The England national cricket team toured New Zealand between February and April 2002 to play a five-match One Day International series against the New Zealand national cricket team , followed by a three-match Test series. New Zealand won the ODI series 3–2, while the Test series was drawn 1-1.[ 1]
Tour matches
List A: Northern Districts v England XI
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field
List A: Northern Districts v England XI
Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat
First Class: Otago v England XI
Otago won the toss and elected to field
First Class: Canterbury v England XI
England XI won the toss and elected to field
ODI series
1st ODI
England won the toss and elected to bat
Reduced to 42 overs per side due to rain
Ian Butler (NZ) made his ODI debut
2nd ODI
England won the toss and elected to field
3rd ODI
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
4th ODI
England won the toss and elected to bat
Reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain
5th ODI
England won the toss and elected to bat
Test series
1st Test
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
Ian Butler (NZ) made his Test debut
Nathan Astle scored the fastest 200 in Test history in terms of balls faced, & 2nd in minutes, after Don Bradman [ 2]
2nd Test
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
Play abandoned on Day 1, and start of play delayed on Day 2
3rd Test
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
Play shortened on Day 2, and late start on Day 3 due to rain
Andre Adams (NZ) made his Test debut; Adam Parore achieved 200 wicket-keeping dismissals in his last game;[ 3] Stephen Fleming held his 100th Test catch[ 4]
External sources
References
International cricket tours of New Zealand
Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh England India Ireland Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe Tournaments hosted
Multiple teams Other tours
Australian Bangladeshi Dutch English Fijian Multi-national
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