New Zealand v England 1st Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1959 (1958/59) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 27 February 1959
England won by an innings and 99 runs
England won by an innings and 99 runs. Ted Dexter top-scored with 141 for England. Tony Lock took 6/53.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of New Zealand - 1959 (1958/59)
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Dates
- 27 February 1959 to 2 March 1959
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 99 runs
- Captains
- Peter May (England), John Reid (New Zealand)
- Debuts
- Bruce Bolton (New Zealand), Roger Harris (New Zealand), Ken Hough (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- EWT Tindill and J Cowie
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Bruce Bolton, Roger Harris and Ken Hough played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 374 all out. Ted Dexter top-scored with 141 off 292 balls, and Peter May made 71. John Reid took 3 for 34 for New Zealand.
New Zealand replied with 142 all out. John Reid top-scored with 40 off 73 balls. Tony Lock took 5 for 31 for England. From 83 for 3 they lost 6 wickets for 19 runs, to 102 for 9. England led by 232 on first innings. New Zealand followed on.
New Zealand made 133 all out in their second innings. John Guy top-scored with 56 off 127 balls. Tony Lock took 6 for 53 for England. From 117 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 16 runs, to 133 for 10.
England won by an innings and 99 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 374 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | c Eric Petrie | 8 | 53 |
| Willie Watson | c Eric Petrie | 10 | 25 |
| Tom Graveney | lbw | 42 | 112 |
| Peter May | c Ken Hough | 71 | 143 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 15 | 23 |
| Ted Dexter | bowled | 141 | 292 |
| John Mortimore | c Alex Moir | 11 | 30 |
| Roy Swetman | bowled | 9 | 38 |
| Fred Trueman | lbw | 21 | 63 |
| Tony Lock | bowled | 15 | 66 |
| Frank Tyson | not out | 6 | 8 |
Extras 25 · Total 374 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Blair | 31 | 5 | 89 | 2 |
| Ken Hough | 39 | 11 | 96 | 3 |
| Alex Moir | 36 | 9 | 83 | 2 |
| John Reid | 18.1 | 9 | 34 | 3 |
| John Sparling | 16 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
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), 10-374 (Ted Dexter)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Willie Watson and Peter Richardson | 13 |
| second | Tom Graveney and Peter Richardson | 17 |
| third | Tom Graveney and Peter May | 68 |
| fourth | Peter May and Colin Cowdrey | 28 |
| fifth | Peter May and Ted Dexter | 45 |
| sixth | Ted Dexter and John Mortimore | 26 |
| seventh | Ted Dexter and Roy Swetman | 27 |
| eighth | Fred Trueman and Ted Dexter | 81 |
| ninth | Tony Lock and Ted Dexter | 62 |
| tenth | Frank Tyson and Ted Dexter | 7 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 142 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bolton | c Roy Swetman | 33 | 109 |
| Roger Harris | c Tony Lock | 6 | 28 |
| John Guy | c Fred Trueman | 3 | 25 |
| John Reid | bowled | 40 | 73 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Tony Lock | 0 | 2 |
| Noel McGregor | c Tony Lock | 0 | 5 |
| John Sparling | st Roy Swetman | 12 | 42 |
| Alex Moir | c Tom Graveney | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Petrie | lbw | 8 | 57 |
| Bob Blair | lbw | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Hough | not out | 31 | 28 |
Extras 9 · Total 142 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 10.5 | 3 | 39 | 1 |
| Frank Tyson | 14 | 4 | 23 | 3 |
| Tony Lock | 26 | 15 | 31 | 5 |
| John Mortimore | 22 | 8 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
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), 10-142 (Eric Petrie)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bruce Bolton and Roger Harris | 22 |
| second | John Guy and Bruce Bolton | 11 |
| third | John Reid and Bruce Bolton | 50 |
| fourth | Bert Sutcliffe and Bruce Bolton | 0 |
| fifth | Noel McGregor and Bruce Bolton | 3 |
| sixth | John Sparling and Bruce Bolton | 15 |
| seventh | Alex Moir and John Sparling | 0 |
| eighth | Eric Petrie and John Sparling | 1 |
| ninth | Bob Blair and Eric Petrie | 0 |
| tenth | Eric Petrie and Ken Hough | 40 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 133 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bolton | c Peter May | 26 | 119 |
| Roger Harris | bowled | 13 | 49 |
| John Guy | c Tony Lock | 56 | 127 |
| John Reid | c Colin Cowdrey | 1 | 11 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Fred Trueman | 12 | 26 |
| Noel McGregor | lbw | 6 | 50 |
| John Sparling | bowled | 0 | 5 |
| Alex Moir | c Roy Swetman | 1 | 7 |
| Eric Petrie | not out | 2 | 23 |
| Bob Blair | c Fred Trueman | 2 | 5 |
| Ken Hough | bowled | 7 | 14 |
Extras 7 · Total 133 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 8 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Frank Tyson | 14 | 6 | 23 | 2 |
| Tony Lock | 28.2 | 13 | 53 | 6 |
| John Mortimore | 21 | 10 | 27 | 1 |
| Ted Dexter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
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), 10-133 (Ken Hough)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bruce Bolton and Roger Harris | 37 |
| second | John Guy and Bruce Bolton | 31 |
| third | John Reid and John Guy | 11 |
| fourth | Bert Sutcliffe and John Guy | 22 |
| fifth | Noel McGregor and John Guy | 16 |
| sixth | Noel McGregor and John Sparling | 2 |
| seventh | Alex Moir and Noel McGregor | 1 |
| eighth | Noel McGregor and Eric Petrie | 1 |
| ninth | Bob Blair and Eric Petrie | 2 |
| tenth | Eric Petrie and Ken Hough | 10 |
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