New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Competitors217
Flag bearer (opening)Graeme Miller
Flag bearer (closing)Darren Liddel
Officials80
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
20
Total
34
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 217 competitors and 80 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Kuala Lumpur, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was cyclist Graeme Miller, and at the closing ceremony was weightlifter Darren Liddel. The New Zealand team finished sixth on the medal table, winning a total of 34 medals, 8 of which were gold.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

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Competitors

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The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 16 12 28
Badminton 7 7 14
Boxing 6 6
Cricket 14 14
Cycling 15 8 23
Diving 1 1 2
Gymnastics 4 7 11
Hockey 16 16 32
Lawn bowls 7 7 14
Netball 12 12
Rugby sevens 10 10
Shooting 15 5 20
Squash 4 4 8
Swimming 8 4 12
Synchronised swimming 1 1
Tenpin bowling 2 2 4
Weightlifting 6 6
Total 131 86 217

Athletics

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Badminton

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Boxing

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Cricket

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New Zealand named the below squad for the tournament.[1][2]

Roster
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Group stage
Group D
Pos Team 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
Source: ESPNcricinfo


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.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • 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: Dave Orchard (SA) and Eddie Nicholls (Guy)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0.[5]
  • 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: Dave 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.


Cycling

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Diving

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Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Men's tournament

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Women's tournament

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Lawn bowls

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Netball

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Rugby sevens

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Shooting

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Squash

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Swimming

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Synchronised swimming

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Tenpin bowling

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Weightlifting

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Officials

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "NZ recall caps Allott's special week". The Press. Independent Newspapers. 4 August 1998. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Kenya v New Zealand - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ "New Zealand v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ "New Zealand v Pakistan - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Games chef de mission role open to allcomers". The New Zealand Herald. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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