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New Zealand vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Venue:
Eden Park,
Auckland
Date & Time:
Mar 04
-
Mar 10
,
01:00 PM
LOCAL
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Match drawn
New Zealand 1st Innings
315-10 (105.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
c Taylor b Lever
4
32
0
0
12.50
Robert Anderson
c Gatting b Botham
17
60
1
0
28.33
Geoff Howarth
c Roope b Willis
122
356
12
0
34.27
Mark Burgess
c Randall b Botham
50
133
5
0
37.59
Bev Congdon
c Miller b Botham
5
29
0
0
17.24
John Parker
lbw b Botham
14
82
0
0
17.07
Jock Edwards
lbw b Lever
55
105
7
1
52.38
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Roope b Botham
1
13
0
0
7.69
Lance Cairns
b Lever
11
29
2
0
37.93
Richard Collinge
not out
5
15
1
0
33.33
Stephen Boock
c Edmonds b Willis
1
8
0
0
12.50
Extras
30
(b 5, lb 10, w 0, nb 15, p 0)
Total
315
(10 wkts, 105.6 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
12-1 (
J Wright
, 0),
32-2 (
R Anderson
, 0),
113-3 (
M Burgess
, 0),
129-4 (
B Congdon
, 0),
182-5 (
J Parker
, 0),
278-6 (
J Edwards
, 0),
285-7 (
R Hadlee
, 0),
302-8 (
G Howarth
, 0),
314-9 (
L Cairns
, 0),
315-10 (
S Boock
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
26.6
8
57
2
0
0
2.14
John Lever
34
5
96
3
0
0
2.82
Sir Ian Botham
34
4
109
5
0
0
3.21
Phil Edmonds
10
2
23
0
0
0
2.30
Geoff Miller
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
England 1st Innings
429-10 (156.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Burgess b Collinge
54
177
4
0
30.51
Derek Randall
lbw b Hadlee
30
59
2
0
50.85
Clive Radley
c Wright b Collinge
158
524
15
0
30.15
Graham Roope
c Burgess b Boock
68
210
10
0
32.38
Mike Gatting
b Boock
0
6
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Edwards b Collinge
53
114
9
0
46.49
Bob Taylor
b Boock
16
111
0
0
14.41
Geoff Miller
lbw b Collinge
15
14
3
0
107.14
Phil Edmonds
b Boock
8
33
1
0
24.24
John Lever
c & b Boock
1
13
0
0
7.69
Bob Willis
not out
0
4
0
0
0.00
Extras
26
(b 6, lb 6, w 4, nb 10, p 0)
Total
429
(10 wkts, 156.3 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
52-1 (
D Randall
, 0),
115-2 (
G Boycott
, 0),
254-3 (
G Roope
, 0),
258-4 (
M Gatting
, 0),
355-5 (
I Botham
, 0),
396-6 (
C Radley
, 0),
418-7 (
G Miller
, 0),
427-8 (
P Edmonds
, 0),
428-9 (
B Taylor
, 0),
429-10 (
J Lever
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
31
6
107
1
0
0
3.45
Richard Collinge
38
9
98
4
0
0
2.58
Lance Cairns
33
9
63
0
0
0
1.91
Bev Congdon
26
8
68
0
0
0
2.62
Stephen Boock
28.3
4
67
5
0
0
2.37
New Zealand 2nd Innings
382-8 (118 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
c Taylor b Edmonds
25
75
3
0
33.33
Robert Anderson
c Botham b Miller
55
120
8
0
45.83
Geoff Howarth
b Miller
102
301
13
0
33.89
Mark Burgess
c Taylor b Edmonds
17
82
2
0
20.73
Bev Congdon
c Roope b Lever
20
67
2
0
29.85
Jock Edwards
c Randall b Lever
54
67
9
1
80.60
John Parker
not out
47
138
5
0
34.06
Sir Richard Hadlee
b Miller
10
35
2
0
28.57
Lance Cairns
lbw b Edmonds
20
26
3
0
76.92
Richard Collinge
not out
12
45
0
1
26.67
Extras
20
(b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total
382
(8 wkts, 118 Ov)
Did not Bat
Stephen Boock
Fall of Wickets
69-1 (
J Wright
, 0),
98-2 (
R Anderson
, 0),
125-3 (
M Burgess
, 0),
185-4 (
B Congdon
, 0),
272-5 (
J Edwards
, 0),
287-6 (
G Howarth
, 0),
305-7 (
R Hadlee
, 0),
350-8 (
L Cairns
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
10
3
42
0
0
0
4.20
John Lever
17
4
59
2
0
0
3.47
Sir Ian Botham
13
1
51
0
0
0
3.92
Phil Edmonds
45
15
107
3
0
0
2.38
Geoff Miller
30
10
99
3
0
0
3.30
Mike Gatting
1
0
1
0
0
0
1.00
Graham Roope
1
0
2
0
0
0
2.00
Derek Randall
1
0
1
0
0
0
1.00
Match Info
Match
NZ vs ENG, 3rd Test, England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Date
-
Time
Venue
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires
Ralph Gardiner, John Hastie
New Zealand Squad
Playing
John Wright
,
Robert Anderson
,
Geoff Howarth
,
Mark Burgess (c)
,
Bev Congdon
,
John Parker
,
Jock Edwards (wk)
,
Sir Richard Hadlee
,
Lance Cairns
,
Richard Collinge
,
Stephen Boock
Bench
Support Staff
England Squad
Playing
Sir Geoff Boycott (c)
,
Derek Randall
,
Clive Radley
,
Graham Roope
,
Mike Gatting
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
Geoff Miller
,
Phil Edmonds
,
John Lever
,
Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
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