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Factbox: New Zealand v Australia first test

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Factbox for the first test between New Zealand and Australia, which starts in Wellington on Friday: MATCH FACTS Feb 12-16 (day match, 2130 GMT start) Basin Reserve (capacity 13,000) Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (England), Richard Illingworth (England) Third umpire: Ranmore Martinesz (Sri Lanka) Match referee: Chris Broad (England) NEW ZEALAND Test ranking: 6 Captain: Brendon McCullum Coach: Mike Hesson Highest ranked batsman: Kane Williamson (3) Highest ranked bowler: Trent Boult (7) New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (captain), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Corey Anderson, BJ Watling, Mark Craig, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, Trent Boult AUSTRALIA Test ranking: 2 Captain: Steve Smith Coach: Darren Lehmann Highest ranked batsman: Smith (1) Highest ranked bowler: Josh Hazlewood (8) Australia: Steve Smith (captain), Joe Burns, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill, Peter Siddle, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird. HEAD-TO-HEAD Test matches played: 55 New Zealand wins: 8 Australia wins: 29 Draws: 18 PREVIOUS WELLINGTON TESTS 1946 Australia won by innings & 103 runs 1974 Match drawn 1982 Match drawn 1986 Match drawn 1990 New Zealand won by nine wickets 1993 Match drawn 2000 Australia won by six wickets 2005 Match drawn 2010 Australia won by 10 wickets SERIES Second test Feb 20-24 Christchurch (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)