Close of Play

  • Sun, 2 Jan - day 1 - New Zealand Cricket XI 1st innings 342/4 (JEC Franklin 17*, DG Brownlie 11*, 86 ov)
  • Mon, 3 Jan - day 2 - Pakistanis 1st innings 234/8 (Misbah-ul-Haq 99*, Sohail Tanvir 0*, 73 ov)
  • Tue, 4 Jan - day 3 - New Zealand Cricket XI 2nd innings 111/4 (32 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

  • Match drawn after Pakistani fightback

    New Zealand Cricket XI, a shadow New Zealand Test team, have come out of the tour match against the Pakistanis in Whangarei with the psychological advantage of having taken a 97-run first-innings lead

  • Misbah shines but Pakistanis stumble

    New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, who was rested for the Twenty20 series against Pakistan, picked up three wickets on the second day of the tour game between New Zealand Cricket XI and the Pakistanis at Cobham Oval (New) in Whangarei

  • McCullum double-century torments Pakistan

    Brendon McCullum scored a blistering double-century as New Zealand Cricket XI dominated the opening day of the three-day tour game against the Pakistanis at Cobham Oval (New) in Whagarei