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England vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978 Venue: Kennington Oval, London Date & Time: Jul 27-Aug 01, 01:00 AM LOCAL
England won by 7 wickets
New Zealand 1st Innings 234-10 (104.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
c Radley b Willis
62
159
6
0
38.99
Robert Anderson
b Old
4
9
1
0
44.44
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Botham
94
225
6
0
41.78
Bruce Edgar
c & b Miller
0
18
0
0
0.00
Mark Burgess
lbw b Willis
34
130
3
0
26.15
Bev Congdon
run out
2
18
0
0
11.11
Jock Edwards
b Miller
6
6
0
0
100.00
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Brearley b Willis
5
48
0
0
10.42
Lance Cairns
lbw b Willis
5
17
0
0
29.41
Brendon Bracewell
c Taylor b Willis
0
3
0
0
0.00
Stephen Boock
not out
3
8
0
0
37.50
Extras
19
 (b 1, lb 7, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
234
 (10 wkts, 104.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
7-1 (R Anderson, 0), 130-2 (J Wright, 0), 131-3 (B Edgar, 0), 191-4 (G Howarth, 0), 197-5 (B Congdon, 0), 207-6 (J Edwards, 0), 224-7 (M Burgess, 0), 230-8 (R Hadlee, 0), 230-9 (B Bracewell, 0), 234-10 (L Cairns, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
20.2
9
42
5
0
0
2.08
Chris Old
20
7
43
1
0
0
2.15
Sir Ian Botham
22
7
58
1
0
0
2.64
Geoff Miller
25
10
31
2
0
0
1.24
Phil Edmonds
17
2
41
0
0
0
2.41
England 1st Innings 279-10 (134.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Brearley
c Edwards b Bracewell
2
10
0
0
20.00
Graham Gooch
lbw b Bracewell
0
3
0
0
0.00
Clive Radley
run out
49
126
2
0
38.89
David Gower
run out
111
253
14
0
43.87
Graham Roope
b Boock
14
54
0
1
25.93
Geoff Miller
lbw b Cairns
0
11
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Bracewell b Boock
22
80
2
0
27.50
Bob Taylor
c Edwards b Hadlee
8
67
0
0
11.94
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Hadlee
28
127
3
0
22.05
Chris Old
c Edwards b Cairns
16
54
3
0
29.63
Bob Willis
not out
3
29
0
0
10.34
Extras
26
 (b 15, lb 8, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
279
 (10 wkts, 134.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
1-1 (G Gooch, 0), 7-2 (M Brearley, 0), 123-3 (C Radley, 0), 165-4 (G Roope, 0), 166-5 (G Miller, 0), 208-6 (D Gower, 0), 212-7 (I Botham, 0), 232-8 (B Taylor, 0), 257-9 (C Old, 0), 279-10 (P Edmonds, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
21.5
6
43
2
0
0
2.00
Brendon Bracewell
17
8
46
2
0
0
2.71
Lance Cairns
40
16
65
2
0
0
1.63
Stephen Boock
35
18
61
2
0
0
1.74
Bev Congdon
21
6
38
0
0
0
1.81
New Zealand 2nd Innings 182-10 (105.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
lbw b Botham
25
61
2
0
40.98
Robert Anderson
c Taylor b Botham
2
7
0
0
28.57
Geoff Howarth
b Willis
0
8
0
0
0.00
Bruce Edgar
b Edmonds
38
109
2
0
34.86
Mark Burgess
lbw b Botham
7
59
0
0
11.86
Bev Congdon
b Edmonds
36
207
3
0
17.39
Jock Edwards
c Brearley b Edmonds
11
34
0
0
32.35
Sir Richard Hadlee
b Edmonds
7
33
1
0
21.21
Lance Cairns
b Miller
27
117
1
0
23.08
Brendon Bracewell
b Miller
0
3
0
0
0.00
Stephen Boock
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
Extras
29
 (b 8, lb 10, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
182
 (10 wkts, 105.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
15-1 (R Anderson, 0), 19-2 (G Howarth, 0), 30-3 (J Wright, 0), 70-4 (M Burgess, 0), 86-5 (B Edgar, 0), 105-6 (J Edwards, 0), 113-7 (R Hadlee, 0), 182-8 (L Cairns, 0), 182-9 (B Bracewell, 0), 182-10 (B Congdon, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
13
2
39
1
0
0
3.00
Chris Old
5
2
13
0
0
0
2.60
Sir Ian Botham
19
2
46
3
0
0
2.42
Geoff Miller
34
19
35
2
0
0
1.03
Phil Edmonds
34.1
23
20
4
0
0
0.59
England 2nd Innings 138-3 (52.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Brearley
lbw b Boock
11
50
1
0
22.00
Graham Gooch
not out
91
175
11
0
52.00
Clive Radley
lbw b Bracewell
2
35
0
0
5.71
David Gower
c Howarth b Cairns
11
23
0
0
47.83
Graham Roope
not out
10
41
0
0
24.39
Extras
13
 (b 2, lb 3, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
Total
138
 (3 wkts, 52.3 Ov)
Did not Bat
Geoff Miller , Sir Ian Botham , Bob Taylor , Phil Edmonds , Chris Old , Bob Willis
Fall of Wickets
26-1 (M Brearley, 0), 51-2 (C Radley, 0), 82-3 (D Gower, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
11.3
3
18
0
0
0
1.59
Brendon Bracewell
13
3
26
1
0
0
2.00
Lance Cairns
7
0
21
1
0
0
3.00
Stephen Boock
20
6
55
1
0
0
2.75
Bev Congdon
1
0
5
0
0
0
5.00
Match Info
Match
ENG vs NZ, 1st Test, New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
Date
-
Time
Venue
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires
David Constant, Barrie Meyer
England Squad
Playing
Mike Brearley (c), Graham Gooch, Clive Radley, David Gower, Graham Roope, Geoff Miller, Sir Ian Botham, Bob Taylor (wk), Phil Edmonds, Chris Old, Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
New Zealand Squad
Playing
John Wright, Robert Anderson, Geoff Howarth, Bruce Edgar, Mark Burgess (c), Bev Congdon, Jock Edwards (wk), Sir Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Brendon Bracewell, Stephen Boock
Bench
Support Staff
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