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New Zealand v England @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
27, 28 February, 2 March 1959 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: J Cowie, EWT Tindill
Match Result: England won by an innings and 99 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Eric Petrie b Bob Blair | 8 | 0 | 61 | - | - |
| 2. Willie Watson | c Eric Petrie b Bob Blair | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 3. Tom Graveney | lbw b Ken Hough | 42 | 0 | 98 | 4 | - |
| *4. Peter May | c Ken Hough b Alex Moir | 71 | 0 | 144 | 10 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | b Ken Hough | 15 | 0 | 30 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ted Dexter | b John Reid | 141 | 0 | 237 | 24 | - |
| 7. John Mortimore | c & b Alex Moir | 11 | 30 | 25 | 2 | - |
| +8. Roy Swetman | b Ken Hough | 9 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
| 9. Fred Trueman | lbw b John Reid | 21 | 0 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 10. Tony Lock | b John Reid | 15 | 0 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 11. Frank Tyson | not out | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Willie Watson), 2-30 (Peter Richardson), 3-98 (Tom Graveney), 4-126 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-171 (Peter May), 6-197 (John Mortimore), 7-224 (Roy Swetman), 8-305 (Fred Trueman), 9-367 (Tony Lock), 374 (Ted Dexter). |
| Extras | 12b, 13lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 142.1 ovs) 374 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 31 | 5 | 89 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Hough | 39 | 11 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 36 | 9 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 18.1 | 9 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Sparling | 16 | 7 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Bolton | c Roy Swetman b Tony Lock | 33 | 109 | 190 | 1 | - |
| 2. Roger Harris | c Tony Lock b Frank Tyson | 6 | 28 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 3. John Guy | c Fred Trueman b Tony Lock | 3 | 0 | 25 | - | - |
| *4. John Reid | b Frank Tyson | 40 | 0 | 73 | 7 | - |
| 5. Bert Sutcliffe | c Tony Lock b Frank Tyson | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Noel McGregor | c Tony Lock b John Mortimore | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 7. John Sparling | st Roy Swetman b Tony Lock | 12 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 8. Alex Moir | c Tom Graveney b Tony Lock | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| +9. Eric Petrie | lbw b Fred Trueman | 8 | 57 | 53 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | lbw b Tony Lock | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Ken Hough | not out | 31 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-22 (Roger Harris), 2-33 (John Guy), 3-83 (John Reid), 4-83 (Bert Sutcliffe), 5-86 (Noel McGregor), 6-101 (Bruce Bolton), 7-101 (Alex Moir), 8-102 (John Sparling), 9-102 (Bob Blair), 142 (Eric Petrie). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.5 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 10.5 | 3 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 14 | 4 | 23 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 26 | 15 | 31 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Mortimore | 22 | 8 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Bolton | c Peter May b John Mortimore | 26 | 119 | 124 | 2 | - |
| 2. Roger Harris | b Fred Trueman | 13 | 49 | 59 | 2 | - |
| 3. John Guy | c Tony Lock b Frank Tyson | 56 | 0 | 143 | 9 | - |
| *4. John Reid | c Colin Cowdrey b Tony Lock | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| 5. Bert Sutcliffe | c Fred Trueman b Tony Lock | 12 | 0 | 22 | 3 | - |
| 6. Noel McGregor | lbw b Tony Lock | 6 | 0 | 54 | - | - |
| 7. John Sparling | b Frank Tyson | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Alex Moir | c Roy Swetman b Tony Lock | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| +9. Eric Petrie | not out | 2 | 23 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | c Fred Trueman b Tony Lock | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Ken Hough | b Tony Lock | 7 | 14 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Roger Harris), 2-68 (Bruce Bolton), 3-79 (John Reid), 4-101 (Bert Sutcliffe), 5-117 (John Guy), 6-119 (John Sparling), 7-120 (Alex Moir), 8-121 (Noel McGregor), 9-123 (Bob Blair), 133 (Ken Hough). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.2 ovs) 133 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 8 | 2 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Tyson | 14 | 6 | 23 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Lock | 28.2 | 13 | 53 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Mortimore | 21 | 10 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bruce Bolton, Roger Harris, John Guy, John Reid, Bert Sutcliffe, Noel McGregor, John Sparling, Alex Moir, Eric Petrie, Bob Blair, Ken Hough