English cricket team in New Zealand in 1977–78

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[edit]

England vs Auckland[edit]

27–29 January 1978
(3-day match)
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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[edit]

30 January 1978
(35-over match)
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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)

England won via faster scoring rate
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: BA Bricknell and JBR Hastie

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[edit]

1–3 February 1978
(3-day match)
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England	v	Central Districts
296/6d (74.1 overs) MW Gatting 66 AB Jordan 3/38 (13.1 overs)		198 (52.5 overs) DR O'Sullivan 31 RGD Willis 3/45 (10 overs)
104 (49.1 overs) GA Cope 20* DR O'Sullivan 5/14 (17.1 overs)		202 TB Horne 40 RGD Willis 2/13 (6 overs)

Match tied
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: David Kinsella and Steve Woodward

England won the toss and decided to bat

England vs Canterbury[edit]

5–7 February 1978
(3-day match)
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England	v	Canterbury
173 (75 overs) CM Old 51 RJ Hadlee 5/50 (17 overs)		144 (41.3 overs) PG Coman 51 RGD Willis 4/46 (11 overs)
230/4d (55 overs) IT Botham 126* SL Boock 2/50 (19 overs)		142/5 (44 overs) RJ Hadlee 56 RGD Willis 2/8 (10 overs)

Match drawn
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: Fred Goodall and DC Wilson

Canterbury won the toss and decided to field

Test series summary[edit]

First Test[edit]

10–15 February 1978
(5-day match)
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New Zealand	v	England
228 (87.6 overs) JG Wright 55 (244) CM Old 6/54 (30 overs)		215 (94.4 overs) G Boycott 77 (302) RJ Hadlee 4/74 (28 overs)
123 (44.3 overs) RW Anderson 26 (62) Extras 26 RGD Willis 5/32 (15 overs)		64 (27.3 overs) IT Botham 19 (24) RJ Hadlee 6/26 (13.3 overs)

New Zealand won by 72 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: WRC Gardiner and RL Monteith

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[edit]

24 February–1 March 1978
(5-day match)
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England	v	New Zealand
418 (145.5 overs) IT Botham 103 (288) RJ Hadlee 4/147 (43 overs)		235 (92.7 overs) RW Anderson 62 (162) IT Botham 5/73 (24.7 overs)
96/4d (22 overs) IT Botham 30* (31) RO Collinge 2/29 (9 overs)		105 (27 overs) RJ Hadlee 39 (62) RGD Willis 4/14 (7 overs)

England won by 174 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: FR Goodall and RL Monteith

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[edit]

4–10 March 1978
(6-day match)
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New Zealand	v	England
315 (105.6 overs) GP Howarth 122 (356) IT Botham 5/109 (34 overs)		429 (156.3 overs) CT Radley 158 (524) SL Boock 5/67 (28.3 overs)
382/8 (118 overs) GP Howarth 102 (301) G Miller 3/99 (30 overs)

Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: WRC Gardiner and JBR Hastie

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
7 March was taken as a rest day.

Gallery[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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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[1] "Auckland v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[2] "Northern Districts v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[3] "Central Districts v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[4] "Canterbury v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[5] "1st Test, Wellington, Feb 10 - Feb 15 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[6] "2nd Test, Christchurch, Feb 24 - Mar 1 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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