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
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Pakistan 1972–73
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Carisbrook, Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Australia 1973–74
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
- at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runs
England 1974–75
- at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
India 1975–76
- at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs
Australia 1976–77
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wickets
England 1977–78
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Pakistan 1978–79
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs
- at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
DH Robins' XI 1979–80
West Indies 1979–80
India 1980–81
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Australia 1981–82
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by 8 wickets
Sri Lanka 1982–83
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
England 1983–84
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Pakistan 1984–85
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs
- at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets
Australia 1985–86
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets
West Indies 1986–87
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
England 1987–88
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
Pakistan 1988–89
- at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Australia 1989–90
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
India 1989–90
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
- at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
Sri Lanka 1990–91
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
England 1991–92
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs
- at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
Australia 1992–93
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Pakistan 1992–93
- at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs
India 1993–94
- at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
Pakistan 1993–94
- at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
India 1994–95
South Africa 1994–95
- at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs
Sri Lanka 1994–95
- at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
- at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn
West Indies 1994–95
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs
Pakistan 1995–96
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs
Zimbabwe 1995–96
- at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
England 1996–97
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs
- at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets
Sri Lanka 1996–97
- at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
- at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runs
Australia 1997–98
Bangladesh 1997–98
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
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
- at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs
India 1998–99
- at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets
- at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn
South Africa 1998–99
- at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
- at Jade Stadium, Christchurch – match drawn
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets
Australia 1999–2000
- at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets
- at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets
West Indies 1999–2000
- at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
- at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs
External sources
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Annual reviews
- Playfair Cricket Annual 1971 to 2000 editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1971 to 2000 editions