English cricket team in New Zealand in 1977–78

The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1978 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 1–1.

Tour match summary

England vs Auckland
27-29 January 1978
(3-day match)
[1]
v
210 (69.2 overs)
GRJ Roope 33
IT Botham 33
MC Snedden 3/35 (14.2 overs)
182/4d (54 overs)
MG Burgess 74
CM Old 2/40 (11 overs)
208/3d (62.1 overs)
BC Rose 107
MC Snedden 1/31 (10 overs)
114/3 (39 overs)
RJ Kasper 61*
PH Edmonds 2/24 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: WRC Gardiner and RL Monteith
  • Auckland won the toss and decided to field
  • JR Wiltshire retired hurt in the Auckland first innings having scored 3 (team score 42/2)

England vs Northern Districts
30 January 1978
(35-over match)
[2]
England 
164/9 (35 overs)
v
Northern Districts
83/3 (20.3 overs)
DW Randall 24
CW Dickeson 3/58 (7 overs)
JG Wright 24
RGD Willis 1/10 (5 overs)
England won via faster scoring rate
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: BA Bricknell and JBR Hastie
  • Northern Districts won the toss and decided to field
  • When play was halted Northern Districts needed to have scored 97 runs to win

England vs Central Districts
1-3 February 1978
(3-day match)
[3]
v
296/6d (74.1 overs)
MW Gatting 66
AB Jordan 3/38 (13.1 overs)
198 (52.5 overs)
DR O'Sullivan 31
RGD Willis 3/45 (10 overs)
104 (49.1 overs)
GA Cope 20*
DR O'Sullivan 5/14 (17.1 overs)
202
TB Horne 40
RGD Willis 2/13 (6 overs)
  • England won the toss and decided to bat

England vs Canterbury
5-7 February 1978
(3-day match)
[4]
v
173 (75 overs)
CM Old 51
RJ Hadlee 5/50 (17 overs)
144 (41.3 overs)
PG Coman 51
RGD Willis 4/46 (11 overs)
230/4d (55 overs)
IT Botham 126*
SL Boock 2/50 (19 overs)
142/5 (44 overs)
RJ Hadlee 56
RGD Willis 2/8 (10 overs)
Match drawn
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: Fred Goodall and DC Wilson
  • Canterbury won the toss and decided to field

Test series summary

First Test
10–15 February 1978
(5-day match)
[5]
v
228 (87.6 overs)
JG Wright 55 (244)
CM Old 6/54 (30 overs)
215 (94.4 overs)
G Boycott 77 (302)
RJ Hadlee 4/74 (28 overs)
123 (44.3 overs)
RW Anderson 26 (62)
Extras 26
RGD Willis 5/32 (15 overs)
64 (27.3 overs)
IT Botham 19 (24)
RJ Hadlee 6/26 (13.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 72 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: WRC Gardiner and RL Monteith
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 13 February was taken as a rest day.
  • SL Boock and JG Wright (both NZ) made their Test debuts.

Second Test
24 February–1 March 1978
(5-day match)
[6]
v
418 (145.5 overs)
IT Botham 103 (288)
RJ Hadlee 4/147 (43 overs)
235 (92.7 overs)
RW Anderson 62 (162)
IT Botham 5/73 (24.7 overs)
96/4d (22 overs)
IT Botham 30* (31)
RO Collinge 2/29 (9 overs)
105 (27 overs)
RJ Hadlee 39 (62)
RGD Willis 4/14 (7 overs)
England won by 174 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: FR Goodall and RL Monteith
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 27 February was taken as a rest day.
  • CT Radley (ENG) made his Test debut.

Third Test
4–10 March 1978
(6-day match)
[7]
v
315 (105.6 overs)
GP Howarth 122 (356)
IT Botham 5/109 (34 overs)
429 (156.3 overs)
CT Radley 158 (524)
SL Boock 5/67 (28.3 overs)
382/8 (118 overs)
GP Howarth 102 (301)
G Miller 3/99 (30 overs)
Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: WRC Gardiner and JBR Hastie
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 7 March was taken as a rest day.


References
  1. "Auckland v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. "Northern Districts v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. "Central Districts v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. "Canterbury v England XI". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. "1st Test, Wellington, Feb 10 - Feb 15 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. "2nd Test, Christchurch, Feb 24 - Mar 1 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. "3rd Test, Auckland, Mar 4 - Mar 10 1978, England tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.


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