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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:
Thu, Jul 27, 1:00 AM LOCAL
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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
(104.2 Overs, RR: 2.24)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
7-1
0
J Wright
130-2
0
B Edgar
131-3
0
G Howarth
191-4
0
B Congdon
197-5
0
J Edwards
207-6
0
M Burgess
224-7
0
R Hadlee
230-8
0
B Bracewell
230-9
0
L Cairns
234-10
0
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
(134.5 Overs, RR: 2.06)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
1-1
0
M Brearley
7-2
0
C Radley
123-3
0
G Roope
165-4
0
G Miller
166-5
0
D Gower
208-6
0
I Botham
212-7
0
B Taylor
232-8
0
C Old
257-9
0
P Edmonds
279-10
0
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
(105.1 Overs, RR: 1.73)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
15-1
0
G Howarth
19-2
0
J Wright
30-3
0
M Burgess
70-4
0
B Edgar
86-5
0
J Edwards
105-6
0
R Hadlee
113-7
0
L Cairns
182-8
0
B Bracewell
182-9
0
B Congdon
182-10
0
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
(52.3 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Did not Bat
Geoff Miller,
Sir Ian Botham,
Bob Taylor,
Phil Edmonds,
Chris Old,
Bob Willis
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Brearley
26-1
0
C Radley
51-2
0
D Gower
82-3
0
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
(104.2 Overs, RR: 2.24)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
7-1
0
J Wright
130-2
0
B Edgar
131-3
0
G Howarth
191-4
0
B Congdon
197-5
0
J Edwards
207-6
0
M Burgess
224-7
0
R Hadlee
230-8
0
B Bracewell
230-9
0
L Cairns
234-10
0
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
(134.5 Overs, RR: 2.06)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Gooch
1-1
0
M Brearley
7-2
0
C Radley
123-3
0
G Roope
165-4
0
G Miller
166-5
0
D Gower
208-6
0
I Botham
212-7
0
B Taylor
232-8
0
C Old
257-9
0
P Edmonds
279-10
0
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
(105.1 Overs, RR: 1.73)
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
R Anderson
15-1
0
G Howarth
19-2
0
J Wright
30-3
0
M Burgess
70-4
0
B Edgar
86-5
0
J Edwards
105-6
0
R Hadlee
113-7
0
L Cairns
182-8
0
B Bracewell
182-9
0
B Congdon
182-10
0
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
(52.3 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Did not Bat
Geoff Miller,
Sir Ian Botham,
Bob Taylor,
Phil Edmonds,
Chris Old,
Bob Willis
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
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Brearley
26-1
0
C Radley
51-2
0
D Gower
82-3
0
INFO
Match
ENG vs NZ • 1st Test • New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
Series
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
Date
Thu, Jul 27
Time
1:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires
David Constant, Barrie Meyer
England squad
Players
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
New Zealand squad
Players
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
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