# New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 217 competitors and 80 officials to the 1998 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Graeme Miller, and at the closing ceremony Darren Liddel.
New Zealand has competed in every edition of Commonwealth Games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

## Medals

| | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| New Zealand | 8 | 6 | 20 | 34 |
New Zealand was sixth on the medal table in 1998 with 34 medals overall, including 8 gold medals.

### Gold

Athletics:
    Beatrice Faumuina — Women's Discus Throw
Cycling:
    Glen Thomson — Men's Track Points Race
    Sarah Ulmer — Women's Track Individual Pursuit (3000m)
Rugby sevens:
    Christian Cullen, Rico Gear, Jonah Lomu, Caleb Ralph, Roger Randle, Amasio Valence, Bruce Reihana, Eric Rush, Dallas Seymour, and Joeli Vidiri — Men's Sevens Team Competition
Shooting:
    Stephen Petterson — Men's 50m Rifle Prone
Weightlifting:
    Darren Liddel — Men's + 105kg (Clean & Jerk)
    Darren Liddel — Men's + 105kg (Snatch)
    Darren Liddel — Men's + 105kg (Total)

### Silver

Cycling:
    Susy Pryde — Women's Individual Road Race
    Sarah Ulmer — Women's Track Points Race
Netball:
    Belinda Charteris, Belinda Colling, Julie Seymour, Sonya Hardcastle, Donna Loffhagen, Bernice Mene, Lesley Nicol, Anna Rowberry, Jo Steed, Lorna Suafoa, Noeline Taurua, and Linda Vagana — Women's Team Competition
Shooting:
    Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees— Women's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs) - Women
    Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees — Women's 25m Pistol (Pairs)
    Alan Earle and Jason Wakeling — Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)

### Bronze

Athletics:
    Joanne Henry — Women's Heptathlon
Badminton:
    Rhona Robertson and Tammy Jenkins — Women's Doubles
    Geoff Bellingham, Chris Blair, Dean Galt, Anton Gargiulo, Nick Hall, Jarrod King, and Daniel Shirley — Men's Team
Boxing:
    Garth da Silva — Men's Heavyweight (- 91 kg)
Cricket:
    Geoff Allott, Nathan Astle, Mark Bailey, Matthew Bell, Chris Drum, Stephen Fleming, Chris Harris, Matt Horne, Dion Nash, Shayne O'Connor, Adam Parore, Craig McMillan, Alex Tait, Daniel Vettori, and Paul Wiseman — Men's Team Competition
Cycling:
    Tim Carswell — Men's Track 20km Scratch Race
    Brendon Cameron, Tim Carswell, Greg Henderson, and Lee Vertongen — Men's Track Team Pursuit (4000m)
    Greg Henderson — Men's Track Points Race
Gymnastics:
    David Phillips — Men's Floor
Field Hockey:
    Tina Bell-Kake, Helen Clarke, Jenny Duck, Emily Gillam, Sandy Hitchcock, Anna Lawrence, Robyn Toomey, Skippy Hamahona, Suzie Pearce, Moira Senior, Jenny Shepherd, Karen Smith, Mandy Smith, Kate Trolove, Lisa Walton, and Diana Weavers — Women's Team Competition
Lawn Bowls:
    Millie Khan — Women's Singles
Shooting:
    Des Coe — Men's Trap
    Tania Corrigan — Women's 10m Air Pistol
    Sally Johnston — Women's 50m Rifle Prone
    Greg Yelavich — Men's 10m Air Pistol
Swimming:
    Toni Jeffs — Women's 50m Freestyle
    Trent Bray, Scott Cameron, John Davis, and Danyon Loader — Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Squash:
    Sarah Cook and Glen Wilson — Mixed Doubles
Weightlifting:
    Nigel Avery — Men's 105kg (Snatch)
    Nigel Avery — Men's 105kg (Total)

## Cricket

New Zealand named the below squad for the tournament.

### Roster

* Stephen Fleming (c)
* Geoff Allott
* Nathan Astle
* Mark Bailey
* Matthew Bell
* Chris Drum
* Chris Harris
* Matt Horne
* Craig McMillan
* Dion Nash
* Shayne O'Connor
* Adam Parore (wk)
* Daniel Vettori
* Paul Wiseman

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| New Zealand men | Men's tournament | Kenya W by 5 wickets | Scotland W by 177 runs | Pakistan W by 81 runs | 1 Q | Australia L by 9 wickets | Sri Lanka W by 51 runs | |

### Group stage

Group D :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.799 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.480 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.697 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.401 |
* 10 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Kenya 144/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 145/5 (47.3 overs) |
| Steve Tikolo 35 (64) Chris Harris 3/7 (10 overs) | | Matt Horne 39 (76) Maurice Odumbe 1/17 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 5 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* Craig McMillan (NZ) scored his 2,000th List A run.
* Points: New Zealand 2, Kenya 0.
* 13 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 278/6 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 101 (42.4 overs) |
| Stephen Fleming 102 (135) James Brinkley 3/55 (10 overs) | | George Salmond 31 (73) Chris Harris 4/25 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 177 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: New Zealand 2, Scotland 0.
* Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 215/8 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 134 (42.5 overs) |
| Stephen Fleming 66 (99) Shoaib Akhtar 4/47 (10 overs) | | Akhtar Sarfraz 34 (84) Daniel Vettori 3/33 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 81 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: David Orchard (SA) and Eddie Nicholls (Guy)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0.
* New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan were eliminated as a result of this match.

### Semi-final

* 17 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 58 (26.4 overs) | v | Australia 62/1 (10.5 overs) |
| Stephen Fleming 20 (41) Brad Young 4/4 (4 overs) | | Adam Gilchrist 42* (36) Alex Tait 1/17 (5 overs) |
* Australia won by 9 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: David Orchard (SA) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.

### Bronze medal match

* 18 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 212/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 161 (44.4 overs) |
| Chris Harris 56* (71) Russel Arnold 1/27 (10 overs) | | Suresh Perera 45 (55) Daniel Vettori 3/33 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 51 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

## New Zealand Team
### Athletics

* Zion Armstrong
* Craig Barrett
* Diggory Brooke
* Chantal Brunner
* Alan Bunce
* Hamish Christensen
* Mathew Coad
* Phil Costley
* Chris Donaldson
* Jenni Dryburgh
* Shaun Farrell
* Beatrice Faumuina
* Melina Hamilton
* Joanne Henry
* Toni Hodgkinson
* Philip Jensen
* Cassandra Kelly
* Aaron Langdon
* Tania Lutton
* Frith Maunder
* Lee-Ann McPhillips
* Rowena Morton
* Denis Petouchinski
* Doug Pirini
* Simon Poelman
* Tony Sargisson
* Tasha Williams
* Ian Winchester

### Field Hockey
#### Men's Competition

* Scott Anderson
* Ryan Archibald
* Michael Bevin
* Andrew Buckley
* Hymie Gill
* Dion Gosling
* Bevan Hari
* Andrew Hastie
* Brett Leaver
* Wayne McIndoe
* Umesh Parag
* Mitesh Patel
* Ken Robinson
* Darren Smith
* Andrew Timlin
* Simon Towns

#### Women's Competition

* Tina Bell-Kake
* Helen Clarke
* Jenny Duck
* Emily Gillam
* Sandy Hitchcock
* Anna Lawrence
* Robyn Toomey
* Skippy Hamahona
* Suzie Pearce
* Moira Senior
* Jenny Shepherd
* Karen Smith
* Mandy Smith
* Kate Trolove
* Lisa Walton
* Diana Weavers