Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1988-89
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The Pakistan national cricket team toured New Zealand in the 1988-89 season, following its unsuccessful participation in the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup in Australia.
Three Test
matches were arranged with four One-day International
matches. In the event, the first Test at Dunedin
was rained off, and an extra ODI was put on for what would have been the Test's fourth day. The two Tests that were played were both drawn, and New Zealand won four ODIs against one for the Pakistanis.
According to Wisden, the tour was played in some acrimony. The touring side was led by Imran Khan
who replaced Javed Miandad
at a late stage, and several other players in the originally named touring party were also changed. Once in New Zealand, the tour was beset by umpiring controversies and disputed decisions.
Mohsin Kamal
was part of the team in Australia but left when Saleem Jaffer joined the party in New Zealand.
First Test match, Carisbrook
Match abandoned without a ball being bowled. Torrential rain forced the match to be called off with no play after three days. The teams had not even tossed. An extra One-day International match was played on what would have been the Test match's fourth day.
Second Test match, Basin Reserve
New Zealand (447 and 186 for eight) drew with Pakistan (438 for seven declared). Described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
as a "dreadfully dull draw", the match was dominated by unadventurous batting from both sides on a bland pitch. Only Andrew Jones
escaped Wisden's strictures. His 86 out of 149 on the first was made in just under three-and-a-half hours: "unseemly haste for such a grave occasion", Wisden said. Martin Crowe
took just under 10 hours to score 174 and the New Zealand first innings took up the first two days. Pakistan then went even more slowly. Shoaib Mohammad took 12 hours to make 163, then the sixth longest innings of all time anywhere and the longest-ever in New Zealand. Javed Miandad's 118 and Imran Khan's 71 were fast by comparison. After Pakistan declared nine behind on the last morning, New Zealand moved serenely to 107 for one before a collapse in the face of swerve and pace from Imran and Saleem Jaffar, whose five for 40 was his best Test performance. But a result never looked likely.
Third Test match, Eden Park
Pakistan (616 for five declared) drew with New Zealand (403 and 99 for three). Another slow Test, but not as slow as Wellington, saw Pakistan amass the highest total ever against a New Zealand side. Shoaib's 112 took six hours, but the highlight was Javed Miandad's 271, made in 558 minutes and his sixth Test double-century. Aamer Malik, Saleem Malik and Imran Khan also contributed useful runs. New Zealand's attack was weakened by injury to Richard Hadlee
and Stephen Boock
conceded 229 runs, a record for a New Zealand bowler. Imran batted on to lunch on the third day in the hope that the pitch would disintegrate in favour of his spinners. But although Abdul Qadir took six wickets for 160, six New Zealand Batsmen passed 30 and the final total failed only by 14 runs to avoid the follow-on. With rain and bad light intervening, the match petered out to a draw.
Three Test
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...
matches were arranged with four One-day International
One-day International
A One Day International is a form of limited overs cricket, in which a fixed number of overs, usually 50, but in the past 40, 45 or 60 overs, are played between two teams with international status. The Cricket World Cup is played in this format...
matches. In the event, the first Test at Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
was rained off, and an extra ODI was put on for what would have been the Test's fourth day. The two Tests that were played were both drawn, and New Zealand won four ODIs against one for the Pakistanis.
According to Wisden, the tour was played in some acrimony. The touring side was led by Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
who replaced Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
at a late stage, and several other players in the originally named touring party were also changed. Once in New Zealand, the tour was beset by umpiring controversies and disputed decisions.
Touring team
- Imran KhanImran KhanImran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
, captain
- Aamer MalikAamer MalikAamer Malik is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 24 ODIs from 1987 to 1994. In 1987 he took over from Ray Berry as the professional at Hyde CC, playing in the Central Lancashire League....
- Aaqib JavedAaqib JavedAaqib Javed is a Pakistani cricketer and coach. He was a right-handed medium-fast pace bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. He played 22 Tests and 163 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1988 and 1998.He was educated at Islamia College Lahore.Aaqib's best performances in...
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- Ijaz Ahmed
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- Mudassar NazarMudassar NazarMudassar Nazar is a former Pakistani cricketer with a career in Test cricket for Pakistan and in league cricket in Pakistan and England...
- Ramiz Raja
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- Saeed AnwarSaeed AnwarSaeed Anwar is a former Pakistani opening batsman. A left-hander, Anwar is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, then the highest, and now the joint second highest individual score in a One Day International.-Personal life:...
- Saleem JaffarSaleem JaffarSaleem Jaffar is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 39 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1992. Jaffar was born in Karachi, Sindh...
- Saleem MalikSaleem MalikSaleem Malik is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1981/82 and 1999, at one stage captaining the Pakistani cricket team. He was a right-handed wristy middle order batsman who was strong square of the wicket. His legbreak bowling was also quite effective...
- Saleem YousufSaleem YousufSaleem Yousuf is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 32 Tests and 86 ODIs from 1982 to 1990. He was a wicket keeper. He made his highest Test score of 91 not out against England at Edgbaston in 1987...
- Shoaib MohammadShoaib MohammadShoaib Mohammad is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 45 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1983 to 1995.Shoaib is the son of former Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad. Shoaib was a right-handed batsmen who represented the country until the mid 1990s...
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- Tauseef AhmedTauseef AhmedTauseef Ahmed is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 34 Tests and 70 ODIs from 1980 to 1993.He sported a trademark afro and moustache for most of his career....
- Wasim AkramWasim AkramWasim Akram is a former Pakistani left arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman in cricketer and model. who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches....
Mohsin Kamal
Mohsin Kamal
Mohsin Kamal is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 19 ODIs from 1984 to 1994....
was part of the team in Australia but left when Saleem Jaffer joined the party in New Zealand.
First Test match, CarisbrookCarisbrookCarisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...
, DunedinDunedinDunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, 3-7 February 1989
Match abandoned without a ball being bowled. Torrential rain forced the match to be called off with no play after three days. The teams had not even tossed. An extra One-day International match was played on what would have been the Test match's fourth day.Second Test match, Basin ReserveBasin ReserveThe Basin Reserve , is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for Test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand...
, WellingtonWellingtonWellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, 10-14 February 1989
New Zealand (447 and 186 for eight) drew with Pakistan (438 for seven declared). Described by Wisden Cricketers' AlmanackWisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
as a "dreadfully dull draw", the match was dominated by unadventurous batting from both sides on a bland pitch. Only Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones (cricketer)
Andrew Howard Jones is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 39 Tests and 87 ODIs from 1987 to 1995. He played for three provinces during his domestic career: Central Districts Stags, Otago Volts and Wellington Firebirds....
escaped Wisden's strictures. His 86 out of 149 on the first was made in just under three-and-a-half hours: "unseemly haste for such a grave occasion", Wisden said. Martin Crowe
Martin Crowe
Martin David Crowe is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985, and was credited as one of the "best young batsmen in the world". Crowe represented New Zealand from the early 1980s until his retirement in 1996 as a right-handed batsman...
took just under 10 hours to score 174 and the New Zealand first innings took up the first two days. Pakistan then went even more slowly. Shoaib Mohammad took 12 hours to make 163, then the sixth longest innings of all time anywhere and the longest-ever in New Zealand. Javed Miandad's 118 and Imran Khan's 71 were fast by comparison. After Pakistan declared nine behind on the last morning, New Zealand moved serenely to 107 for one before a collapse in the face of swerve and pace from Imran and Saleem Jaffar, whose five for 40 was his best Test performance. But a result never looked likely.
Third Test match, Eden ParkEden ParkEden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...
, AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, 24-28 February 1989
Pakistan (616 for five declared) drew with New Zealand (403 and 99 for three). Another slow Test, but not as slow as Wellington, saw Pakistan amass the highest total ever against a New Zealand side. Shoaib's 112 took six hours, but the highlight was Javed Miandad's 271, made in 558 minutes and his sixth Test double-century. Aamer Malik, Saleem Malik and Imran Khan also contributed useful runs. New Zealand's attack was weakened by injury to Richard HadleeRichard Hadlee
Sir Richard John Hadlee, MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer who played provincial cricket for Canterbury, Nottinghamshire and Tasmania. He is the son of Walter Hadlee, and the brother of Dayle and Barry Hadlee. His former wife Karen also played international cricket for New Zealand.Hadlee was...
and Stephen Boock
Stephen Boock
Stephen Lewis Boock in Dunedin is a former cricketer who played 30 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for New Zealand....
conceded 229 runs, a record for a New Zealand bowler. Imran batted on to lunch on the third day in the hope that the pitch would disintegrate in favour of his spinners. But although Abdul Qadir took six wickets for 160, six New Zealand Batsmen passed 30 and the final total failed only by 14 runs to avoid the follow-on. With rain and bad light intervening, the match petered out to a draw.