Cricket: Crowe sets Kiwis flying

Martin Crowe struck 91 in just 100 balls to steer New Zealand to a last-over victory against Australia in the fourth one-day international in Hamilton yesterday.

(Australia won toss)

AUSTRALIA

*M A Taylor c Blain b Morrison. . . . . . . . . .13

M E Waugh b Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

D M Jones run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

D C Boon c Morrison b Harris . . . . . . . . . . .2

S R Waugh b Pringle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

D R Martyn c Blain b Morrison . . . . . . . . . .17

I A Healy lbw b Pringle. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

A I C Dodemaide not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

M G Hughes not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Extras (b1 lb6 w5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Total (for 7, 50 overs). . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Fall: 1-29 2-172 3-178 4-215 5-217 6-227 7-235.

Did not bat: P R Reiffel, T B A May.

Bowling: Morrison 9-0-35-3 (2w); Pringle 8-1-41-2 (1w); Larsen 10-0-42-0; Wilson 3-0-20-0 (1w); Patel 10-0-47-0; Harris 7-0-37-1 (1w); Jones 3-0-18-0.

NEW ZEALAND

M J Greatbatch c Healy b Hughes. . . . . . . . .13

A H Jones run out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

*M D Crowe run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

K R Rutherford c Healy b Reiffel. . . . . . . . .9

C Z Harris c Healy b Reiffel. . . . . . . . . . .0

T E Blain b Dodemaide. . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

J Wilson not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

D N Patel run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

G R Larsen not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Extras (w5 lb11 b2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Total (for 7, 49.4 overs) . . . . . . . . . . .250

Fall: 1-24 2-59 3-88 4-94 5-172 6-196 7-210

Did not bat: C Pringle, D K Morrison.

Bowling: Hughes 10-3-28-1 (2w); Dodemaide 10-1-39-1 (3w); Reiffel 10-2-46-2; May 10-0-45-0; S Waugh 7.4-0-59-0; M Waugh 2-0-20-0.

NEW ZEALAND WON BY THREE WICKETS