New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2004-05
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The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 2004-05 season and played 2 Test match
es against Australia.
Glenn McGrath
was named man of the series after hitting his first half century in the First Test and took 9 wickets over the two matches.
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For more information about the ODI competition, see : Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2004-05
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Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
es against Australia.
Test series
Australia won the Test series 2-0 with convincing wins in both matches.- 1st Test (BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
) – Australia won by innings and 156 runs - 2nd Test (AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
) – Australia won by 213 runs
Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath
Glenn Donald McGrath AM , nicknamed "Pigeon", is a former Australian cricket player. He is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the early 21st century...
was named man of the series after hitting his first half century in the First Test and took 9 wickets over the two matches.
One Day Internationals
Australia and New Zealand played an ODI series which ended 1-1 with one game abandoned due to rain. This was the inaugural Chappell-Hadlee TrophyChappell-Hadlee Trophy
The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in cricket is an annual ODI series between Australia and New Zealand. It is named after legendary cricketing families from the two countries, the Chappell brothers of Australia and Walter Hadlee and his three sons, , of New Zealand.The trophy is currently held by...
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- 1st ODI (MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
) New Zealand won by 4 wickets. This was the first win by New Zealand against Australia in almost 3 years. - 2nd ODI (SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
) Australia won by 17 runs - 3rd ODI (BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
) Match abandoned without ball being bowled due to heavy rain preventing the series decider from taking place.
For more information about the ODI competition, see : Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2004-05
Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2004-05
The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2004-05 was the first edition of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, an annual 3-match ODI series between Australia and New Zealand. It was played from 5 to 10 December 2004 as part of New Zealand tour of Australia.-Summary:...
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