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New Zealand vs England, 2nd Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Venue:
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Date & Time:
Fri, Feb 24, 1:00 PM LOCAL
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England won by 174 runs
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
418-10
(145.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Collinge
8
31
1
0
25.81
Bob Willis
not out
6
20
0
0
30.00
Bob Taylor
run out
45
217
4
0
20.74
Chris Old
b Hadlee
8
12
2
0
66.67
Graham Roope
c Burgess b Hadlee
50
185
5
0
27.03
Phil Edmonds
c Lees b Collinge
50
70
8
1
71.43
Geoff Miller
c Congdon b Collinge
89
273
10
0
32.60
Derek Randall
c Burgess b Hadlee
0
7
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Lees b Boock
103
288
12
1
35.76
Brian Rose
c Howarth b Chatfield
11
22
1
0
50.00
Clive Radley
c Lees b Hadlee
15
46
2
0
32.61
Extras
33
(b 14, lb 9, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total
418-10
(145.5 Overs, RR: 2.15)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
43
10
147
4
0
0
3.42
Richard Collinge
26.5
6
89
3
0
0
3.36
Ewen Chatfield
37
8
94
1
0
0
2.54
Bev Congdon
18
11
14
0
0
0
0.78
Stephen Boock
21
11
41
1
0
0
1.95
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
15-1
0
D Randall
18-2
0
B Rose
26-3
0
C Radley
127-4
0
G Roope
128-5
0
B Taylor
288-6
0
I Botham
294-7
0
C Old
305-8
0
P Edmonds
375-9
0
G Miller
418-10
0
New Zealand 1st Innings
New Zealand 1st Innings
235-10
(92.7 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
c Roope b Botham
29
152
3
0
19.08
Richard Collinge
c Edmonds b Botham
32
63
4
0
50.79
Bev Congdon
lbw b Botham
20
64
2
0
31.25
Sir Richard Hadlee
b Edmonds
1
3
0
0
33.33
John Parker
not out
53
165
5
0
32.12
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Willis
5
52
0
0
9.62
Robert Anderson
b Edmonds
62
162
8
0
38.27
Stephen Boock
c Taylor b Edmonds
2
27
0
0
7.41
John Wright
c & b Edmonds
4
47
1
0
8.51
Warren Lees
c Miller b Botham
0
9
0
0
0.00
Ewen Chatfield
c Edmonds b Botham
3
26
0
0
11.54
Extras
24
(b 4, lb 1, w 0, nb 19, p 0)
Total
235-10
(92.7 Overs, RR: 1.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
20
5
45
1
0
0
2.25
Chris Old
14
4
55
0
0
0
3.93
Sir Ian Botham
24.7
6
73
5
0
0
2.96
Phil Edmonds
34
11
38
4
0
0
1.12
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Wright
37-1
0
G Howarth
52-2
0
R Anderson
82-3
0
B Congdon
119-4
0
M Burgess
148-5
0
W Lees
151-6
0
R Hadlee
153-7
0
R Collinge
211-8
0
S Boock
216-9
0
E Chatfield
235-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
96-4
(22 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
run out
26
80
3
0
32.50
Chris Old
b Collinge
1
3
0
0
33.33
Graham Roope
not out
9
10
1
0
90.00
Derek Randall
run out
13
16
1
0
81.25
Sir Ian Botham
not out
30
31
3
0
96.77
Brian Rose
c Lees b Collinge
7
40
0
0
17.50
Extras
10
(b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
96-4
(22 Overs, RR: 3.27)
Did not Bat
Bob Willis,
Bob Taylor,
Phil Edmonds,
Geoff Miller,
Clive Radley
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
6
1
17
0
0
0
2.83
Richard Collinge
9
2
29
2
0
0
3.22
Ewen Chatfield
5
0
22
0
0
0
4.40
Bev Congdon
2
0
18
0
0
0
9.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Rose
25-1
0
D Randall
47-2
0
G Boycott
67-3
0
C Old
74-4
0
New Zealand 2nd Innings
New Zealand 2nd Innings
105-10
(27 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
not out
6
13
1
0
46.15
Richard Collinge
c Miller b Botham
0
5
0
0
0.00
Bev Congdon
c Botham b Willis
0
5
0
0
0.00
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Botham b Edmonds
39
62
8
0
62.90
John Parker
c Botham b Edmonds
16
53
2
0
30.19
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Old
1
19
0
0
5.26
Robert Anderson
b Willis
15
39
2
0
38.46
Stephen Boock
c Taylor b Botham
0
11
0
0
0.00
John Wright
c Roope b Willis
0
8
0
0
0.00
Warren Lees
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Ewen Chatfield
lbw b Botham
6
18
1
0
33.33
Extras
22
(b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 16, p 0)
Total
105-10
(27 Overs, RR: 2.91)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
7
2
14
4
0
0
2.00
Chris Old
7
4
9
1
0
0
1.29
Sir Ian Botham
7
1
38
3
0
0
5.43
Phil Edmonds
6
2
22
2
0
0
3.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Wright
2-1
0
G Howarth
14-2
0
B Congdon
19-3
0
R Anderson
25-4
0
W Lees
25-5
0
J Parker
59-6
0
R Collinge
81-7
0
S Boock
90-8
0
R Hadlee
95-9
0
E Chatfield
105-10
0
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
418-10
(145.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
lbw b Collinge
8
31
1
0
25.81
Bob Willis
not out
6
20
0
0
30.00
Bob Taylor
run out
45
217
4
0
20.74
Chris Old
b Hadlee
8
12
2
0
66.67
Graham Roope
c Burgess b Hadlee
50
185
5
0
27.03
Phil Edmonds
c Lees b Collinge
50
70
8
1
71.43
Geoff Miller
c Congdon b Collinge
89
273
10
0
32.60
Derek Randall
c Burgess b Hadlee
0
7
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Lees b Boock
103
288
12
1
35.76
Brian Rose
c Howarth b Chatfield
11
22
1
0
50.00
Clive Radley
c Lees b Hadlee
15
46
2
0
32.61
Extras
33
(b 14, lb 9, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total
418-10
(145.5 Overs, RR: 2.15)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
43
10
147
4
0
0
3.42
Richard Collinge
26.5
6
89
3
0
0
3.36
Ewen Chatfield
37
8
94
1
0
0
2.54
Bev Congdon
18
11
14
0
0
0
0.78
Stephen Boock
21
11
41
1
0
0
1.95
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Boycott
15-1
0
D Randall
18-2
0
B Rose
26-3
0
C Radley
127-4
0
G Roope
128-5
0
B Taylor
288-6
0
I Botham
294-7
0
C Old
305-8
0
P Edmonds
375-9
0
G Miller
418-10
0
New Zealand 1st Innings
New Zealand 1st Innings
235-10
(92.7 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
c Roope b Botham
29
152
3
0
19.08
Richard Collinge
c Edmonds b Botham
32
63
4
0
50.79
Bev Congdon
lbw b Botham
20
64
2
0
31.25
Sir Richard Hadlee
b Edmonds
1
3
0
0
33.33
John Parker
not out
53
165
5
0
32.12
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Willis
5
52
0
0
9.62
Robert Anderson
b Edmonds
62
162
8
0
38.27
Stephen Boock
c Taylor b Edmonds
2
27
0
0
7.41
John Wright
c & b Edmonds
4
47
1
0
8.51
Warren Lees
c Miller b Botham
0
9
0
0
0.00
Ewen Chatfield
c Edmonds b Botham
3
26
0
0
11.54
Extras
24
(b 4, lb 1, w 0, nb 19, p 0)
Total
235-10
(92.7 Overs, RR: 1.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
20
5
45
1
0
0
2.25
Chris Old
14
4
55
0
0
0
3.93
Sir Ian Botham
24.7
6
73
5
0
0
2.96
Phil Edmonds
34
11
38
4
0
0
1.12
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Wright
37-1
0
G Howarth
52-2
0
R Anderson
82-3
0
B Congdon
119-4
0
M Burgess
148-5
0
W Lees
151-6
0
R Hadlee
153-7
0
R Collinge
211-8
0
S Boock
216-9
0
E Chatfield
235-10
0
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
96-4
(22 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sir Geoff Boycott
run out
26
80
3
0
32.50
Chris Old
b Collinge
1
3
0
0
33.33
Graham Roope
not out
9
10
1
0
90.00
Derek Randall
run out
13
16
1
0
81.25
Sir Ian Botham
not out
30
31
3
0
96.77
Brian Rose
c Lees b Collinge
7
40
0
0
17.50
Extras
10
(b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
96-4
(22 Overs, RR: 3.27)
Did not Bat
Bob Willis,
Bob Taylor,
Phil Edmonds,
Geoff Miller,
Clive Radley
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
6
1
17
0
0
0
2.83
Richard Collinge
9
2
29
2
0
0
3.22
Ewen Chatfield
5
0
22
0
0
0
4.40
Bev Congdon
2
0
18
0
0
0
9.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Rose
25-1
0
D Randall
47-2
0
G Boycott
67-3
0
C Old
74-4
0
New Zealand 2nd Innings
New Zealand 2nd Innings
105-10
(27 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Burgess
not out
6
13
1
0
46.15
Richard Collinge
c Miller b Botham
0
5
0
0
0.00
Bev Congdon
c Botham b Willis
0
5
0
0
0.00
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Botham b Edmonds
39
62
8
0
62.90
John Parker
c Botham b Edmonds
16
53
2
0
30.19
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Old
1
19
0
0
5.26
Robert Anderson
b Willis
15
39
2
0
38.46
Stephen Boock
c Taylor b Botham
0
11
0
0
0.00
John Wright
c Roope b Willis
0
8
0
0
0.00
Warren Lees
b Willis
0
1
0
0
0.00
Ewen Chatfield
lbw b Botham
6
18
1
0
33.33
Extras
22
(b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 16, p 0)
Total
105-10
(27 Overs, RR: 2.91)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
7
2
14
4
0
0
2.00
Chris Old
7
4
9
1
0
0
1.29
Sir Ian Botham
7
1
38
3
0
0
5.43
Phil Edmonds
6
2
22
2
0
0
3.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
J Wright
2-1
0
G Howarth
14-2
0
B Congdon
19-3
0
R Anderson
25-4
0
W Lees
25-5
0
J Parker
59-6
0
R Collinge
81-7
0
S Boock
90-8
0
R Hadlee
95-9
0
E Chatfield
105-10
0
INFO
Match
NZ vs ENG • 2nd Test • England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Series
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1978
Date
Fri, Feb 24
Time
1:00 PM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Umpires
Fred Goodall, 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,
Richard Collinge,
Stephen Boock,
Ewen Chatfield
England squad
Players
Brian Rose,
Sir Geoff Boycott (c),
Derek Randall,
Graham Roope,
Geoff Miller,
Clive Radley,
Sir Ian Botham,
Bob Taylor (wk),
Chris Old,
Phil Edmonds,
Bob Willis
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