This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1970–71 season until 2000.
New Zealand's outstanding player in this period was the great fast bowler and all-rounder Richard Hadlee.
Domestic cricket
The Plunket Shield was replaced in 1974 by the Shell Trophy after Shell Oil became the principal sponsor of New Zealand cricket.
Plunket Shield winners
- 1970–71 – Central Districts
- 1971–72 – Otago
- 1972–73 – Wellington
- 1973–74 – Wellington
Shell Trophy winners
- 1974–75 – Otago
- 1975–76 – Canterbury
- 1976–77 – Otago
- 1977–78 – Auckland
- 1978–79 – Otago
- 1979–80 – Northern Districts
- 1980–81 – Auckland
- 1981–82 – Wellington
- 1982–83 – Wellington
- 1983–84 – Canterbury
- 1984–85 – Wellington
- 1985–86 – Otago
- 1986–87 – Central Districts
- 1987–88 – Otago
- 1988–89 – Auckland
- 1989–90 – Wellington
- 1990–91 – Auckland
- 1991–92 – Central Districts & Northern Districts shared
- 1992–93 – Northern Districts
- 1993–94 – Canterbury
- 1994–95 – Auckland
- 1995–96 – Auckland
- 1996–97 – Canterbury
- 1997–98 – Canterbury
- 1998–99 – Central Districts Stags
- 1999–2000 – Northern Districts Knights
International tours of New Zealand
England 1970–71
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Pakistan 1972–73
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Australia 1973–74
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runs
England 1974–75
- [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
India 1975–76
- [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets
- [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs
Australia 1976–77
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wickets
England 1977–78
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Pakistan 1978–79
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
DH Robins' XI 1979–80
West Indies 1979–80
India 1980–81
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Australia 1981–82
Sri Lanka 1982–83
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
England 1983–84
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Pakistan 1984–85
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs
- [ 3rd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets
Australia 1985–86
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets
West Indies 1986–87
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets
- [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
England 1987–88
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
Pakistan 1988–89
- [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Australia 1989–90
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
India 1989–90
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
- [ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Sri Lanka 1990–91
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
England 1991–92
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs
- [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
Australia 1992–93
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Pakistan 1992–93
- [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs
India 1993–94
- [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
Pakistan 1993–94
- [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs
- [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
India 1994–95
South Africa 1994–95
- [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs
Sri Lanka 1994–95
- [ 1st Test] at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn
West Indies 1994–95
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs
Pakistan 1995–96
- [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs
Zimbabwe 1995–96
- [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
England 1996–97
- [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs
- [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets
Sri Lanka 1996–97
- [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runs
Australia 1997–98
Bangladesh 1997–98
Bangladesh toured New Zealand in November and December 1997 and played four first-class and four List A matches. Bangladesh had not yet been granted full international status, so there were no Tests.
Zimbabwe 1997–98
- [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
- [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs
India 1998–99
- [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets
- [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn
South Africa 1998–99
- [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
- [ 2nd Test] at Jade Stadium, Christchurch – match drawn
- [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets
Australia 1999–2000
- [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets
- [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets
West Indies 1999–2000
- [ 1st Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
- [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs
Annual reviews
- Playfair Cricket Annual 1971 to 2000 editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1971 to 2000 editions
See also
References
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877–1978, Wisden, 1979
- Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986
External links
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