# South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99

The South African national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1999 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. South Africa won the series 1–0. New Zealand were captained by Dion Nash and South Africa by Hansie Cronje. In addition, the teams played a six-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which South Africa won 3–2.

## One Day Internationals (ODIs)
### 1st ODI

* 14 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 211 (49.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 215/7 (49.1 overs) |
| JH Kallis 100 (117) GI Allott 4/35 (9 overs) | | NJ Astle 95 (118) AA Donald 3/42 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 3 wickets Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: DB Cowie and RS Dunne Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

### 2nd ODI

* 17 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 220/9 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 224/3 (43 overs) |
| RG Twose 78 (123) SM Pollock 4/45 (10 overs) | | G Kirsten 81* (109) GI Allott 2/42 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 7 wickets Jade Stadium, Christchurch Umpires: CE King and EA Watkin Player of the match: G Kirsten (SA)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd ODI

* 20 February 1999 Scorecard
| South Africa 212/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 215/3 (43.1 overs) |
| L Klusener 103* (132) CZ Harris 3/32 (10 overs) | | NJ Astle 100* (126) SM Pollock 1/20 (8 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 7 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: BF Bowden and DB Cowie Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

### 4th ODI

* 25 March 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 257/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 10/0 (1.3 overs) |
| AC Parore 44 (43) L Klusener 2/40 (10 overs) | | G Kirsten 5* (5) |
* No result McLean Park, Napier Umpires: BF Bowden and DM Quested
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* CE Bulfin (NZ) made his ODI debut.
* The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.

#### Replay

* 26 March 1999 Scorecard
| New Zealand 191 (38.4 overs) | v | South Africa 194/8 (40 overs) |
| RG Twose 79* (77) SM Pollock 3/33 (7.4 overs) | | DJ Cullinan 61 (77) GI Allott 2/33 (7 overs) |
* South Africa won by 2 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: BF Bowden and DM Quested Player of the match: L Klusener (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced before play started to 40 overs per side.

### 5th ODI

* 27 March 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 290/5 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 147 (36.1 overs) |
| JH Kallis 100 (125) GI Allott 4/47 (10 overs) | | CZ Harris 31 (47) WJ Cronje 3/26 (6 overs) |
* South Africa won by 143 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: CE King and EA Watkin Player of the match: DJ Cullinan (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### 6th ODI

* 30 March 1999 Scorecard
| South Africa 249/4 (48.4 overs) | v | New Zealand |
| JH Kallis 54 (89) NJ Astle 2/33 (6 overs) | | |
* No result Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin Player of the match: GR Larsen (NZ)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Replay

* 31 March 1999 Scorecard
| New Zealand | v | South Africa |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: RS Dunne and EA Watkin
* No toss

## Test series summary
### 1st Test

* 27 February – 3 March 1999 Scorecard
* Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Daryll Cullinan (SA)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* Daryll Cullinan's 275 not out was, at the time, the highest Test score by a South African, surpassing Graeme Pollock's 274 against Australia at Durban in 1970. Geoff Allott made the longest Test duck during New Zealand's first innings, taking 101 minutes and facing 77 balls.

### 2nd Test

* 11–15 March 1999 Scorecard
* Match drawn Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Dave Quested (NZ) Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* Gary Stead (NZ) made his Test debut.

### 3rd Test

* 18–22 March 1999 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match: Steve Elworthy (SA)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.