History of cricket in New Zealand from 1970–71 to 2000

This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1970–71 season until 2000.

New Zealand's outstanding player in this period was the great fast bowler and all-rounder Richard Hadlee.

Domestic cricket

The Plunket Shield was replaced in 1974 by the Shell Trophy after Shell Oil became the principal sponsor of New Zealand cricket.

Plunket Shield winners

1970–71 – Central Districts
1971–72 – Otago
1972–73 – Wellington
1973–74 – Wellington

Shell Trophy winners

1974–75 – Otago
1975–76 – Canterbury
1976–77 – Otago
1977–78 – Auckland
1978–79 – Otago
1979–80 – Northern Districts
1980–81 – Auckland
1981–82 – Wellington
1982–83 – Wellington
1983–84 – Canterbury
1984–85 – Wellington
1985–86 – Otago
1986–87 – Central Districts
1987–88 – Otago
1988–89 – Auckland
1989–90 – Wellington
1990–91 – Auckland
1991–92 – Central Districts & Northern Districts shared
1992–93 – Northern Districts
1993–94 – Canterbury
1994–95 – Auckland
1995–96 – Auckland
1996–97 – Canterbury
1997–98 – Canterbury
1998–99 – Central Districts Stags
1999–2000 – Northern Districts Knights

International tours of New Zealand

England 1970–71

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Pakistan 1972–73

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 1973–74

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runs

England 1974–75

[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn

India 1975–76

[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs

Australia 1976–77

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wickets

England 1977–78

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Pakistan 1978–79

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs
[ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

West Indies 1979–80

India 1980–81

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 1981–82

1st Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
3rd Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by 8 wickets

Sri Lanka 1982–83

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets

England 1983–84

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Pakistan 1984–85

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets

Australia 1985–86

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets

West Indies 1986–87

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

England 1987–88

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn

Pakistan 1988–89

[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 1989–90

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets

India 1989–90

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Sri Lanka 1990–91

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

England 1991–92

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn

Australia 1992–93

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

Pakistan 1992–93

[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs

India 1993–94

[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn

Pakistan 1993–94

[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets

South Africa 1994–95

[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs

Sri Lanka 1994–95

[ 1st Test] at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn

West Indies 1994–95

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs

Pakistan 1995–96

[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs

Zimbabwe 1995–96

[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

England 1996–97

[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets

Sri Lanka 1996–97

[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runs

Bangladesh 1997–98

Bangladesh toured New Zealand in November and December 1997 and played four first-class and four List A matches. Bangladesh had not yet been granted full international status, so there were no Tests.

Zimbabwe 1997–98

[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs

India 1998–99

[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn

South Africa 1998–99

[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Jade Stadium, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets

Australia 1999–2000

[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets

West Indies 1999–2000

[ 1st Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs

New Zealand cricket seasons
History of cricket in New Zealand to 1890
1882–83 New Zealand cricket season
1890–91 to 1918 1918–19 to 1945 1945–46 to 1970 1970–71 to 2000
History of cricket in New Zealand from 2000–01

International cricket tours of New Zealand
Test and LOI tours
Australia	1945–46 1973–74 1976–77 1981–82 1985–86 1989–90 1992–93 1997–98 1999–2000 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2009–10 2015–16 2016–17 2019–20 2020–21
Bangladesh	2001–02 2007–08 2009–10 2016–17 2018–19 2020–21
England	1929–30 1932–33 1946–47 1950–51 1954–55 1958–59 1962–63 1965–66 1970–71 1974–75 1977–78 1983–84 1987–88 1990–91 1991–92 1996–97 2001–02 2007–08 2012–13 2017–18 2019–20
India	1967–68 1975–76 1980–81 1989–90 1993–94 1998–99 2002–03 2008–09 2013–14 2018–19 2019–20
Pakistan	1964–65 1972–73 1978–79 1984–85 1988–89 1992–93 1993–94 1995–96 2000–01 2003–04 2009–10 2010–11 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2020–21
South Africa	1931–32 1952–53 1963–64 1994–95 1998–99 2003–04 2011–12 2014–15 2016–17
Sri Lanka	1982–83 1990–91 1994–95 1996–97 2000–01 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2014–15 2015–16 2018–19
West Indies	1930–31 1951–52 1955–56 1968–69 1979–80 1986–87 1994–95 1999–2000 2005–06 2008–09 2013–14 2017–18 2020–21
Zimbabwe	1995–96 1997–98 2000–01 2011–12
Tournaments hosted
Multiple teams	1989–90 1991–92 1994–95 2014–15 2017–18
Other tours
Australian	1877–78 1880–81 1886–87 1896–97 1904–05 1909–10 1913–14 1920–21 1927–28 1949–50 1956–57 1959–60 1966–67 1969–70
Bangladeshi	1997–98
Dutch	1987–88 1992–93
English	1863–64 1876–77 1878–79 1881–82 1887–88 1902–03 1906–07 1922–23 1935–36 1936–37 1938–39 1960–61 1979–80
Fijian	1894–95 1947–48 1953–54 1961–62 1967–68 1977–78
Multi-national	1961–62 1978–79