South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99

The South African national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1999 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. South Africa won the series 1–0. New Zealand were captained by Dion Nash and South Africa by Hansie Cronje. In addition, the teams played a six-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which South Africa won 3–2.^[1]

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

1st ODI

14 February 1999 (D/N)
Scorecard

South Africa 211 (49.1 overs)	v	New Zealand 215/7 (49.1 overs)
JH Kallis 100 (117) GI Allott 4/35 (9 overs)		NJ Astle 95 (118) AA Donald 3/42 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 3 wickets
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: DB Cowie and RS Dunne
Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

17 February 1999 (D/N)
Scorecard

New Zealand 220/9 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 224/3 (43 overs)
RG Twose 78 (123) SM Pollock 4/45 (10 overs)		G Kirsten 81* (109) GI Allott 2/42 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 7 wickets
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Umpires: CE King and EA Watkin
Player of the match: G Kirsten (SA)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

20 February 1999
Scorecard

South Africa 212/7 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 215/3 (43.1 overs)
L Klusener 103* (132) CZ Harris 3/32 (10 overs)		NJ Astle 100* (126) SM Pollock 1/20 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: BF Bowden and DB Cowie
Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI

25 March 1999 (D/N)
Scorecard

New Zealand 257/8 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 10/0 (1.3 overs)
AC Parore 44 (43) L Klusener 2/40 (10 overs)		G Kirsten 5* (5)

No result
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: BF Bowden and DM Quested

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
CE Bulfin (NZ) made his ODI debut.
The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.

Replay

26 March 1999
Scorecard

New Zealand 191 (38.4 overs)	v	South Africa 194/8 (40 overs)
RG Twose 79* (77) SM Pollock 3/33 (7.4 overs)		DJ Cullinan 61 (77) GI Allott 2/33 (7 overs)

South Africa won by 2 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: BF Bowden and DM Quested
Player of the match: L Klusener (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced before play started to 40 overs per side.

5th ODI

27 March 1999 (D/N)
Scorecard

South Africa 290/5 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 147 (36.1 overs)
JH Kallis 100 (125) GI Allott 4/47 (10 overs)		CZ Harris 31 (47) WJ Cronje 3/26 (6 overs)

South Africa won by 143 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: CE King and EA Watkin
Player of the match: DJ Cullinan (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

6th ODI

30 March 1999
Scorecard

South Africa 249/4 (48.4 overs)	v	New Zealand
JH Kallis 54 (89) NJ Astle 2/33 (6 overs)

No result
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin
Player of the match: GR Larsen (NZ)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Replay

31 March 1999
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	South Africa

Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin

No toss

Test series summary

1st Test

27 February – 3 March 1999
Scorecard

South Africa	v	New Zealand
621/5d (200.1 overs) Daryll Cullinan 275* (490) Chris Harris 2/94 (45 overs)		352 (160.4 overs) Matt Horne 93 (225) Paul Adams 3/103 (46 overs)
		244/3 (84 overs) (f/o) Nathan Astle 69* (130) Shaun Pollock 1/21 (13 overs)

Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
Player of the match: Daryll Cullinan (SA)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
Daryll Cullinan's 275 not out was, at the time, the highest Test score by a South African, surpassing Graeme Pollock's 274 against Australia at Durban in 1970.^[2] Geoff Allott made the longest Test duck during New Zealand's first innings, taking 101 minutes and facing 77 balls.^[3]

2nd Test

11–15 March 1999
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	South Africa
168 (63.4 overs) Nathan Astle 44 (83) Shaun Pollock 4/34 (17 overs)		442/1d (162 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 211* (468) Daniel Vettori 1/73 (24 overs)
127/1 (54 overs) Matt Horne 56 (134)

Match drawn
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Dave Quested (NZ)
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Gary Stead (NZ) made his Test debut.

3rd Test

18–22 March 1999
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	South Africa
222 (102.3 overs) Gary Stead 68 (153) Shaun Pollock 5/33 (28.3 overs)		498/8d (165 overs) Daryll Cullinan 152 (272) Daniel Vettori 4/153 (54 overs)
291 (105.3 overs) Nathan Astle 62 (144) Paul Adams 4/63 (22.3 overs)		16/2 (8.1 overs) Gary Kirsten 12* (17) Daniel Vettori 1/7 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 8 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Steve Elworthy (SA)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

References

^ "South Africa in New Zealand 1999". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
^ "Cricket: Cullinan reaches milestone". The Independent. London. 2 March 1999. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ Marsden, Steven (3 March 1999). "Cricket: Sheepish Allott bats his way to record duck". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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[CATI-1] "South Africa in New Zealand 1999". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[2] "Cricket: Cullinan reaches milestone". The Independent. London. 2 March 1999. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

[3] Marsden, Steven (3 March 1999). "Cricket: Sheepish Allott bats his way to record duck". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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