New Zealand v England @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 March 1988 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: BL Aldridge, SJ Woodward
Match Result: Match Drawn
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. John Wright | c Neil Fairbrother b David Capel | 36 | 118 | 189 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Trevor Franklin | lbw b Phil DeFreitas | 14 | 58 | 83 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Robert Vance | run out ( > > ) | 47 | 149 | 183 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Martin Crowe | lbw b Mike Gatting | 143 | 333 | 402 | 14 | - | |
| 5. Mark Greatbatch | c Phil DeFreitas b John Emburey | 68 | 213 | 252 | 8 | - | |
| 6. Ken Rutherford | not out | 107 | 181 | 263 | 12 | - | |
| 7. John Bracewell | c Neil Fairbrother b David Capel | 54 | 111 | 153 | 4 | - | |
| +8. Ian Smith | not out | 33 | 19 | 37 | 5 | - | |
| 9. Danny Morrison | |||||||
| 10. Stephen Boock | |||||||
| 11. Ewen Chatfield |
| FOW | 1-33 (Trevor Franklin), 2-70 (John Wright), 3-132 (Robert Vance), 4-287 (Mark Greatbatch), 5-336 (Martin Crowe), 6-470 (John Bracewell). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 197 ovs) 512 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 11 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 50.1 | 21 | 110 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 39 | 7 | 129 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 45.5 | 10 | 99 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 45 | 15 | 107 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Chris Broad | b Stephen Boock | 61 | 161 | 181 | 7 | - | |
| 2. Martyn Moxon | not out | 81 | 232 | 285 | 10 | - | |
| 3. Tim Robinson | c Ian Smith b Ewen Chatfield | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - | |
| *4. Mike Gatting | not out | 33 | 77 | 93 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Neil Fairbrother | |||||||
| 6. David Capel | |||||||
| 7. John Emburey | |||||||
| +8. Bruce French | |||||||
| 9. Phil DeFreitas | |||||||
| 10. Eddie Hemmings | |||||||
| 11. Graham Dilley |
| FOW | 1-129 (Chris Broad), 2-132 (Tim Robinson). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 79 ovs) 183 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Danny Morrison | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 23 | 10 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 23 | 9 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 26 | 9 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand:
John Wright, Trevor Franklin, Robert Vance, Martin Crowe, Mark Greatbatch, Ken Rutherford, John Bracewell, Ian Smith, Danny Morrison, Stephen Boock, Ewen Chatfield
England:
Chris Broad, Martyn Moxon, Tim Robinson, Mike Gatting, Neil Fairbrother, David Capel, John Emburey, Bruce French, Phil DeFreitas, Eddie Hemmings, Graham Dilley
