England v New Zealand @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
10, 11, 12, 14 August 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: DJ Constant, TW Spencer
Match Result: England won by an innings and 119 runs
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c Mark Burgess b Brendon Bracewell | 55 | 128 | 165 | 7 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c & b Sir Richard Hadlee | 131 | 0 | 417 | 9 | - | |
| 3. Clive Radley | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 59 | 159 | 164 | 3 | - | |
| 4. David Gower | c Lance Cairns b Stephen Boock | 46 | 132 | 143 | 3 | - | |
| *5. Mike Brearley | c John Parker b Brendon Bracewell | 50 | 172 | 182 | 6 | - | |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Sir Richard Hadlee b Stephen Boock | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Geoff Miller | c Geoff Howarth b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 28 | 32 | - | - | |
| 8. Phil Edmonds | b Lance Cairns | 6 | 18 | 23 | - | - | |
| +9. Bob Taylor | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 22 | 63 | 67 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Mike Hendrick | c Jock Edwards b Brendon Bracewell | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-111 (Graham Gooch), 2-240 (Clive Radley), 3-301 (Geoff Boycott), 4-342 (David Gower), 5-350 (Ian Botham), 6-364 (Geoff Miller), 7-374 (Phil Edmonds), 8-419 (Mike Brearley), 9-427 (Bob Taylor), 429 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 16b, 12lb, 1w, 11nb, 0pen) 40 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 180.5 ovs) 429 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 42 | 11 | 94 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brendon Bracewell | 33.5 | 2 | 110 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 38 | 7 | 85 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 39 | 15 | 71 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 28 | 18 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Robert Anderson | lbw b Ian Botham | 19 | 55 | 65 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 6 | 37 | 58 | - | - | |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | not out | 31 | 137 | 161 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Stephen Boock | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 8 | 34 | 48 | 1 | - | |
| 5. John Parker | c Bob Taylor b Mike Hendrick | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| *6. Mark Burgess | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 5 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| 7. Bevan Congdon | c Mike Hendrick b Ian Botham | 27 | 0 | 100 | 3 | - | |
| +8. Jock Edwards | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 9. Lance Cairns | b Phil Edmonds | 9 | 22 | 21 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Graham Gooch b Ian Botham | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Brendon Bracewell | b Phil Edmonds | 0 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Bruce Edgar), 2-27 (Robert Anderson), 3-35 (John Parker), 4-47 (Stephen Boock), 5-49 (Mark Burgess), 6-99 (Bevan Congdon), 7-99 (Jock Edwards), 8-110 (Lance Cairns), 9-115 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 120 (Brendon Bracewell). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.4 ovs) 120 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 5 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 15 | 9 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 21 | 9 | 34 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 15.4 | 5 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Robert Anderson | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 12 | 9 | - | - | |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Ian Botham b Phil Edmonds | 60 | 197 | 240 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Ian Botham b Mike Hendrick | 34 | 58 | 66 | 4 | - | |
| 4. John Parker | run out ( > > ) | 38 | 119 | 115 | 2 | - | |
| *5. Mark Burgess | c Mike Brearley b Phil Edmonds | 7 | 0 | 60 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Bevan Congdon | c Mike Brearley b Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 39 | - | - | |
| +7. Jock Edwards | c & b Phil Edmonds | 18 | 49 | 44 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Lance Cairns | lbw b Ian Botham | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 11 | 21 | 22 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Stephen Boock | b Phil Edmonds | 2 | 8 | 12 | - | - | |
| 11. Brendon Bracewell | not out | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Robert Anderson), 2-63 (Geoff Howarth), 3-127 (John Parker), 4-148 (Bruce Edgar), 5-152 (Mark Burgess), 6-164 (Bevan Congdon), 7-168 (Lance Cairns), 8-180 (Jock Edwards), 9-190 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 190 (Stephen Boock). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.1 ovs) 190 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 20 | 7 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 24 | 7 | 59 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 33.1 | 15 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England:
Graham Gooch, Geoff Boycott, Clive Radley, David Gower, Mike Brearley, Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Phil Edmonds, Bob Taylor, Mike Hendrick, Bob Willis
New Zealand:
Robert Anderson, Bruce Edgar, Geoff Howarth, John Parker, Mark Burgess, Bevan Congdon, Jock Edwards, Lance Cairns, Sir Richard Hadlee, Stephen Boock, Brendon Bracewell
