English cricket team in New Zealand in 1977–78
International cricket tour
The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1978 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 1–1.
Tour match summary
England vs Auckland
England | v | Auckland |
210 (69.2 overs) GRJ Roope 33 IT Botham 33 MC Snedden 3/35 (14.2 overs) | 182/4d (54 overs) MG Burgess 74 CM Old 2/40 (11 overs) | |
208/3d (62.1 overs) BC Rose 107 MC Snedden 1/31 (10 overs) | 114/3 (39 overs) RJ Kasper 61* PH Edmonds 2/24 (11 overs) |
Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: WRC Gardiner and RL Monteith |
- Auckland won the toss and decided to field
- JR Wiltshire retired hurt in the Auckland first innings having scored 3 (team score 42/2)
England vs Northern Districts
England 164/9 (35 overs) | v | Northern Districts 83/3 (20.3 overs) |
DW Randall 24 CW Dickeson 3/58 (7 overs) | JG Wright 24 RGD Willis 1/10 (5 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and decided to field
- When play was halted Northern Districts needed to have scored 97 runs to win
England vs Central Districts
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- England won the toss and decided to bat
England vs Canterbury
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- Canterbury won the toss and decided to field
Test series summary
First Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 13 February was taken as a rest day.
- SL Boock and JG Wright (both NZ) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 27 February was taken as a rest day.
- CT Radley (ENG) made his Test debut.
Third Test
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 7 March was taken as a rest day.
Gallery
- Ian Botham, Wellington test
- Richard Hadlee bowling. Botham at non-strikers end, Wellington
- Richard Hadlee bowling and Ian Botham (non-striker), Wellington
- Ian Botham batting in Wellington
- Bob Willis bowling in Wellington
- Bob Willis batting in Wellington
- New Zealand celebrate victory in Wellington
- Mike Hendrick batting in Wellington
- Phil Edmonds batting in Wellington
- Bob Taylor (cricketer) batting in Wellington
- Geoffrey Boycott in Wellington
- Boycott dismissed in Wellington
- The final scoreboard from Wellington
References
- ^ "Auckland v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Northern Districts v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Central Districts v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Canterbury v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Wellington, Feb 10 - Feb 15 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "2nd Test, Christchurch, Feb 24 - Mar 1 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "3rd Test, Auckland, Mar 4 - Mar 10 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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