England vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008
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England vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008
England will play 3 ODIs and 2 T20s followed by 3 Test matches during the New Zealand tour starting January 28, 2008.
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Tue 05, February 2008: 1st Twenty20 - England vs New Zealand at Auckland
- Thu 07, February 2008: 2nd Twenty20 - England vs New Zealand at Christchurch
- Sat 09, February 2008: 1st ODI - England vs New Zealand at Wellington
- Tue 12, February 2008: 2nd ODI - England vs New Zealand at Hamilton
- Fri 15, February 2008: 3rd ODI - England vs New Zealand at Auckland
- Wed 20, February 2008: 4th ODI - England vs New Zealand at Napier
- Sat 23, February 2008: 5th ODI - England vs New Zealand at Christchurch
- Wed 05 - Sun 09, March 2008: 1st Test - England vs New Zealand at Hamilton
- Thu 13 - Mon 17, March 2008: 2nd Test - England vs New Zealand at Wellington
- Sat 22 - Wed 26, March 2008: 3rd Test - England vs New Zealand at Napier
England vs New Zealand Third ODI at Auckland
England beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Feb 15, 2008
England kept the five-match series alive by beating New Zealand by six wickets in the third one-dayer in Auckland on Friday.
The visitors, chasing an adjusted victory target, cruised to victory with three overs to spare to cut their series deficit to 2-1
New Zealand hit 234 for nine in 50 overs but England were set 229 off 47 overs to win after rain interrupted their innings. Ian Bell top-scored with 73 while captain Paul Collingwood finished unbeaten on 70 to complete a fine double after capturing three wickets with the ball.
England's seamers enjoyed their best day of the series when they ripped through the New Zealand top-order in quick fashion only to come unstuck against Jacob Oram [Images]. The big all-rounder belted four fours and four sixes to crack 88 off 91 balls and help the hosts recover from 95 for six.
Oram, who did not even get a chance to bat in the first two matches, started cautiously but exploded into life after reaching his half-century off 65 balls. Daniel Vettori chipped in with a valuable 42 off 35 deliveries, featuring four fours and a six, as he and Oram added 74 for the seventh wicket at better than a run a ball. England made a nervous start in reply when the openers went cheaply before Bell and Kevin Pietersen (41) steadied the ship with a third-wicket partnership of 107.
Third ODI, Auckland: England 229-4 (44 overs) bt New Zealand 234-9 (50 overs) by six wickets (Duckworth-Lewis method)
England vs New Zealand Third ODI at Auckland
Scores
England won the toss and decided to field
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234 for 9 (50.0 overs)
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229 for 4 (44.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Ryder | c Mascarenhas | b Anderson | 23 |
39 | 2 | 1 |
| McCullum | c Cook | b Anderson | 4 |
6 | 1 | 0 |
| How | c Collingwood | b Broad | 10 |
20 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor | lbw | b Collingwood | 31 |
49 | 1 | 1 |
| Styris | c Mascarenhas | b Broad | 3 |
11 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulton | b Collingwood | 4 |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oram | c Bell | b Sidebottom | 88 |
91 | 4 | 4 |
| Vettori | c Shah | b Collingwood | 42 |
35 | 4 | 1 |
| Mills | c Cook | b Broad | 8 |
12 | 0 | 0 |
| Hitchcock | not out | 11 |
11 | 0 | 1 | |
| Martin | not out | 2 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 2nb 2w 4lb | 8 | ||||
| Total | for 9 | 234 | (50.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Cook | c Martin | b Oram | 9 |
24 | 1 | 0 |
| Mustard | run out | 15 |
9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bell | lbw | b Vettori | 73 |
89 | 10 | 0 |
| Pietersen | lbw | b Vettori | 41 |
65 | 5 | 0 |
| Collingwood | not out | 70 |
50 | 6 | 3 | |
| Shah | not out | 18 |
28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1nb 2w | 3 | ||||
| Total | for 4 | 229 | (44.0 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: Asad Rauf, B F Bowden
New Zealand: Ryder, McCullum, How, Taylor, Styris, Fulton, Oram, Vettori, Mills, Hitchcock, Martin
England: Cook, Mustard, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Shah, Mascarenhas, Wright, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson
England vs New Zealand Third ODI at Auckland
Venue
Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both rugby union during winter, and cricket in summer. To accommodate both sports, the cricket pitch is removable. The ground is located three kilometres southwest of Auckland's CBD, straddling the boundary between the Kingsland and Mt. Eden suburbs.Eden Park has a crowd capacity of 42,000 for cricket, and 45,472 for rugby. This is the largest of any New Zealand sports arena. There are no standing areas. Temporary seating in front of the ASB Stand and the West Stand is required for the capacity of 45,472 to be reached. Due to sight-screens and the larger area required for cricket matches, cricket capacity is less.