New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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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.

CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
Competitors217
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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)
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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

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

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Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 161228
Badminton 7714
Boxing 6N/a6
Cricket 14N/a14
Cycling 15823
Diving 112
Gymnastics 4711
Hockey 161632
Lawn bowls 7714
Netball N/a1212
Rugby sevens 10N/a10
Shooting 15520
Squash 448
Swimming 8412
Synchronised swimming N/a11
Tenpin bowling 224
Weightlifting 6N/a6
Total13186217
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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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

Roster
Summary
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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)
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Group stage
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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
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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

Main article: Cycling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Hockey

Main article: Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Netball

With a team captained by Belinda Colling[6] and coached by Yvonne Willering,[7] New Zealand finished as silver medallists in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, losing 42–39 to Australia in the final.[8][9] In the group stages, they won all five of their matches and in the semi-finals they defeated England 70–30.[10][11]

Group B

14 September 1998  New Zealand 77–41  Malawi  
15 September 1998  New Zealand 90–28  Cook Islands  
16 September 1998  New Zealand 94–21  Wales  
17 September 1998  New Zealand 92–16  Sri Lanka  
18 September 1998  New Zealand 63–35  South Africa  
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand5500416141+27510
2  South Africa5401315207+1088
3  Cook Islands5212283330-475
4  Malawi5203283270-134
5  Wales5113220321-1013
6  Sri Lanka5005157405-2480
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  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2

Playoffs

Semi-final 2
19 September 1998  New Zealand 70–30  England  
Gold Medal Match
21 September 1998  Australia 42–39  New Zealand  

Squad

More information Players, Coaches ...
New Zealand roster
PlayersCoaches
NamePosDOBHeightClubNatCaps
Belinda Charteris GD (1972-05-10)10 May 1972 (aged 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Otago Rebels
Belinda Colling (c) GA, GS, WA (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Otago Rebels
Sonya Hardcastle C, WA (1972-04-16)16 April 1972 (aged 26) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Northern Force
Donna Loffhagen GA, GS (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southern Sting
Bernice Mene GD, GK (1975-01-18)18 January 1975 (aged 23) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Southern Sting
Lesley Nicol WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Otago Rebels
Anna Rowberry C, WA, WD (1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Otago Rebels
Julie Seymour C, WD (1971-03-29)29 March 1971 (aged 27) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Canterbury Flames
Joanne Steed GS (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 23) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Otago Rebels
Lorna Suafoa GK, GD (1975-10-07)7 October 1975 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Noeline Taurua GA, WA (1968-03-26)26 March 1968 (aged 30) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Capital Shakers
Linda Vagana GK, GD (1971-07-23)23 July 1971 (aged 27) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Force
Head coach


Manager: Sheryl Wells

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
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Rugby sevens

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Synchronised swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Tenpin bowling

Main article: Tenpin bowling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Officials

References

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