New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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New Zealand at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of New Zealand.svg
CGF code NZL
CGA New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website www.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.

Contents

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

Medal tables

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 161228
Badminton 7714
Boxing 6—6
Cricket 14—14
Cycling 15823
Diving 112
Gymnastics 4711
Hockey 161632
Lawn bowls 7714
Netball —1212
Rugby sevens 10—10
Shooting 15520
Squash 448
Swimming 8412
Synchronised swimming —11
Tenpin bowling 224
Weightlifting 6—6
Total13186217

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Cricket

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

Roster
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
New Zealand men Men's tournament Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
W by 5 wickets		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W by 177 runs		Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
W by 81 runs		1 QFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 9 wickets		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
W by 51 runs		Bronze medal icon.svg
Group stage
Group D
PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3300061.799
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3110130.480
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 312002−0.697
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 302011−2.401
Source: ESPNcricinfo
10 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
144/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg
278/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg
215/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg
58 (26.4 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg
212/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  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

Diving

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Lawn bowls

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 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 77–41Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  
15 September 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 90–28Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands  
16 September 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 94–21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  
17 September 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 92–16Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  
18 September 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 63–35Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  
PosTeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5500416141+27510
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5401315207+1088
3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 5212283330-475
4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 5203283270-134
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5113220321-1013
6Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5005157405-2480

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2

Playoffs

Semi-final 2
19 September 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 70–30Flag of England.svg  England  
Gold Medal Match
21 September 1998Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 42–39Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  

Squad

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
  • Star of life gold.svg – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Rugby sevens

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Synchronised swimming

Tenpin bowling

Weightlifting

Officials

References

  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. ↑ "Belinda Colling". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Coaches – Yvonne Willering". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games magic moment: 1998 netball gold medal game". www.smh.com.au. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Netball: Diamonds v Silver Ferns CWG 1998 Final". www.youtube.com. 21 September 1998. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 1998". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "XVI Commonwealth Games". www.sadec.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Games chef de mission role open to allcomers". The New Zealand Herald . 4 April 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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