107 in his only Test  Vs Pakistan in Auckland in 1972-73.
Jacques Kallis scored 115 against India in Johannesburg in 2013-14

Highest individual scores in last Test (NZ)

Player	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
Brendon McCullum	145	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
Rodney Redmond	107	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973
Luke Ronchi	88	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015
VJ Scott	84	v West Indies	Auckland	15 Feb 1952
GP Howarth	84	v West Indies	Kingston	4 May 1985

FASTEST-EVER TEST CENTURIES

1. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 

100 from 54 balls vs Australia - 2015-16

2. Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 

100 from 56 balls vs Australia - 1985-86

3. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 

100 from 56 balls vs England - 2006-07

4. Jack Gregory (Australia)

100 from 67 balls vs South Africa - 1921-22

5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Australia) 

100 from 69 balls vs Australia - 2002-03

Day Two Sunday February 21,2016

Australia scored 363/4 in 110 Overs

Fall of Wickets(Australia)

Usman Khawaja               24(40 Balls 4x4)

Joe Burns                       170(321 Balls 4x20)-3rd Test Ton

Steve Smith                    138(241 Balls 4x17)-14th Test Ton

Adam Voges                      02*

Nathan Lyon                     04*

 Joe Burns' score in this innings - highest for an Australia opener in Tests in New Zealand. He went past Ian Redpath's score of 159 not out, in Auckland in 1973-74

Joe Burns and Steve Smith added 289 Runs for the 3rd Wicket -the 2nd Highest n Tests between Australia and New Zealand. The highest is 302, which came earlier this season, between Usman Khawaja and David Warner at the WACA in November 2015

The third highest also came in that Test - a 265-run partnership between Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson.  

Usman Khawaja had scored 174, 121, 144 and 140 in 4 consecutive Tests but fell for 24 in the first innings of this game

24	-	40	4	0	60.00	3	caught	2		Vs NZ @ Christ Church		20 Feb 2016
140	347	216	25	0	64.81	3	lbw	2		Vs NZ @ Wellington		12 Feb 2016
DNB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2		Vs West Indies @ SCG		3 Jan 2016
144	331	227	6	1	63.43	3	caught	1		Vs West Indies @ MCG		26 Dec 2015
121	258	186	11	2	65.05	3	caught	1		Vs NZ @ Perth		13 Nov 2015
174	374	239	16	2	72.80	3	caught	1		Vs NZ @ Brisbane		5 Nov 2015

Day Three Monday February 22,2016
Australia scored 505/10 in 153.1 overs
Fall of Wickets(Australia)
Nathan Lyon                     33(75 Balls 4x2)
Adam Voges                      60(127 Balls 4x7)
Mitchell Marsh                   18(40 Balls 4x2)
James Pattinson                  01(8 Balls)
Peter Nevill                         13(26 Balls 4x3)
Josh Hazzlewood                 13(12 Balls 4x3)
Jackson Bird                        04*(7 Balls 4x1)
Wicket Takers(NZ)
Neil Wagner          6/106(32.1 Overs)
Trent Boult            2/108(31 Overs)
Kane Williamson   1/17(7 Overs)
Corey Anderson      1/66(22 Overs) 
New Zealand scored 121/4 in 44 Overs
Fall of Wickets(NZ)
Martin Guptill           00(12 Balls)
Tom Latham            39(71 Balls 4x7)
Henry Nicholls         02(10 Balls)
Brendon McCullum  25(27 Balls 4x3 and 6x1)
Kane Williamson       45*
Corey Anderson        09*
Day Four Tuesday February 23,2016
New Zealand scored 335/10 in 111.1 overs 
Fall of Wickets(NZ)
Corey Anderson      40(148 Balls 4x5)
Kane Williamson      97(210 Balls 4x8)
Tim Southee            00(2 Balls)
B J Watling              46(77 Balls 4x6)
Matt Henry              66(93 Balls 4x12)
Trent Boult              00(5 Balls)
Neil Wagner             03*(13 Balls)
Wicket Takers(Australia)
Jackson Bird                5/59(17.1 Overs)
James Pattinson            4/77( 26 Overs)
Josh Hazzlewood           1/92(34 Overs)
Australia scored 70/1 in 20 Overs(Target 201 Runs)
Fall of Wickets(Australia)
David Warner               22(33 Balls 4x3) 
Day Five Wednesday February 24,2016 
Australia scored 201/3 in 54 Overs(Target 201 Runs)
Fall of  Wickets(Australia) 
Usman Khawaja             45(66 Balls 4x4)
Joe Burns                      65(162 Balls 4x9)
Steve Smith                   53*(46 Balls 4x4 and 6x1)
Adam Voges                   10*(19 Balls 4x2)
Wicket Takers(NZ)
Tim Southee        1/30(7 Overs)
Neil Wagner         1/60(18 Overs)
Trent Boult           1/60(17 Overs)

Scorecard
Australia 505 and 201/3
New Zealand 370 and  335
Match Result - Australia won by 7 Wickets 
MOM - Joe Burns for his 170(321 Balls 4x20)-3rd Test Ton and 65(162 Balls 4x9)

Series Result - Australia won the 2-match series 2-0

Brendon McCullum with his family at his final international presentation ceremony, New Zealand v Australia, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 5th day, February 24, 2016

2-Match Test Series Result

First Test @Basin Reserve,Wellington February 12 -15,2016
Scorecard
NZ183 and 327
Australia 562
Match Result - Australia won by an innings and 52 runs
MOM - Adam Voges(Australia)for his 239(364 Balls 4x30 and 6x3)
Series Result -Australia led the 2-match series 1-0
Second Test @ at Hagley Oval,Christ Church February 20 - 24,2016 
Scorecard
Australia 505 and 201/3
New Zealand 370 and  335
Match Result - Australia won by 7 Wickets 
MOM - Joe Burns for his 170(321 Balls 4x20)-3rd Test Ton and 65(162 Balls 4x9)