ACS Overseas First-Class Annual 2016

CRICKET AUSTRALIA XI v NEW ZEALANDERS Played at Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney, October 29, 30, 31, 2015. New Zealand in Australia 2015/16 Match drawn. CRICKET AUSTRALIA XI R B M 4s 6s †R.G.L.Carters c Watling b Latham 209 364 458 18 - A.J.Finch not out 288 363 458 24 7 C.L.White K.R.Patterson *A.J.Turner H.W.R.Cartwright M.W.Short ‡ G.S.Sandhu M.J.Swepson ‡ L.C.Hatcher ‡ J.K.Reed Extras b 1, lb 3, w 2 6 (1 wkt dec; 121.1 ov; 458 mins) 503 NEW ZEALANDERS T.W.M.Latham M.J.Guptill K.S.Williamson L.R.P.L.Taylor *B.B.McCullum J.D.S.Neesham †B.J.Watling M.D.Craig T.G.Southee D.A.J.Bracewell M.J.Henry New Zealanders O M R W wd nb Fall CA Southee 3 1 4 0 - - 1 503 (1) Henry 19 1 62 0 1 - 2 Bracewell 15 6 40 0 - - 3 Craig 31 3 127 0 - - 4 Neesham 14 1 66 0 1 - 5 Williamson 15 0 75 0 - - 6 McCullum 10 0 46 0 - - 7 Guptill 11 0 62 0 - - 8 Latham 1.1 0 7 1 - - 9 Taylor 2 0 10 0 - - 10 Umpires: J.D.Ward and P.Wilson. Referee: R.W.Stratford. Toss: Cricket Australia XI Close of Play: 1st day: Cricket Australia XI (1) 376-0 (Carters 156, Finch 214, 91 overs); 2nd day: Cricket Australia XI (1) 503-1 (Finch 288*, 121.1 overs); There was no play on the final day. R.G.L.Carters passed 2,000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 197 in the first innings. The stand of 503 in Cricket Australia XI (1) was the fourth-highest opening stand in all first-class cricket and the highest for any wicket in Australia (previously 464* for the 5th wicket by M.E.Waugh and S.R.Waugh for New South Wales v Western Australia at Perth in 1990/91; the previous highest opening stand in Australia was by E.R.Mayne and W.H.Ponsford for Victoria v Queensland at Melbourne in 1923/24). It was agreed to abandon the match on the second day because of a sharp deterioration in the quality of the pitch. 16 Australia in 2015/16