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This article describes the '''history of New Zealand cricket from the 1970–71 season until 2000'''.
New Zealand's outstanding player in this period was the great fast bowler and all-rounder [[Richard Hadlee]].
==Domestic cricket==
The Plunket Shield was replaced in 1974 by the Shell Trophy after [[Shell Oil]] became the principal sponsor of New Zealand cricket.
===Plunket Shield winners===
* 1970–71 – [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]]
* 1971–72 – [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
* 1972–73 – [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
* 1973–74 – [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
===Shell Trophy winners===
* 1974–75 – [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
* 1975–76 – [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]
* 1976–77 – [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
* 1977–78 – [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]]
* 1978–79 – [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
* 1979–80 – [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]]
* 1980–81 – Auckland
* 1981–82 – [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
* 1982–83 – [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
* 1983–84 – [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]
* 1984–85 – [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
* 1985–86 – [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
* 1986–87 – [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]]
* 1987–88 – [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
* 1988–89 – Auckland
* 1989–90 – [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
* 1990–91 – Auckland
* 1991–92 – [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]] & [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]] shared
* 1992–93 – [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]]
* 1993–94 – [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]
* 1994–95 – Auckland
* 1995–96 – Auckland
* 1996–97 – [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]
* 1997–98 – [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]
* 1998–99 – [[Central Districts Stags]]
* 1999–2000 – [[Northern Districts Knights]]
==International tours of New Zealand==
===England 1970–71===
* [ 1st Test] at [[Lancaster Park]], Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at [[Eden Park]], Auckland – match drawn
===Pakistan 1972–73===
* [ 1st Test] at [[Basin Reserve]], Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at [[Carisbrook]], Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===Australia 1973–74===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runs
===England 1974–75===
* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
===India 1975–76===
* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs
===Australia 1976–77===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wickets
===England 1977–78===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===Pakistan 1978–79===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at [[McLean Park]], Napier – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===DH Robins' XI 1979–80===
===West Indies 1979–80===
{{Main|West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1979–80}}
===India 1980–81===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===Australia 1981–82===
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42087.html 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42115.html 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42126.html 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by 8 wickets
===Sri Lanka 1982–83===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
===England 1983–84===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===Pakistan 1984–85===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets
===Australia 1985–86===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets
===West Indies 1986–87===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
===England 1987–88===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
===Pakistan 1988–89===
* [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===Australia 1989–90===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
===India 1989–90===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===Sri Lanka 1990–91===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at [[Westpac Park|Trust Bank Park]], Hamilton – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===England 1991–92===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
===Australia 1992–93===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
===Pakistan 1992–93===
* [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs
===India 1993–94===
* [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
===Pakistan 1993–94===
* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
===India 1994–95===
===South Africa 1994–95===
* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs
===Sri Lanka 1994–95===
* [ 1st Test] at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn
===West Indies 1994–95===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs
===Pakistan 1995–96===
* [ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs
===Zimbabwe 1995–96===
* [ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
===England 1996–97===
* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs
* [ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets
===Sri Lanka 1996–97===
* [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runs
===Australia 1997–98===
===Bangladesh 1997–98===
[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] toured New Zealand in November and December 1997 and played four [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and four [[List A]] matches. Bangladesh had not yet been granted full international status, so there were no Tests.
{{Main|Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 1997–98}}
===Zimbabwe 1997–98===
* [ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs
===India 1998–99===
* [ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn
===South Africa 1998–99===
* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
* [ 2nd Test] at [[Jade Stadium]], Christchurch – match drawn
* [ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets
===Australia 1999–2000===
* [ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets
* [ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets
===West Indies 1999–2000===
* [ 1st Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
* [ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs
==Annual reviews==
* [[Playfair Cricket Annual]] 1971 to 2000 editions
* [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] 1971 to 2000 editions
==See also==
*[[History of cricket in New Zealand]]
==References==
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==Further reading==
* [[Bill Frindall]], ''The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877–1978'', Wisden, 1979
* [[Don Neely]] & Richard Payne, ''Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985'', Moa, Auckland, 1986
==External links==
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/NZ.html CricketArchive – New Zealand season itineraries]
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