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New Zealand vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Venue:
Basin Reserve,
Wellington
Date & Time:
Feb 10
-
Feb 15
,
01:00 PM
LOCAL
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New Zealand won by 72 runs
New Zealand 1st Innings
228-10 (87.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
lbw b Botham
55
244
3
0
22.54
Robert Anderson
c Taylor b Old
28
42
5
0
66.67
Geoff Howarth
c Botham b Old
13
70
0
0
18.57
Mark Burgess
b Willis
9
42
1
0
21.43
Bev Congdon
c Taylor b Old
44
160
4
0
27.50
John Parker
c Rose b Willis
16
75
1
0
21.33
Warren Lees
c Taylor b Old
1
5
0
0
20.00
Sir Richard Hadlee
not out
27
39
4
0
69.23
Dayle Hadlee
c Taylor b Old
1
3
0
0
33.33
Richard Collinge
b Old
1
12
0
0
8.33
Stephen Boock
b Botham
4
23
0
0
17.39
Extras
29
(b 12, lb 3, w 1, nb 13, p 0)
Total
228
(10 wkts, 87.6 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
42-1 (
R Anderson
, 0),
96-2 (
G Howarth
, 0),
114-3 (
M Burgess
, 0),
152-4 (
J Wright
, 0),
191-5 (
J Parker
, 0),
193-6 (
W Lees
, 0),
194-7 (
B Congdon
, 0),
196-8 (
D Hadlee
, 0),
208-9 (
R Collinge
, 0),
228-10 (
S Boock
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
25
7
65
2
0
0
2.60
Mike Hendrick
17
2
46
0
0
0
2.71
Chris Old
30
11
54
6
0
0
1.80
Phil Edmonds
3
1
7
0
0
0
2.33
Sir Ian Botham
12.6
2
27
2
0
0
2.14
England 1st Innings
215-10 (94.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Brian Rose
c Lees b Collinge
21
54
1
0
38.89
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Congdon b Collinge
77
302
9
0
25.50
Geoff Miller
b Boock
24
94
2
0
25.53
Bob Taylor
c & b Collinge
8
51
1
0
15.69
Derek Randall
c Burgess b RJ Hadlee
4
45
0
0
8.89
Graham Roope
c Lees b RJ Hadlee
37
109
6
0
33.94
Sir Ian Botham
c Burgess b RJ Hadlee
7
43
0
0
16.28
Chris Old
b RJ Hadlee
10
36
0
0
27.78
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Congdon
4
25
0
0
16.00
Mike Hendrick
lbw b Congdon
0
2
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
not out
6
8
1
0
75.00
Extras
17
(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 13, p 0)
Total
215
(10 wkts, 94.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
39-1 (
B Rose
, 0),
89-2 (
G Miller
, 0),
108-3 (
B Taylor
, 0),
126-4 (
D Randall
, 0),
183-5 (
G Roope
, 0),
188-6 (
G Boycott
, 0),
203-7 (
I Botham
, 0),
205-8 (
C Old
, 0),
206-9 (
M Hendrick
, 0),
215-10 (
P Edmonds
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
28
5
74
4
0
0
2.64
Richard Collinge
18
5
42
3
0
0
2.33
Dayle Hadlee
21
5
47
0
0
0
2.24
Stephen Boock
10
5
21
1
0
0
2.10
Bev Congdon
17.4
11
14
2
0
0
0.80
New Zealand 2nd Innings
123-10 (44.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
c Roope b Willis
19
105
0
0
18.10
Robert Anderson
lbw b Old
26
62
4
0
41.94
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Willis
21
75
1
0
28.00
Mark Burgess
c Boycott b Botham
6
37
1
0
16.22
Bev Congdon
c Roope b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
John Parker
c Edmonds b Willis
4
18
0
0
22.22
Warren Lees
lbw b Hendrick
11
35
2
0
31.43
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Boycott b Willis
2
5
0
0
40.00
Dayle Hadlee
c Roope b Botham
2
18
0
0
11.11
Richard Collinge
c Edmonds b Hendrick
6
12
1
0
50.00
Stephen Boock
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
Extras
26
(b 2, lb 9, w 2, nb 13, p 0)
Total
123
(10 wkts, 44.3 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
54-1 (
R Anderson
, 0),
82-2 (
J Wright
, 0),
93-3 (
G Howarth
, 0),
93-4 (
B Congdon
, 0),
98-5 (
J Parker
, 0),
99-6 (
M Burgess
, 0),
104-7 (
R Hadlee
, 0),
116-8 (
W Lees
, 0),
123-9 (
R Collinge
, 0),
123-10 (
D Hadlee
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
15
2
32
5
0
0
2.13
Mike Hendrick
10
2
16
2
0
0
1.60
Chris Old
9
2
32
1
0
0
3.56
Phil Edmonds
1
0
4
0
0
0
4.00
Sir Ian Botham
9.3
3
13
2
0
0
1.40
England 2nd Innings
64-10 (27.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Brian Rose
not out
5
31
0
0
16.13
Sir Geoff Boycott
b Collinge
1
6
0
0
16.67
Geoff Miller
c Anderson b Collinge
4
7
0
0
57.14
Derek Randall
lbw b Collinge
9
8
1
0
112.50
Graham Roope
c Lees b RJ Hadlee
0
9
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Boock b RJ Hadlee
19
24
3
0
79.17
Bob Taylor
run out (Boock)
0
10
0
0
0.00
Chris Old
lbw b RJ Hadlee
9
20
2
0
45.00
Phil Edmonds
c Parker b RJ Hadlee
11
61
0
0
18.03
Mike Hendrick
c Parker b RJ Hadlee
0
6
0
0
0.00
Bob Willis
c Howarth b RJ Hadlee
3
41
0
0
7.32
Extras
3
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
64
(10 wkts, 27.3 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
2-1 (
G Boycott
, 0),
8-2 (
G Miller
, 0),
18-3 (
D Randall
, 0),
18-4 (
G Roope
, 0),
38-5 (
I Botham
, 0),
38-6 (
B Taylor
, 0),
53-7 (
C Old
, 0),
53-8 (
M Hendrick
, 0),
63-9 (
P Edmonds
, 0),
64-10 (
B Willis
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Richard Collinge
13
5
35
3
0
0
2.69
Sir Richard Hadlee
13.3
4
26
6
0
0
1.95
Dayle Hadlee
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
Match Info
Match
NZ vs ENG, 1st Test, England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Date
-
Time
Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires
Ralph Gardiner, Robert Monteith
New Zealand Squad
Playing
John Wright
,
Robert Anderson
,
Geoff Howarth
,
Mark Burgess (c)
,
Bev Congdon
,
John Parker
,
Warren Lees (wk)
,
Sir Richard Hadlee
,
Dayle Hadlee
,
Richard Collinge
,
Stephen Boock
Bench
Support Staff
England Squad
Playing
Brian Rose
,
Sir Geoff Boycott (c)
,
Geoff Miller
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
Derek Randall
,
Graham Roope
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Chris Old
,
Phil Edmonds
,
Mike Hendrick
,
Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
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