New Zealand vs India, 1st Test at Wellington, , Dec 12 2002 - Cricket Photos

RESULT
1st Test, Wellington, December 12 - 14, 2002, India tour of New Zealand
161 & 121
(T:36) 247 & 36/0

New Zealand won by 10 wickets

Player Of The Match
89
mark-richardson
New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent runs from the field with a clutch of stumps after New Zealand won the match, beating India by 10 wickets. Vincent ended his second innings on 21 not out. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Vincent runs from the field with a clutch of stumps after New Zealand won the match. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand batsmen Lou Vincent (left) and Mark Richardson hug to celebrate New Zealand winning the match, beating India by 10 wickets. Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, Australian umpire Daryl Harper and bowler Ashish Nehra are in the foreground. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Vincent and Richardson hug to celebrate New Zealand winning the match. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand batsmen Lou Vincent (left) and Mark Richardson celebrate as the winning runs are hit by Richardson. New Zealand beat India by 10 wickets. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Vincent and Richardson celebrate as the winning runs are hit. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
Members of the New Zealand team celebrate the dismissal of Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly, caught by wicket-keeper Robbie Hart off the bowling of Shane Bond for two. From left: Hart, Daryl Tuffey (obscured), Bond and Scott Styris. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Members of the New Zealand team celebrate the dismissal of Ganguly. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Hannah Johnston/Photosport
New Zealand bowler Shane Bond celebrates the dismissal of Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly, caught behind by wicket-keeper Robbie Hart for two in his second innings. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Bond celebrates the dismissal of Ganguly. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Hannah Johnston/Photosport
New Zealand bowler Shane Bond celebrates the dismissal of Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, bowled in his second innings for seven. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Bond celebrates the dismissal of Dravid. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Hannah Johnston/Photosport
New Zealand bowler Jacob Oram successfully appeals for lbw to dismiss Indian batsman Sanjay Bangar in his second innings for 12. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Oram successfully appeals for lbw to dismiss Bangar. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Hannah Johnston/Photosport
Indian fielder Virender Sehwag (left) hugs Harbhajan Singh to celebrate the dismissal of New Zealand batsman Jacob Oram, lbw off the bowling of Harbhajan for 0, as team-mate VVS Laxman looks on. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (13 December 2002).
Sehwag hugs Harbhajan to celebrate the dismissal of Oram as Laxman looks on. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
Members of the Indian team celebrate the dismissal of New Zealand batsman Scott Styris, stumped by wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh for 0. From left: VVS Laxman, Harbhajan, Patel (obscured) and Virender Sehwag. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (13 December 2002).
Members of the Indian team celebrate the dismissal of Styris. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
Indian bowler Zaheer Khan (centre) celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle, caught by Harbhajan Singh for 41 in his first innings, with team-mates Sachin Tendulkar (left) and Ajit Agarkar. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (13 December 2002).
Khan celebrates the dismissal of Astle with Tendulkar and Agarkar. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand batsman Mark Richardson raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd as he leaves the field after New Zealand won the match, beating India by 10 wickets. Richardson scored 14 not out in his second innings and hit the winning runs. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Richardson raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd as he leaves the field after New Zealand won the match. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand batsmen Mark Richardson (left) and Lou Vincent celebrate New Zealand winning the match, beating India by 10 wickets. Indian captain Sourav Ganguly looks on. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Richardson and Vincent celebrate New Zealand winning the match. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
Indian wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel chases the ball after New Zealand batsman Mark Richardson plays a delivery from bowler Harbhajan Singh to the leg side during his second innings of 14 not out. Slip fielder Rahul Dravid looks on in the background. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Patel chases the ball after Richardson plays a delivery from Harbhajan to the leg side. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand wicket-keeper Robbie Hart (left) and team-mate Stephen Fleming celebrate the dismissal of Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly, caught by Hart off the bowling of Shane Bond for two. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Hart and Fleming celebrate the dismissal of Ganguly. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand bowler Shane Bond (centre) and team-mate Scott Styris celebrate the dismissal of Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, bowled in his second innings for seven. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Bond and Styris celebrate the dismissal of Dravid. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Hannah Johnston/Photosport
Indian batsman Rahul Dravid is bowled by New Zealand bowler Shane Bond for seven in his second innings. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Dravid is bowled by Bond. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand bowler Shane Bond successfully appeals for lbw to dismiss Indian batsman Virender Sehwag in his second innings for 12. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (14 December 2002).
Bond successfully appeals for lbw to dismiss Sehwag. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh unsuccessfully appeals for lbw against New Zealand batsman Jacob Oram during his spell of 2-22 from 13 overs on the second day. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (13 December 2002).
Harbhajan unsuccessfully appeals for lbw against Oram. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
New Zealand batsman Scott Styris fails to get back into his crease in time and is stumped by Indian wicket-keeper Patel, off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh for 0. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (13 December 2002).
Styris fails to get back into his crease in time and is stumped by Patel. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
Indian bowler Zaheer Khan celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle, caught by Harbhajan Singh for 41 in his first innings. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 12-16 December 2002 (13 December 2002).
Khan celebrates the dismissal of Astle. 1st Test: New Zealand v India at Wellington, 12-16 Dec 2002Andrew Cornaga/Photosport