New ZealandTest and ODI ground1955 to 2004
Carisbrook
Dunedin, New Zealand
Carisbrook records at a glance
At Carisbrook, the highest Test team total is 586/7 by New Zealand in 1997; the highest individual score is 267* by Bryan Young in 1997; the highest successful chase is 278/8 by New Zealand in 1985.
At Carisbrook, the highest ODI team total is 310/4 by Australia in 2000; the highest individual score is 122* by Nathan Astle in 2002; the highest successful chase is 290/6 by New Zealand in 2001.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 586/7 (New Zealand, 1997) | 310/4 (Australia, 2000) |
| Lowest completed total | 74 (New Zealand, 1956) | 129 (New Zealand, 1993) |
| Highest successful chase | 278/8 (New Zealand, 1985) | 290/6 (New Zealand, 2001) |
| Highest individual score | Bryan Young 267* (1997) | Nathan Astle 122* (2002) |
| Best bowling | Intikhab Alam 7/52 (1973) | Richard Hadlee 5/38 (1989) |
| Most runs at the ground | Bryan Young 351 | Nathan Astle 422 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Richard Hadlee 19 | Richard Hadlee 18 |
| Average first-innings total | 263 | 215 |
Carisbrook in numbers
Carisbrook, in Dunedin, New Zealand, has staged 10 Tests and 21 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between New Zealand and England in 1955, and the most recent international here was in 2004.
In Tests
Of the 10 Tests played at Carisbrook, 3 were drawn (30%), 2 won by the side batting first and 5 by the side batting second. New Zealand have played 10 of those Tests and won 3, lost 4 and drawn or tied 3, a win rate of 30%.
Bryan Young has made more Test runs here than anyone, 351 in 3 innings with 1 hundred, and Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets, 19 in 2 Tests.
- Highest total: New Zealand's 586 for 7 (1997)
- Lowest completed innings: New Zealand's 74 (1956)
- Highest individual score: Bryan Young, 267 not out against Sri Lanka (1997)
- Best bowling: Intikhab Alam, 7 for 52 (1973)
- Heaviest defeat: New Zealand, by an innings and 166 runs against Pakistan (1973)
- Closest finish: New Zealand won by 1 wicket (1980)
In one-day internationals
Of the 21 ODIs played at Carisbrook, sides batting first have won 8 and chasing sides 12; 1 produced no result. Only 40% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. New Zealand have played 20 of those ODIs and won 10, lost 9 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 50%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (6) and England (4).
The average first-innings total was 190 in the 1980s (6 ODIs) and 268 in the 2000s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 9 ODIs, against 6 in the 1980s.
Nathan Astle has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 422 in 5 innings with 2 hundreds, and Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets, 18 in 7 ODIs.
- Highest total: Australia's 310 for 4 (2000)
- Lowest completed innings: New Zealand's 129 (1993)
- Highest individual score: Nathan Astle, 122 not out against England (2002)
- Best bowling: Richard Hadlee, 5 for 38 (1989)
- Widest win by runs: Australia, by 129 runs over New Zealand (1993)
Tests at Carisbrook
10 Tests, 1955 to 1997. The first was New Zealand v England on 11 March 1955: England won by 8 wickets.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 100 |
| 1960s | 3 | 230 |
| 1970s | 1 | 507 |
| 1980s | 2 | 207 |
| 1990s | 2 | 410 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Young | New Zealand | 3 | 351 | 1 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka | 4 | 207 | 1 |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | Pakistan | 1 | 201 | 1 |
| Qasim Umar | Pakistan | 2 | 185 | 0 |
| Asif Iqbal | Pakistan | 1 | 175 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 2 | 19 |
| Intikhab Alam | Pakistan | 1 | 11 |
| John Reid | New Zealand | 3 | 10 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 1 | 10 |
| Dipak Patel | New Zealand | 2 | 10 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 586/7
- Lowest completed total
- 74
- Highest score
- 267* · Bryan Young
- Best bowling
- 7/52 · Intikhab Alam
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 166
Closest finishes
- New Zealand won by 1 wicket (1980)
ODIs at Carisbrook
21 ODIs, 1974 to 2004. The first was New Zealand v Australia on 30 March 1974: Australia won by 7 wickets (with 85 balls remaining).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 165 |
| 1980s | 6 | 190 |
| 1990s | 9 | 218 |
| 2000s | 4 | 268 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | New Zealand | 5 | 422 | 2 |
| Martin Crowe | New Zealand | 10 | 283 | 1 |
| Ken Rutherford | New Zealand | 8 | 276 | 0 |
| John Wright | New Zealand | 7 | 218 | 0 |
| Andrew Jones | New Zealand | 7 | 216 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 7 | 18 |
| Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 8 | 11 |
| Gavin Larsen | New Zealand | 8 | 8 |
| Danny Morrison | New Zealand | 5 | 7 |
| Willie Watson | New Zealand | 5 | 6 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 310/4
- Lowest completed total
- 129
- Highest score
- 122* · Nathan Astle
- Best bowling
- 5/38 · Richard Hadlee
- Biggest win by runs
- 129 runs
Most recent matches
- South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, 25 February 2004): New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- England v New Zealand (ODI, 26 February 2002): New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
- Pakistan v New Zealand (ODI, 28 February 2001): New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
- Australia v New Zealand (ODI, 23 February 2000): Australia won by 50 runs
- South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, 14 February 1999): New Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Test, 7 March 1997): New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
- Pakistan v New Zealand (ODI, 15 December 1995): Pakistan won by 20 runs
- Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test, 18 March 1995): Match drawn
- Australia v India (ODI, 22 February 1995): India won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- New Zealand v Pakistan (ODI, 3 March 1994): Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 10 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 21 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive