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New Zealand v England @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
10, 11, 12, 14, 15 February 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: WRC Gardiner, RL Monteith
Match Result: New Zealand won by 72 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | lbw b Ian Botham | 55 | 244 | 348 | 3 | - |
| 2. Robert Anderson | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 28 | 42 | 53 | 5 | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Ian Botham b Chris Old | 13 | 70 | 110 | - | - |
| *4. Mark Burgess | b Bob Willis | 9 | 0 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 5. Bevan Congdon | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 44 | 0 | 228 | 4 | - |
| 6. John Parker | c Brian Rose b Bob Willis | 16 | 75 | 79 | 1 | - |
| +7. Warren Lees | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 1 | 5 | 14 | - | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | not out | 27 | 39 | 60 | 4 | - |
| 9. Dayle Hadlee | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Richard Collinge | b Chris Old | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | b Ian Botham | 4 | 23 | 31 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-42 (Robert Anderson), 2-96 (Geoff Howarth), 3-114 (Mark Burgess), 4-152 (John Wright), 5-191 (John Parker), 6-193 (Warren Lees), 7-194 (Bevan Congdon), 8-196 (Dayle Hadlee), 9-208 (Richard Collinge), 228 (Stephen Boock). |
| Extras | 12b, 3lb, 1w, 13nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.6 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 25 | 7 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 17 | 2 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 30 | 11 | 54 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 12.6 | 2 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Rose | c Warren Lees b Richard Collinge | 21 | 54 | 76 | 1 | - |
| *2. Geoff Boycott | c Bevan Congdon b Richard Collinge | 77 | 0 | 442 | 9 | - |
| 3. Geoff Miller | b Stephen Boock | 24 | 94 | 110 | 2 | - |
| +4. Bob Taylor | c & b Richard Collinge | 8 | 51 | 72 | 1 | - |
| 5. Derek Randall | c Mark Burgess b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 45 | 43 | - | - |
| 6. Graham Roope | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 37 | 109 | 111 | 6 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Mark Burgess b Sir Richard Hadlee | 7 | 43 | 59 | - | - |
| 8. Chris Old | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 10 | 36 | 36 | - | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | lbw b Bevan Congdon | 4 | 25 | 22 | - | - |
| 10. Mike Hendrick | lbw b Bevan Congdon | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 6 | 8 | 16 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (Brian Rose), 2-89 (Geoff Miller), 3-108 (Bob Taylor), 4-126 (Derek Randall), 5-183 (Graham Roope), 6-188 (Geoff Boycott), 7-203 (Ian Botham), 8-205 (Chris Old), 9-206 (Mike Hendrick), 215 (Phil Edmonds). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.4 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 28 | 5 | 74 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Collinge | 18 | 5 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dayle Hadlee | 21 | 5 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 10 | 5 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 17.4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Graham Roope b Bob Willis | 19 | 105 | 169 | - | - |
| 2. Robert Anderson | lbw b Chris Old | 26 | 62 | 105 | 4 | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Phil Edmonds b Bob Willis | 21 | 75 | 84 | 1 | - |
| *4. Mark Burgess | c Geoff Boycott b Ian Botham | 6 | 0 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 5. Bevan Congdon | c Graham Roope b Bob Willis | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. John Parker | c Phil Edmonds b Bob Willis | 4 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| +7. Warren Lees | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 11 | 35 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Geoff Boycott b Bob Willis | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Dayle Hadlee | c Graham Roope b Ian Botham | 2 | 18 | 38 | - | - |
| 10. Richard Collinge | c Phil Edmonds b Mike Hendrick | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (Robert Anderson), 2-82 (John Wright), 3-93 (Geoff Howarth), 4-93 (Bevan Congdon), 5-98 (John Parker), 6-99 (Mark Burgess), 7-104 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-116 (Warren Lees), 9-123 (Richard Collinge), 123 (Dayle Hadlee). |
| Extras | 2b, 9lb, 2w, 13nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 44.3 ovs) 123 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 15 | 2 | 32 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 10 | 2 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 9 | 2 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 9.3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Rose | not out | 5 | 31 | 43 | - | - |
| *2. Geoff Boycott | b Richard Collinge | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 3. Geoff Miller | c Robert Anderson b Richard Collinge | 4 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | lbw b Richard Collinge | 9 | 8 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 5. Graham Roope | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 9 | 14 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Stephen Boock b Sir Richard Hadlee | 19 | 24 | 34 | 3 | - |
| +7. Bob Taylor | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 10 | 27 | - | - |
| 8. Chris Old | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 9 | 20 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | c John Parker b Sir Richard Hadlee | 11 | 61 | 88 | - | - |
| 10. Mike Hendrick | c John Parker b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Geoff Howarth b Sir Richard Hadlee | 3 | 41 | 61 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Geoff Boycott), 2-8 (Geoff Miller), 3-18 (Derek Randall), 4-18 (Graham Roope), 5-38 (Ian Botham), 6-38 (Bob Taylor), 7-53 (Chris Old), 8-53 (Mike Hendrick), 9-63 (Phil Edmonds), 64 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 27.3 ovs) 64 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Richard Collinge | 13 | 5 | 35 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 13.3 | 4 | 26 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dayle Hadlee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
John Wright, Robert Anderson, Geoff Howarth, Mark Burgess, Bevan Congdon, John Parker, Warren Lees, Sir Richard Hadlee, Dayle Hadlee, Richard Collinge, Stephen Boock