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, with New Zealand defeating England in a Test match for the first time in their history.[1][2][3]
The English team had toured Pakistan immediately before the series in New Zealand, playing three Test matches and three One Day Internationals in the country. They arrived in New Zealand in late January 1978 and played four matches against New Zealand domestic sides before the first Test of the series at Wellington in mid-February. Two more first-class matches were played between the first and second Tests, before the tour ended following the third Test at Auckland at the beginning of March.[4]
Test series
[edit]First Test
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Second Test
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- England won the toss and chose to bat
- CT Radley (England) made his Test debut
27 February was a rest day
Third Test
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- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
- The match was played over six days
7 March was a rest day
Tour matches
[edit]Four matches were played before the first Test, three first-class matches against Auckland, Central Districts, and Canterbury and a 35-over List A match against Northern Districts. Following the first Test England played two more first-class matches, one angst Otago and the other against a Young New Zealand side.[4] The tourists did not lose any of these matches, although the game against Central Districts ended in a tie.
27–29 January 1978 | v | Match drawn | | ||
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30 January 1978 | England XI 164/9 (35 overs) | v | Northern Districts 83/3 (20.3 overs) | England won via faster scoring rate | |
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1–3 February 1978 | v | Tie | | ||
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5–7 February 1978 | v | Drawn | | ||
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17–19 February 1978 | v | England XI won by 6 wickets | | ||
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20–22 February 1978 | v | Young New Zealand | England XI won by an innings and 23 runs | | |
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Gallery
[edit]- Ian Botham, Wellington test
- Richard Hadlee bowling. Botham at non-strikers end, Wellington
- Richard Hadlee bowling and Ian Botham (non-striker), Wellington
- Ian Botham batting in Wellington
- Bob Willis bowling in Wellington
- Bob Willis batting in Wellington
- New Zealand celebrate victory in Wellington
- Mike Hendrick batting in Wellington
- Phil Edmonds batting in Wellington
- Bob Taylor (cricketer) batting in Wellington
- Geoffrey Boycott in Wellington
- Boycott dismissed in Wellington
- The final scoreboard from Wellington
References
[edit]- ^ New Zealand beats England in a cricket test for the first time, New Zealand History, Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Bannister A (1979) England in Pakistan and New Zealand, 1977–78, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1979. (Available online at CricInfo. Retrieved 2024-06-15.)
- ^ First Test match, New Zealand v England, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1979.Available online at CricInfo. Retrieved 2024-06-15.)
- ^ a b England in New Zealand and Pakistan 1977–78, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-15. (subscription required)