New Zealand v England 1st Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1963 (1962/63) · Eden Park, Auckland · 23 February 1963
England won by an innings and 215 runs
England won by an innings and 215 runs. Peter Parfitt top-scored with 131* for England. David Larter took 4/26.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of New Zealand - 1963 (1962/63)
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Dates
- 23 February 1963 to 27 February 1963
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 215 runs
- Captains
- Ted Dexter (England), John Reid (New Zealand)
- Debuts
- Barry Sinclair (New Zealand), Bryan Yuile (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- RWR Shortt and JMA Brown
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Barry Sinclair and Bryan Yuile played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 562 for 7. Peter Parfitt top-scored with 131 not out, and Ken Barrington made 126. Frank Cameron took 4 for 118 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 240-run stand for the sixth wicket between Barry Knight and Peter Parfitt, 43% of the total. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 338 across 6 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 258 all out. Bryan Yuile top-scored with 64, and Dick Motz made 60. David Larter took 3 for 51 for England. England led by 304 on first innings. New Zealand followed on.
New Zealand made 89 all out in their second innings. John Reid top-scored with 21 not out. David Larter took 4 for 26 for England. From 42 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 14 runs, to 56 for 7.
England won by an innings and 215 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Eden Park across the 50 Tests in our archive.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 562 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| David Sheppard | c Artie Dick | 12 |
| Ray Illingworth | c John Reid | 20 |
| Ken Barrington | c Bill Playle | 126 |
| Ted Dexter | c Paul Barton | 7 |
| Colin Cowdrey | c Paul Barton | 86 |
| Peter Parfitt | not out | 131 |
| Barry Knight | bowled | 125 |
| Fred Titmus | st Artie Dick | 26 |
| John Murray | not out | 9 |
Did not bat: David Larter, Len Coldwell
Extras 20 · Total 562 for 7
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Motz | 42 | 12 | 98 | 0 |
| Frank Cameron | 43 | 7 | 118 | 4 |
| Jack Alabaster | 40 | 6 | 130 | 1 |
| Bryan Yuile | 21 | 4 | 77 | 1 |
| John Reid | 28 | 8 | 67 | 0 |
| John Sparling | 12 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Ray Illingworth), 2-45 (David Sheppard), 3-63 (Ted Dexter), 4-229 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-258 (Ken Barrington), 6-498 (Barry Knight), 7-535 (Fred Titmus)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Sheppard and Ray Illingworth | 24 |
| second | David Sheppard and Ken Barrington | 21 |
| third | Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter | 18 |
| fourth | Colin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington | 166 |
| fifth | Ken Barrington and Peter Parfitt | 29 |
| sixth | Barry Knight and Peter Parfitt | 240 |
| seventh | Fred Titmus and Peter Parfitt | 37 |
| eighth | John Murray and Peter Parfitt | 27 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 258 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Dowling | bowled | 3 |
| Bill Playle | c Ted Dexter | 0 |
| Paul Barton | c David Sheppard | 3 |
| John Reid | bowled | 59 |
| Barry Sinclair | c Len Coldwell | 24 |
| John Sparling | c John Murray | 3 |
| Artie Dick | run out | 29 |
| Bryan Yuile | run out | 64 |
| Dick Motz | c John Murray | 60 |
| Jack Alabaster | bowled | 2 |
| Frank Cameron | not out | 0 |
Extras 11 · Total 258 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Coldwell | 27 | 9 | 66 | 1 |
| David Larter | 26 | 12 | 51 | 3 |
| Barry Knight | 10.4 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Fred Titmus | 25 | 9 | 44 | 2 |
| Ken Barrington | 12 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Ted Dexter | 9 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Bill Playle), 2-7 (Graham Dowling), 3-7 (Paul Barton), 4-62 (Barry Sinclair), 5-71 (John Sparling), 6-109 (John Reid), 7-161 (Artie Dick), 8-256 (Bryan Yuile), 9-258 (Dick Motz), 10-258 (Jack Alabaster)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Playle and Graham Dowling | 0 |
| second | Paul Barton and Graham Dowling | 7 |
| third | John Reid and Paul Barton | 0 |
| fourth | John Reid and Barry Sinclair | 55 |
| fifth | John Reid and John Sparling | 9 |
| sixth | John Reid and Artie Dick | 38 |
| seventh | Artie Dick and Bryan Yuile | 52 |
| eighth | Dick Motz and Bryan Yuile | 95 |
| ninth | Jack Alabaster and Dick Motz | 2 |
| tenth | Jack Alabaster and Frank Cameron | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 89 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Dowling | bowled | 14 |
| Bill Playle | c Ted Dexter | 4 |
| Paul Barton | lbw | 16 |
| John Sparling | c Ken Barrington | 0 |
| Barry Sinclair | bowled | 2 |
| John Reid | not out | 21 |
| Artie Dick | c Ray Illingworth | 0 |
| Bryan Yuile | lbw | 1 |
| Dick Motz | c Ray Illingworth | 20 |
| Jack Alabaster | c Fred Titmus | 0 |
| Frank Cameron | bowled | 1 |
Extras 10 · Total 89 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Coldwell | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| David Larter | 14.1 | 3 | 26 | 4 |
| Barry Knight | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Ray Illingworth | 18 | 7 | 34 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Bill Playle), 2-42 (Graham Dowling), 3-42 (Paul Barton), 4-42 (John Sparling), 5-46 (Barry Sinclair), 6-46 (Artie Dick), 7-56 (Bryan Yuile), 8-83 (Dick Motz), 9-83 (Jack Alabaster), 10-89 (Frank Cameron)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Playle and Graham Dowling | 15 |
| second | Paul Barton and Graham Dowling | 27 |
| third | John Sparling and Paul Barton | 0 |
| fourth | John Sparling and Barry Sinclair | 0 |
| fifth | John Reid and Barry Sinclair | 4 |
| sixth | John Reid and Artie Dick | 0 |
| seventh | John Reid and Bryan Yuile | 10 |
| eighth | John Reid and Dick Motz | 27 |
| ninth | John Reid and Jack Alabaster | 0 |
| tenth | John Reid and Frank Cameron | 6 |
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