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England v New Zealand @ Old Trafford, Manchester
20 June 1979
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: JG Langridge, KE Palmer
Match Result: England won by 9 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | c Warren Lees b Jeremy Coney | 53 | 115 | 114 | 3 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Geoff Howarth b Sir Richard Hadlee | 2 | 14 | 30 | - | - |
| 3. Wayne Larkins | c Jeremy Coney b Brian McKechnie | 7 | 37 | 40 | - | - |
| 4. Graham Gooch | b Brian McKechnie | 71 | 84 | 105 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. David Gower | run out | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | lbw b Lance Cairns | 21 | 30 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 7. Derek Randall | not out | 42 | 50 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Chris Old | c Warren Lees b Gary Troup | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | run out | 12 | 25 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Mike Hendrick |
| FOW | 1-13 (Geoff Boycott), 2-38 (Wayne Larkins), 3-96 (Mike Brearley), 4-98 (David Gower), 5-145 (Ian Botham), 6-177 (Graham Gooch), 7-178 (Chris Old), 8-219 (Bob Taylor). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 60 ovs) 221 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 12 | 4 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Troup | 12 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 12 | 2 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 12 | 0 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McKechnie | 12 | 1 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | run out | 69 | 137 | 142 | 9 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | lbw b Chris Old | 17 | 38 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | lbw b Geoff Boycott | 7 | 12 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 4. Jeremy Coney | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 11 | 39 | 56 | - | - |
| 5. Glenn Turner | lbw b Bob Willis | 30 | 51 | 67 | 2 | - |
| *6. Mark Burgess | run out | 10 | 13 | 28 | - | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | b Ian Botham | 15 | 32 | 44 | - | - |
| +8. Warren Lees | b Mike Hendrick | 23 | 20 | 33 | - | 1 |
| 9. Lance Cairns | c Mike Brearley b Mike Hendrick | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Brian McKechnie | not out | 4 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Gary Troup | not out | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-47 (Bruce Edgar), 2-58 (Geoff Howarth), 3-104 (Jeremy Coney), 4-112 (John Wright), 5-132 (Mark Burgess), 6-162 (Glenn Turner), 7-180 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-195 (Lance Cairns), 9-208 (Warren Lees). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 60 ovs) 212 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 12 | 3 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 12 | 0 | 55 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 12 | 1 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Boycott | 9 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 1 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Brearley, Geoff Boycott, Wayne Larkins, Graham Gooch, David Gower, Ian Botham, Derek Randall, Chris Old, Bob Taylor, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick