| New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1997–98 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 18 September 1997 – 5 October 1997 | ||
| Captains | Alistair Campbell | Stephen Fleming | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Grant Flower (387) | Stephen Fleming (181) | |
| Most wickets | Adam Huckle (16) | Chris Cairns (9) | |
| Player of the series | Grant Flower (Zim) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Gavin Rennie (95) | Chris Harris (124) | |
| Most wickets | John Rennie (5) |
Nathan Astle (4) Gavin Larsen (4) Daniel Vettori (4) | |
| Player of the series | Chris Harris (NZ) | ||
The New Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe for a two-match Test series and a three-match One Day International (ODI) series between 18 September and 5 October 1997. The Test series was drawn 0–0 and the ODI series was drawn 1–1.
Test series
1st Test
| 18–22 September 1997 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 
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v |  New Zealand
|
| 298 (114.1 overs) Grant Flower 104 (288) Chris Cairns 5/50 (28.1 overs) |
207 (84 overs) Stephen Fleming 52 (113) Bryan Strang 3/29 (19 overs) | |
| 311/9 dec (91.5 overs) Grant Flower 151 (240) Shayne O'Connor 3/73 (26 overs) |
304/8 (128 overs) Chris Cairns 71* (238) Adam Huckle 3/84 (31 overs) |
| Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: B. C. Cooray (Sri) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Grant Flower (Zim) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
2nd Test
| 25–29 September 1997 Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe
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v | New Zealand
|
| 461 (161 overs) Guy Whittall 203* (359) Daniel Vettori 4/165 (58 overs) |
403 (161.4 overs) Nathan Astle 96 (176) Adam Huckle 6/109 (40.4 overs) | |
| 227/8 dec (64 overs) Alistair Campbell 59* (121) Daniel Vettori 2/69 (18 overs) |
275/8 (68 overs) Stephen Fleming 75 (103) Adam Huckle 5/146 (32 overs) |
| Match drawn Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Guy Whittall (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
1st ODI
| 1 October 1997 Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 233/8 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 233/9 (50 overs) |
| Grant Flower 66 (95) Shayne O'Connor 2/28 (8 overs) |
Chris Harris 77* (102) John Rennie 2/47 (10 overs) |
| Match tied Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Quintin Goosen (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Chris Harris (NZ) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
| 4 October 1997 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 185/7 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 188/7 (48.2 overs) |
| Craig McMillan 38 (84) Craig Evans 2/27 (10 overs) |
Alistair Campbell 77* (114) Craig McMillan 2/17 (4 overs) |
| Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Graeme Evans (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Paul Strang (Zim) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
| 5 October 1997 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 294/7 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 211 (44.1 overs) |
| Chris Cairns 71 (78) Bryan Strang 3/66 (10 overs) |
Guy Whittall 49 (45) Daniel Vettori 3/41 (7.1 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 83 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Chris Cairns (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- "New Zealand in Zimbabwe Test Series 1997/98 / Results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- "New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series 1997/98 / Results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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