The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches in the 2005–06 season. Owing to South Africa's busy schedule, the tour was split into two legs, one to be played in October 2005 with the six limited overs matches (one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals), and the second leg to be played in April and May 2006, including three Test matches. Before the limited overs series began, New Zealand were ranked third on the ICC ODI Championship table, two places ahead of their hosts South Africa.[1] However, New Zealand had never won an ODI series in South Africa before this tour,[2] and they were not to do it this summer either. In fact, New Zealand did not win a single one of the five matches, and only the rain – which sent the fourth match into a no-result – prevented the Kiwis from going down 0–5. The test series was similarly disappointing for New Zealand, with South Africa claiming it 2-0. After two series losses to Australia it was a satisfying result for the South Africans.
| New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06 | |||
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| New Zealand | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 21 October 2005 – 7 May 2006 | ||
| Captains | Stephen Fleming | Graeme Smith | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Stephen Fleming (351) | Hashim Amla (233) | |
| Most wickets | James Franklin (15) | Makhaya Ntini (20) | |
| Player of the series | Makhaya Ntini (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Lou Vincent (167) | Graeme Smith (161) | |
| Most wickets | Shane Bond (6) | Makhaya Ntini (8) | |
| Player of the series | Justin Kemp (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Stephen Fleming (31) | Graeme Smith (61) | |
| Most wickets |
Nathan Astle (3) Jeetan Patel (3) | Charl Langeveldt (2) | |
Squads
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The New Zealand squad of 15 players for the ODI series of the tour was announced on 26 September 2005. Chris Cairns was excluded over fitness issues while Jeetan Patel was included following good performances during the Zimbabwe tour the previous season.[4] From the ODI squad that toured the Caribbean earlier that year, the South Africa squad had Herschelle Gibbs included for the First ODI, who was out due to injury, in place of Justin Ontong. Albie Morkel was drafted only for the T20I fixture in the same squad.[3] AB de Villiers, who was named in squads for both ODI and T20I series, was released to play domestic cricket for his side, the Titans, thus missing the lone T20I and the First ODI fixtures, as part of the player-rotation policy employed by the selectors. While he returned to the squad for the Second ODI, Andrew Hall left to play domestic cricket.[7] Boeta Dippenaar, who picked up an injury during the First ODI, was ruled out of the remainder of the series and was replaced by Andrew Puttick.[8] Puttick was replaced by Jacques Rudolph for the Third ODI.[9] In their 13-man squad announced for the final two ODIs, Gibbs and Nicky Boje, who announced dropping out of the India tour, were replaced by Hall and Morkel for South Africa.[10]
The New Zealand squad for the Test series was announced on 28 March 2006. Two additions were made to the squad that was playing the West Indies.[6] Opening batsman Michael Papps was recalled to the side alongside all-rounder Jacob Oram. Shane Bond was ruled of the First Test after he sustained a knee injury in the four-day warm-up game. Kyle Mills was named his replacement in the playing XI.[11] For the Second Test, Michael Mason was added to the squad his cover.[12] While Bond was ruled out for the series,[13] Hamish Marshall pulled out due to a rib injury following the First Test.[14]
A 16-man South Africa squad for the Test was announced on 9 April. The same squad named for the completed home series against Australia was named.[5] Gibbs and Kruger were dropped from the squad for the Second and Tests after poor performances in the First.[15]
Tour matches
edit50-over: South Africa A v New Zealanders
edit50-over: South Africa A v New Zealanders
edit 16 October 2005
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- South Africa A won the toss and elected to field.
Four-day: Rest of South Africa v New Zealanders
edit7–10 April 2006
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- Rest of South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- James Franklin claimed his 250th wicket in first-class matches.[16]
T20I series
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, James Marshall, Jacob Oram and Jeetan Patel (all NZ); and Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Albie Morkel, André Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince and Graeme Smith (all SA) made their T20I debut.
ODI series
editFirst ODI
edit 23 October 2005
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jacques Kallis became the third South Africa player to claim 200 wickets in ODIs.[17]
Second ODI
editThird ODI
editFourth ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play at 14:00, 90 minutes into South Africa's innings.[18]
- Nathan Astle (NZ) became the fourth player to play 200 ODIs for New Zealand.[19]
Fifth ODI
edit 6 November 2005
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa were set a target of 140 in 30 overs after interruptions due to thunderstorms.[20]
- Mark Boucher became the fourth South Africa player to play 200 ODIs.[21]
- Mark Boucher claimed five catches, equalling the record for most in an ODI by a South Africa wicket-keeper.[22] He broke the record in 2007 when he claimed six against Pakistan.[23]
Test series
editFirst Test
edit15–19 April 2006
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Stephen Fleming (NZ), Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock (both SA) all played their 100th Tests.[24]
Second Test
edit27 April – 1 May 2006
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Stephen Fleming became the first New Zealand player to score three double centuries in Tests. His 262 was the highest for a New Zealand batsman against South Africa.[25]
- Stephen Fleming and James Franklin put together 256 runs for the eighth wicket, the most for any wicket for New Zealand against South Africa in Tests.[25]
- James Franklin (NZ) and Hashim Amla (SA) scored their maiden Test centuries.[26][27]
- Jacques Kallis (SA) scored his 8,000th run in Tests.[27]
Third Test
edit5–7 May 2006
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Jacques Kallis (SA) claimed his 200th wicket, and became the second player after Garfield Sobers (WI) to reach 8,000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests.[28][29]
References
edit- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council. icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2006.
- ^ Boock, Richard (22 October 2005). "Cricket: Injuries worry Fleming for first one-dayer". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Gibbs included in SA squad". ESPNcricinfo. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Chris Cairns misses out". ESPNcricinfo. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Doubts surround Smith's fitness for first Test". ESPNcricinfo. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Papps recalled for South Africa tour". ESPNcricinfo. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Hall out in South Africa rotation". BBC Sport. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Dippenaar to miss India tour". ESPNcricinfo. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Rudolph added to South Africa squad". ESPNcricinfo. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Gibbs and Boje dropped from one-day squad". ESPNcricinfo. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Bond ruled out of first Test". ESPNcricinfo. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Mason called up as cover for Bond". ESPNcricinfo. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Bond ruled out of last two Tests". ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Marshall out but Astle plays". ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Gibbs dropped for remaining Tests". ESPNcricinfo. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ The Rest v New Zealanders, New Zealand in South Africa 2005/06 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ "Kemp blasts South Africa to victory". Rediff.com. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "South Africa v New Zealand, 2005-06". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Rain ends South Africa's record run". Rediff.com. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "South Africa v New Zealand, 2005-06". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Smith steers South Africa to victory". Rediff.com. Reuters. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "South Africa clinch final victory". BBC Sport. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Seamers set up crushing win". ESPNcricinfo. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "South Africa struggle on day one". Rediff.com. Reuters. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Fleming hits double century". Rediff.com. Reuters. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Amla anchors South Africa". Rediff.com. Reuters. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Amla leads solid South African batting display". Rediff.com. Reuters. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Kallis joins a club of two". ESPNcricinfo. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Martin leads Kiwi fightback". Rediff.com. Reuters. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
External links
edit- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- New Zealand in South Africa 2005/06 at CricketArchive (subscription required)