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England vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
Venue:
Kennington Oval,
London
Date & Time:
Jul 27
-
Aug 01
,
01:00 AM
LOCAL
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England won by 7 wickets
New Zealand 1st Innings
234-10 (104.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
c Radley b Willis
62
159
6
0
38.99
Robert Anderson
b Old
4
9
1
0
44.44
Geoff Howarth
c Edmonds b Botham
94
225
6
0
41.78
Bruce Edgar
c & b Miller
0
18
0
0
0.00
Mark Burgess
lbw b Willis
34
130
3
0
26.15
Bev Congdon
run out
2
18
0
0
11.11
Jock Edwards
b Miller
6
6
0
0
100.00
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Brearley b Willis
5
48
0
0
10.42
Lance Cairns
lbw b Willis
5
17
0
0
29.41
Brendon Bracewell
c Taylor b Willis
0
3
0
0
0.00
Stephen Boock
not out
3
8
0
0
37.50
Extras
19
(b 1, lb 7, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
234
(10 wkts, 104.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
7-1 (
R Anderson
, 0),
130-2 (
J Wright
, 0),
131-3 (
B Edgar
, 0),
191-4 (
G Howarth
, 0),
197-5 (
B Congdon
, 0),
207-6 (
J Edwards
, 0),
224-7 (
M Burgess
, 0),
230-8 (
R Hadlee
, 0),
230-9 (
B Bracewell
, 0),
234-10 (
L Cairns
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
20.2
9
42
5
0
0
2.08
Chris Old
20
7
43
1
0
0
2.15
Sir Ian Botham
22
7
58
1
0
0
2.64
Geoff Miller
25
10
31
2
0
0
1.24
Phil Edmonds
17
2
41
0
0
0
2.41
England 1st Innings
279-10 (134.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Brearley
c Edwards b Bracewell
2
10
0
0
20.00
Graham Gooch
lbw b Bracewell
0
3
0
0
0.00
Clive Radley
run out
49
126
2
0
38.89
David Gower
run out
111
253
14
0
43.87
Graham Roope
b Boock
14
54
0
1
25.93
Geoff Miller
lbw b Cairns
0
11
0
0
0.00
Sir Ian Botham
c Bracewell b Boock
22
80
2
0
27.50
Bob Taylor
c Edwards b Hadlee
8
67
0
0
11.94
Phil Edmonds
lbw b Hadlee
28
127
3
0
22.05
Chris Old
c Edwards b Cairns
16
54
3
0
29.63
Bob Willis
not out
3
29
0
0
10.34
Extras
26
(b 15, lb 8, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
279
(10 wkts, 134.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
1-1 (
G Gooch
, 0),
7-2 (
M Brearley
, 0),
123-3 (
C Radley
, 0),
165-4 (
G Roope
, 0),
166-5 (
G Miller
, 0),
208-6 (
D Gower
, 0),
212-7 (
I Botham
, 0),
232-8 (
B Taylor
, 0),
257-9 (
C Old
, 0),
279-10 (
P Edmonds
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
21.5
6
43
2
0
0
2.00
Brendon Bracewell
17
8
46
2
0
0
2.71
Lance Cairns
40
16
65
2
0
0
1.63
Stephen Boock
35
18
61
2
0
0
1.74
Bev Congdon
21
6
38
0
0
0
1.81
New Zealand 2nd Innings
182-10 (105.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
John Wright
lbw b Botham
25
61
2
0
40.98
Robert Anderson
c Taylor b Botham
2
7
0
0
28.57
Geoff Howarth
b Willis
0
8
0
0
0.00
Bruce Edgar
b Edmonds
38
109
2
0
34.86
Mark Burgess
lbw b Botham
7
59
0
0
11.86
Bev Congdon
b Edmonds
36
207
3
0
17.39
Jock Edwards
c Brearley b Edmonds
11
34
0
0
32.35
Sir Richard Hadlee
b Edmonds
7
33
1
0
21.21
Lance Cairns
b Miller
27
117
1
0
23.08
Brendon Bracewell
b Miller
0
3
0
0
0.00
Stephen Boock
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
Extras
29
(b 8, lb 10, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
182
(10 wkts, 105.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
15-1 (
R Anderson
, 0),
19-2 (
G Howarth
, 0),
30-3 (
J Wright
, 0),
70-4 (
M Burgess
, 0),
86-5 (
B Edgar
, 0),
105-6 (
J Edwards
, 0),
113-7 (
R Hadlee
, 0),
182-8 (
L Cairns
, 0),
182-9 (
B Bracewell
, 0),
182-10 (
B Congdon
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Bob Willis
13
2
39
1
0
0
3.00
Chris Old
5
2
13
0
0
0
2.60
Sir Ian Botham
19
2
46
3
0
0
2.42
Geoff Miller
34
19
35
2
0
0
1.03
Phil Edmonds
34.1
23
20
4
0
0
0.59
England 2nd Innings
138-3 (52.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mike Brearley
lbw b Boock
11
50
1
0
22.00
Graham Gooch
not out
91
175
11
0
52.00
Clive Radley
lbw b Bracewell
2
35
0
0
5.71
David Gower
c Howarth b Cairns
11
23
0
0
47.83
Graham Roope
not out
10
41
0
0
24.39
Extras
13
(b 2, lb 3, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
Total
138
(3 wkts, 52.3 Ov)
Did not Bat
Geoff Miller
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Bob Taylor
,
Phil Edmonds
,
Chris Old
,
Bob Willis
Fall of Wickets
26-1 (
M Brearley
, 0),
51-2 (
C Radley
, 0),
82-3 (
D Gower
, 0)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Sir Richard Hadlee
11.3
3
18
0
0
0
1.59
Brendon Bracewell
13
3
26
1
0
0
2.00
Lance Cairns
7
0
21
1
0
0
3.00
Stephen Boock
20
6
55
1
0
0
2.75
Bev Congdon
1
0
5
0
0
0
5.00
Match Info
Match
ENG vs NZ, 1st Test, New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
Date
-
Time
Venue
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires
David Constant, Barrie Meyer
England Squad
Playing
Mike Brearley (c)
,
Graham Gooch
,
Clive Radley
,
David Gower
,
Graham Roope
,
Geoff Miller
,
Sir Ian Botham
,
Bob Taylor (wk)
,
Phil Edmonds
,
Chris Old
,
Bob Willis
Bench
Support Staff
New Zealand Squad
Playing
John Wright
,
Robert Anderson
,
Geoff Howarth
,
Bruce Edgar
,
Mark Burgess (c)
,
Bev Congdon
,
Jock Edwards (wk)
,
Sir Richard Hadlee
,
Lance Cairns
,
Brendon Bracewell
,
Stephen Boock
Bench
Support Staff
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