Flintoff ends England's losing streak
Andrew Flintoff put the Ashes whitewash behind him and dragged England to their first win on the Australian tour as they beat New Zealand with a ball to spare at Hobart
15/01Result
3rd Match, Commonwealth Bank Series at Hobart, Jan 16 2007
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![England]( "England")
206/7 (49.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
15/01Result
3rd Match, Commonwealth Bank Series at Hobart, Jan 16 2007
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![England]( "England")
206/7 (49.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
NJ Astle
45(63) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 15 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30 Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
16 January 2007 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England 4, New Zealand 0
Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 205/9 (50 OVERS)
- Nathan Astle45 (63)
- Peter Fulton27 (52)
- James Anderson4/42 (10)
- Paul Collingwood2/25 (10)
ENGLAND 206/7 (49.5 OVERS)
- Ian Bell45 (72)
- Andrew Flintoff*72 (75)
- James Franklin2/34 (9)
- Jeetan Patel2/34 (10)
Well, well, well. England have won a match but, my word, they made hard work of it - unbelievably so. New Zealand bowled so well to restrict them, but England's batsmen appeared to be in a state of sedation until Flintoff came to the crease. He played a magnificent innings, in contrast to the meekness of his team-mates, and that's England's first win, in any form of cricket, since they beat West Indies on October 28 last year. In the end, it was a very exciting finish - and perhaps that'll spark England into life. We hope you've enjoyed our coverage. From me, Will Luke, and Andrew McGlashan, it's good night.
49.5
1
McMillan to Flintoff, 1 run, and Flintoff saves the day, driving this down the ground and England are up and running on their tour of Australia
1 from 2
49.4
0
McMillan to Flintoff, no run, bump ball! Hit back to McMillan
They could still tie it, mind. 1 from 3
49.3
2
McMillan to Flintoff, 2 runs, on leg stump, a little floater and Flintoff lifts it over the infield - and they pick up two! England cannot lose this match
3 from 4. Flintoff on strike. He and Lewis discuss their share options and favourite artists and suchlike, here comes McMillan, wobbling up to the crease...
49.2
1
McMillan to Lewis, 1 run, and he clunks this to the leg side, to mid-on and they get a single
Flintoff's still at the other end. 4 from 5
49.1
0
McMillan to Lewis, no run, full toss, slashed to point once more...straight to point
McMillan to take the final over
END OF OVER:49 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 202/7 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 4.12, RRR: 4.00)
- Jon Lewis1 (4b)
- Andrew Flintoff69 (72b)
- Mark Gillespie6-0-40-1
- Craig McMillan4-0-18-0
Well New Zealand have just the man on strike that they want. Clueless cricket from England
48.6
1
Gillespie to Lewis, 1 run, and it's slashed through the infield and, unbelievably, they take the single!
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Flintoff ends England's losing streak
Andrew Flintoff put the Ashes whitewash behind him and dragged England to their first win on the Australian tour as they beat New Zealand with a ball to spare at Hobart