BOWRAL (Australia), Jan 23: New Zealand’s cricketers warmed up for this weekend’s double-header against Australia and South Africa with a crushing 249-run win over Australian Country on Wednesday.
New Zealand, currently leading the triangular international series, play Australia and South Africa in Adelaide this weekend.
The New Zealanders went on a run-scoring spree to post 392 for six from their allotted 50 overs before the bowlers dismissed the scratch team of amateur players from rural Australia for just 143.
Opener Brendon McCullum smashed 96 runs off 81 balls while News Zealand captain Stephen Fleming and Dion Nash also blasted half-centuries against their outclassed opposition.
NEW ZEALAND:
M.H. Richardson c Hughes b Tonkin 44
B.B. McCullum c Haworth b Tonkin 96
S.P. Fleming c Haworth b Males 76
C.D. McMillan b Barber 28
D.J. Nash not out 72
L. Vincent c Burns b Klemm 49
A. Adams b Klemm 1
S.B. Styris not out 17
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-2, W-3, NB-3) 9
TOTAL (for six wkts, 50 overs) 392
FALL OF WKTS: 1-135, 3-160, 3-229, 4-263, 5-350, 6-371.
DID NOT BAT: A.C. Parore, J.E.C. Franklin, S.E. Bond.
BOWLING: Klemm 6-0-56-2 (1w); Ambrose 8-0-56-0 (1nb); Hughes 10-0-89-0 (1w); Tonkin 10-1-74-2 (1w); Males 6-0-60-1 (2nb); Barber 10-0-54-1.
AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY:
L. Burns run out 4
D. Else c Parore b Franklin 4
B. May c and b Adams 16
G. Grimmond run out 5
C. Haworth c Vincent b Bond 13
P. Barber lbw b Nash 27
C. Tonkin lbw b Bond 0
C. Males b Richardson 18
B. Ambrose lbw b Richardson 16
D. Hughes not out 16
B. Klemm run out 12
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-1, W-2, NB-7) 12
TOTAL (all out, 40 overs) 143
FALL OF WKTS: 1-9, 2-14, 3-25, 4-50, 5-50, 6-50, 7-91, 8-97, 9-123.
BOWLING: Nash 10-3-18-1 (1nb, 1w); Franklin 6-0-17-1 (5nb, 1w); Bond 4-1-15-2; Adams 6-0-19-1; Fleming 6-0-37-0; Richardson 8-1-34-2 (1nb).—Reuters