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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:
Fri, Feb 10, 1:00 PM LOCAL
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New Zealand won by 72 runs
New Zealand 1st Innings
New Zealand 1st Innings
228-10
(87.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
b Willis
9
42
1
0
21.43
Richard Collinge
b Old
1
12
0
0
8.33
Bev Congdon
c Taylor b Old
44
160
4
0
27.50
Dayle Hadlee
c Taylor b Old
1
3
0
0
33.33
Sir Richard Hadlee
not out
27
39
4
0
69.23
John Parker
c Rose b Willis
16
75
1
0
21.33
Geoff Howarth
c Botham b Old
13
70
0
0
18.57
Robert Anderson
c Taylor b Old
28
42
5
0
66.67
Stephen Boock
b Botham
4
23
0
0
17.39
John Wright
lbw b Botham
55
244
3
0
22.54
Warren Lees
c Taylor b Old
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
29
(b 12, lb 3, w 1, nb 13, p 0)
Total
228-10
(87.6 Overs, RR: 1.94)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
42-1
0
G Howarth
96-2
0
M Burgess
114-3
0
J Wright
152-4
0
J Parker
191-5
0
W Lees
193-6
0
B Congdon
194-7
0
D Hadlee
196-8
0
R Collinge
208-9
0
S Boock
228-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
215-10
(94.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Congdon b Collinge
77
302
9
0
25.50
Bob Willis
not out
6
8
1
0
75.00
Bob Taylor
c & b Collinge
8
51
1
0
15.69
Chris Old
b RJ Hadlee
10
36
0
0
27.78
Graham Roope
c Lees b RJ Hadlee
37
109
6
0
33.94
Mike Hendrick
lbw b Congdon
0
2
0
0
0.00
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Congdon
4
25
0
0
16.00
Geoff Miller
b Boock
24
94
2
0
25.53
Derek Randall
c Burgess b RJ Hadlee
4
45
0
0
8.89
Sir Ian Botham
c Burgess b RJ Hadlee
7
43
0
0
16.28
Brian Rose
c Lees b Collinge
21
54
1
0
38.89
Extras
17
(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 13, p 0)
Total
215-10
(94.4 Overs, RR: 1.7)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Rose
39-1
0
G Miller
89-2
0
B Taylor
108-3
0
D Randall
126-4
0
G Roope
183-5
0
G Boycott
188-6
0
I Botham
203-7
0
C Old
205-8
0
M Hendrick
206-9
0
P Edmonds
215-10
0
New Zealand 2nd Innings
New Zealand 2nd Innings
123-10
(44.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
c Boycott b Botham
6
37
1
0
16.22
Richard Collinge
c Edmonds b Hendrick
6
12
1
0
50.00
Bev Congdon
c Roope b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Dayle Hadlee
c Roope b Botham
2
18
0
0
11.11
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Boycott b Willis
2
5
0
0
40.00
John Parker
c Edmonds b Willis
4
18
0
0
22.22
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Willis
21
75
1
0
28.00
Robert Anderson
lbw b Old
26
62
4
0
41.94
Stephen Boock
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
John Wright
c Roope b Willis
19
105
0
0
18.10
Warren Lees
lbw b Hendrick
11
35
2
0
31.43
Extras
26
(b 2, lb 9, w 2, nb 13, p 0)
Total
123-10
(44.3 Overs, RR: 2.07)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
54-1
0
J Wright
82-2
0
G Howarth
93-3
0
B Congdon
93-4
0
J Parker
98-5
0
M Burgess
99-6
0
R Hadlee
104-7
0
W Lees
116-8
0
R Collinge
123-9
0
D Hadlee
123-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
64-10
(27.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
b Collinge
1
6
0
0
16.67
Bob Willis
c Howarth b RJ Hadlee
3
41
0
0
7.32
Bob Taylor
run out (Boock)
0
10
0
0
0.00
Chris Old
lbw b RJ Hadlee
9
20
2
0
45.00
Graham Roope
c Lees b RJ Hadlee
0
9
0
0
0.00
Mike Hendrick
c Parker b RJ Hadlee
0
6
0
0
0.00
Phil Edmonds
c Parker b RJ Hadlee
11
61
0
0
18.03
Geoff Miller
c Anderson b Collinge
4
7
0
0
57.14
Derek Randall
lbw b Collinge
9
8
1
0
112.50
Sir Ian Botham
c Boock b RJ Hadlee
19
24
3
0
79.17
Brian Rose
not out
5
31
0
0
16.13
Extras
3
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
64-10
(27.3 Overs, RR: 1.75)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
2-1
0
G Miller
8-2
0
D Randall
18-3
0
G Roope
18-4
0
I Botham
38-5
0
B Taylor
38-6
0
C Old
53-7
0
M Hendrick
53-8
0
P Edmonds
63-9
0
B Willis
64-10
0
New Zealand 1st Innings
New Zealand 1st Innings
228-10
(87.6 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
b Willis
9
42
1
0
21.43
Richard Collinge
b Old
1
12
0
0
8.33
Bev Congdon
c Taylor b Old
44
160
4
0
27.50
Dayle Hadlee
c Taylor b Old
1
3
0
0
33.33
Sir Richard Hadlee
not out
27
39
4
0
69.23
John Parker
c Rose b Willis
16
75
1
0
21.33
Geoff Howarth
c Botham b Old
13
70
0
0
18.57
Robert Anderson
c Taylor b Old
28
42
5
0
66.67
Stephen Boock
b Botham
4
23
0
0
17.39
John Wright
lbw b Botham
55
244
3
0
22.54
Warren Lees
c Taylor b Old
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
29
(b 12, lb 3, w 1, nb 13, p 0)
Total
228-10
(87.6 Overs, RR: 1.94)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
42-1
0
G Howarth
96-2
0
M Burgess
114-3
0
J Wright
152-4
0
J Parker
191-5
0
W Lees
193-6
0
B Congdon
194-7
0
D Hadlee
196-8
0
R Collinge
208-9
0
S Boock
228-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
215-10
(94.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
c Congdon b Collinge
77
302
9
0
25.50
Bob Willis
not out
6
8
1
0
75.00
Bob Taylor
c & b Collinge
8
51
1
0
15.69
Chris Old
b RJ Hadlee
10
36
0
0
27.78
Graham Roope
c Lees b RJ Hadlee
37
109
6
0
33.94
Mike Hendrick
lbw b Congdon
0
2
0
0
0.00
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Congdon
4
25
0
0
16.00
Geoff Miller
b Boock
24
94
2
0
25.53
Derek Randall
c Burgess b RJ Hadlee
4
45
0
0
8.89
Sir Ian Botham
c Burgess b RJ Hadlee
7
43
0
0
16.28
Brian Rose
c Lees b Collinge
21
54
1
0
38.89
Extras
17
(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 13, p 0)
Total
215-10
(94.4 Overs, RR: 1.7)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Rose
39-1
0
G Miller
89-2
0
B Taylor
108-3
0
D Randall
126-4
0
G Roope
183-5
0
G Boycott
188-6
0
I Botham
203-7
0
C Old
205-8
0
M Hendrick
206-9
0
P Edmonds
215-10
0
New Zealand 2nd Innings
New Zealand 2nd Innings
123-10
(44.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
c Boycott b Botham
6
37
1
0
16.22
Richard Collinge
c Edmonds b Hendrick
6
12
1
0
50.00
Bev Congdon
c Roope b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Dayle Hadlee
c Roope b Botham
2
18
0
0
11.11
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Boycott b Willis
2
5
0
0
40.00
John Parker
c Edmonds b Willis
4
18
0
0
22.22
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Willis
21
75
1
0
28.00
Robert Anderson
lbw b Old
26
62
4
0
41.94
Stephen Boock
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
John Wright
c Roope b Willis
19
105
0
0
18.10
Warren Lees
lbw b Hendrick
11
35
2
0
31.43
Extras
26
(b 2, lb 9, w 2, nb 13, p 0)
Total
123-10
(44.3 Overs, RR: 2.07)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
54-1
0
J Wright
82-2
0
G Howarth
93-3
0
B Congdon
93-4
0
J Parker
98-5
0
M Burgess
99-6
0
R Hadlee
104-7
0
W Lees
116-8
0
R Collinge
123-9
0
D Hadlee
123-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
64-10
(27.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
b Collinge
1
6
0
0
16.67
Bob Willis
c Howarth b RJ Hadlee
3
41
0
0
7.32
Bob Taylor
run out (Boock)
0
10
0
0
0.00
Chris Old
lbw b RJ Hadlee
9
20
2
0
45.00
Graham Roope
c Lees b RJ Hadlee
0
9
0
0
0.00
Mike Hendrick
c Parker b RJ Hadlee
0
6
0
0
0.00
Phil Edmonds
c Parker b RJ Hadlee
11
61
0
0
18.03
Geoff Miller
c Anderson b Collinge
4
7
0
0
57.14
Derek Randall
lbw b Collinge
9
8
1
0
112.50
Sir Ian Botham
c Boock b RJ Hadlee
19
24
3
0
79.17
Brian Rose
not out
5
31
0
0
16.13
Extras
3
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
64-10
(27.3 Overs, RR: 1.75)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
2-1
0
G Miller
8-2
0
D Randall
18-3
0
G Roope
18-4
0
I Botham
38-5
0
B Taylor
38-6
0
C Old
53-7
0
M Hendrick
53-8
0
P Edmonds
63-9
0
B Willis
64-10
0
INFO
Match
NZ vs ENG • 1st Test • England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Series
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Date
Fri, Feb 10
Time
1:00 PM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires
Ralph Gardiner, Robert Monteith
New Zealand squad
Players
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
England squad
Players
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
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