New Zealand v England @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
24, 26, 27, 28 March 1951 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: J McLellan, MF Pengelly
Match Result: England won by 6 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | c & b Doug Wright | 20 | 0 | 100 | - | - | |
| 2. Verdun Scott | lbw b Trevor Bailey | 0 | - | 7 | - | - | |
| 3. John Reid | b Freddie Brown | 11 | - | 50 | - | - | |
| 4. Merv Wallace | b Doug Wright | 15 | - | 98 | 1 | - | |
| *5. Walter Hadlee | lbw b Doug Wright | 15 | - | 49 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Tony MacGibbon | c Freddie Brown b Doug Wright | 20 | - | 50 | 2 | 1 | |
| +7. Frank Mooney | c Denis Compton b Trevor Bailey | 3 | - | 16 | - | - | |
| 8. Tom Burtt | c Gilbert Parkhouse b Doug Wright | 3 | - | 46 | - | - | |
| 9. Alex Moir | not out | 26 | - | 39 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. Johnny Hayes | b Roy Tattersall | 0 | - | 3 | - | - | |
| 11. Fen Cresswell | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Verdun Scott), 2-25 (John Reid), 3-37 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-68 (Walter Hadlee), 5-69 (Merv Wallace), 6-83 (Frank Mooney), 7-94 (Tony MacGibbon), 8-102 (Tom Burtt), 9-105 (Johnny Hayes), 125 (Fen Cresswell). |
| Extras | 3b, 5lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 70 ovs) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trevor Bailey | 11 | 2 | 18 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 19 | 6 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 15 | 9 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 19 | 3 | 48 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Len Hutton | c John Reid b Alex Moir | 57 | - | 195 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Reg Simpson | b Alex Moir | 6 | - | 29 | - | - | |
| 3. Gilbert Parkhouse | b Tom Burtt | 2 | - | 21 | - | - | |
| 4. David Sheppard | b Johnny Hayes | 3 | - | 13 | - | - | |
| 5. Denis Compton | b Tom Burtt | 10 | - | 52 | 1 | - | |
| *6. Freddie Brown | b Johnny Hayes | 47 | - | 81 | 8 | - | |
| 7. Trevor Bailey | st Frank Mooney b Tom Burtt | 29 | - | 107 | 2 | - | |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Fen Cresswell | 13 | - | 39 | - | - | |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Fen Cresswell | 28 | - | 49 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Doug Wright | not out | 9 | - | 13 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Roy Tattersall | b Fen Cresswell | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Reg Simpson), 2-31 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 3-40 (David Sheppard), 4-69 (Denis Compton), 5-140 (Len Hutton), 6-144 (Freddie Brown), 7-173 (Godfrey Evans), 8-216 (Alec Bedser), 9-218 (Trevor Bailey), 227 (Roy Tattersall). |
| Extras | 11b, 8lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97 ovs) 227 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Johnny Hayes | 20 | 2 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fen Cresswell | 15 | 6 | 18 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 28 | 5 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Burtt | 27 | 14 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | b Roy Tattersall | 11 | 0 | 74 | - | - | |
| 2. Tom Burtt | b Roy Tattersall | 31 | - | 142 | 2 | - | |
| 3. John Reid | b Roy Tattersall | 11 | - | 39 | 1 | - | |
| *4. Walter Hadlee | c Trevor Bailey b Roy Tattersall | 9 | - | 13 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Merv Wallace | c Freddie Brown b Trevor Bailey | 1 | - | 41 | - | - | |
| 6. Tony MacGibbon | lbw b Roy Tattersall | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 7. Verdun Scott | c David Sheppard b Alec Bedser | 60 | - | 108 | 4 | - | |
| +8. Frank Mooney | b Roy Tattersall | 0 | - | 9 | - | - | |
| 9. Alex Moir | c Alec Bedser b Trevor Bailey | 26 | - | 50 | 4 | - | |
| 10. Johnny Hayes | b Trevor Bailey | 5 | - | 23 | - | - | |
| 11. Fen Cresswell | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-62 (John Reid), 3-76 (Walter Hadlee), 4-82 (Tom Burtt), 5-82 (Tony MacGibbon), 6-98 (Merv Wallace), 7-105 (Frank Mooney), 8-156 (Alex Moir), 9-187 (Verdun Scott), 189 (Johnny Hayes). |
| Extras | 30b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.2 ovs) 189 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trevor Bailey | 14.2 | 1 | 43 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 24 | 10 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 21 | 6 | 44 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 12 | 2 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Walter Hadlee b Fen Cresswell | 29 | - | 92 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Reg Simpson | b Tom Burtt | 5 | - | 35 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Gilbert Parkhouse | c & b Tom Burtt | 20 | - | 39 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Denis Compton | b Fen Cresswell | 18 | - | 44 | 2 | - | |
| 5. David Sheppard | not out | 4 | - | 37 | - | - | |
| *6. Freddie Brown | not out | 10 | - | 8 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Trevor Bailey | |||||||
| +8. Godfrey Evans | |||||||
| 9. Alec Bedser | |||||||
| 10. Doug Wright | |||||||
| 11. Roy Tattersall |
| FOW | 1-16 (Reg Simpson), 2-56 (Gilbert Parkhouse), 3-60 (Len Hutton), 4-80 (Denis Compton). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 45.2 ovs) 91 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fen Cresswell | 18 | 8 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Burtt | 21.2 | 10 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand:
Bert Sutcliffe, Tom Burtt, John Reid, Walter Hadlee, Merv Wallace, Tony MacGibbon, Verdun Scott, Frank Mooney, Alex Moir, Johnny Hayes, Fen Cresswell
England:
Len Hutton, Reg Simpson, Gilbert Parkhouse, Denis Compton, David Sheppard, Freddie Brown, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Doug Wright, Roy Tattersall
