New Zealand v England @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
14, 15, 16, 17, 18 February 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: RS Dunne, DB Hair
Third Umpire: DM Quested
Match Referee: PJP Burge
Match Result: England won by 4 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bryan Young | b Dominic Cork | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Blair Pocock | c Mike Atherton b Robert Croft | 22 | 65 | 96 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Matt Horne | c Graham Thorpe b Darren Gough | 42 | 124 | 153 | 4 | - | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | st Alec Stewart b Robert Croft | 62 | 167 | 218 | 6 | - | |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 15 | 23 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| +6. Adam Parore | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 59 | 167 | 216 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7. Chris Cairns | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 57 | 126 | 158 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8. Simon Doull | run out (Phil Tufnell > > ) | 1 | 5 | 13 | - | - | |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | run out (Graham Thorpe > > ) | 25 | 59 | 72 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Heath Davis | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 8 | 31 | 46 | - | - | |
| 11. Geoff Allott | not out | 8 | 18 | 14 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Bryan Young), 2-78 (Blair Pocock), 3-106 (Matt Horne), 4-137 (Nathan Astle), 5-201 (Stephen Fleming), 6-283 (Adam Parore), 7-288 (Simon Doull), 8-310 (Chris Cairns), 9-337 (Daniel Vettori), 346 (Heath Davis). |
| Extras | 1b, 16lb, 0w, 19nb, 0pen) 36 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 129.1 ovs, 522 mins) 346 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dominic Cork | 20 | 3 | 78 | 1 | (0w,14nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 32 | 8 | 64 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Darren Gough | 21 | 3 | 70 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Robert Croft | 39.1 | 5 | 95 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 16 | 6 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Thorpe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nick Knight | c Stephen Fleming b Geoff Allott | 14 | 22 | 25 | 2 | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | not out | 94 | 235 | 346 | 10 | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | c sub b Geoff Allott | 15 | 10 | 14 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 12 | 34 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | b Nathan Astle | 18 | 49 | 54 | 3 | - | |
| 6. John Crawley | c Adam Parore b Geoff Allott | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| 7. Dominic Cork | c Adam Parore b Heath Davis | 16 | 44 | 60 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Robert Croft | c Heath Davis b Nathan Astle | 31 | 67 | 83 | 5 | - | |
| 9. Darren Gough | b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | - | |
| 10. Andy Caddick | c sub b Geoff Allott | 4 | 23 | 26 | - | - | |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | c Bryan Young b Simon Doull | 13 | 15 | 16 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Nick Knight), 2-40 (Alec Stewart), 3-70 (Nasser Hussain), 4-103 (Graham Thorpe), 5-104 (John Crawley), 6-145 (Dominic Cork), 7-198 (Robert Croft), 8-199 (Darren Gough), 9-210 (Andy Caddick), 228 (Phil Tufnell). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.4 ovs, 346 mins) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Allott | 18 | 3 | 74 | 4 | (1w,3nb) |
| Simon Doull | 17.4 | 3 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Heath Davis | 18 | 2 | 50 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 12 | 4 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 11 | 2 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Blair Pocock | b Dominic Cork | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. Bryan Young | c Nick Knight b Phil Tufnell | 49 | 135 | 165 | 5 | - | |
| +3. Adam Parore | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 8 | 55 | 83 | - | - | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Nick Knight b Phil Tufnell | 11 | 34 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 5 | 36 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Chris Cairns | c Nick Knight b Phil Tufnell | 52 | 106 | 133 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7. Simon Doull | c Nick Knight b Robert Croft | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Matt Horne | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 13 | 32 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | not out | 29 | 78 | 103 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Heath Davis | b Darren Gough | 1 | 25 | 23 | - | - | |
| 11. Geoff Allott | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 1 | 12 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Blair Pocock), 2-42 (Adam Parore), 3-61 (Stephen Fleming), 4-76 (Nathan Astle), 5-80 (Bryan Young), 6-89 (Simon Doull), 7-107 (Matt Horne), 8-178 (Chris Cairns), 9-184 (Heath Davis), 186 (Geoff Allott). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.3 ovs, 322 mins) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dominic Cork | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 1 | 25 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Robert Croft | 31 | 13 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Darren Gough | 13.3 | 5 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 28 | 9 | 58 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Nick Knight | c Heath Davis b Daniel Vettori | 29 | 80 | 107 | 2 | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Adam Parore b Nathan Astle | 118 | 311 | 398 | 11 | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | c Blair Pocock b Daniel Vettori | 17 | 108 | 115 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Andy Caddick | c Stephen Fleming b Simon Doull | 15 | 52 | 63 | - | 1 | |
| 5. Nasser Hussain | c Stephen Fleming b Daniel Vettori | 33 | 88 | 112 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Graham Thorpe | c & b Daniel Vettori | 2 | 8 | 11 | - | - | |
| 7. John Crawley | not out | 40 | 113 | 149 | 5 | - | |
| 8. Dominic Cork | not out | 39 | 123 | 140 | 5 | - | |
| 9. Robert Croft | |||||||
| 10. Darren Gough | |||||||
| 11. Phil Tufnell |
| FOW | 1-64 (Nick Knight), 2-116 (Alec Stewart), 3-146 (Andy Caddick), 4-226 (Mike Atherton), 5-226 (Nasser Hussain), 6-231 (Graham Thorpe). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 146.4 ovs) 307 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Allott | 12.4 | 2 | 32 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Heath Davis | 18 | 6 | 43 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Simon Doull | 21 | 8 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 57 | 18 | 97 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 28 | 10 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand:
Blair Pocock, Bryan Young, Adam Parore, Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Simon Doull, Matt Horne, Daniel Vettori, Heath Davis, Geoff Allott
England:
Nick Knight, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Andy Caddick, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, John Crawley, Dominic Cork, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Phil Tufnell
