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England v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of England - 1965 (1965) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 27 May 1965

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Ken Barrington top-scored with 137 for England. Dick Motz took 5/108.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of England - 1965 (1965)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
27 May 1965 to 1 June 1965
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Captains
Mike Smith (England), John Reid (New Zealand)
Umpires
CS Elliott and WFF Price

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 435 all out. Ken Barrington top-scored with 137, and Colin Cowdrey made 85. Dick Motz took 5 for 108 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the fourth wicket between Colin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington. That was well above the 1960s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 341 across 7 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 115 for 9. Graham Dowling top-scored with 32. Fred Titmus took 4 for 18 for England. From 86 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 115 for 9. England led by 320 on first innings. New Zealand followed on.

New Zealand made 413 all out in their second innings. Vic Pollard top-scored with 81 not out, and Bert Sutcliffe made 53. Bob Barber took 4 for 132 for England. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the eighth wicket between Bert Sutcliffe and Vic Pollard.

Set 94 to win, England made 96 for 1. Bob Barber top-scored with 51, and Geoff Boycott made 44.

England won by 9 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 435 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Boycottc Artie Dick23
Bob Barberbowled31
Ted Dexterc Artie Dick57
Ken Barringtonc Artie Dick137
Colin Cowdreybowled85
Mike Smithlbw0
Jim Parksc Frank Cameron34
Fred Titmusc Bevan Congdon13
Tom Cartwrightbowled4
Fred Truemanc Vic Pollard3
Fred Rumseynot out21

Extras 27 · Total 435 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Collinge29.48633
Frank Cameron43101171
Dick Motz43141085
Vic Pollard184600
Bevan Congdon72170
John Reid165431

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Bob Barber), 2-76 (Geoff Boycott), 3-164 (Ted Dexter), 4-300 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-300 (Mike Smith), 6-335 (Jim Parks), 7-368 (Fred Titmus), 8-391 (Tom Cartwright), 9-394 (Fred Trueman), 10-435 (Ken Barrington)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Barber and Geoff Boycott54
secondTed Dexter and Geoff Boycott22
thirdKen Barrington and Ted Dexter88
fourthColin Cowdrey and Ken Barrington136
fifthKen Barrington and Mike Smith0
sixthJim Parks and Ken Barrington35
seventhKen Barrington and Fred Titmus33
eighthKen Barrington and Tom Cartwright23
ninthFred Trueman and Ken Barrington3
tenthKen Barrington and Fred Rumsey41
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 115 FOR 9
BatterHow outR
Graham Dowlingbowled32
Bevan Congdonc Mike Smith24
Barry Sinclairbowled14
John Reidbowled2
Bert Sutclifferetired not out4
Ross Morganc Jim Parks22
Artie Dickc Fred Titmus0
Vic Pollardlbw4
Dick Motzc Fred Trueman0
Richard Collingec Ted Dexter4
Frank Cameronnot out4

Extras 5 · Total 115 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Rumsey92220
Fred Trueman183491
Fred Titmus2617184
Tom Cartwright73142
Bob Barber3272

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Bevan Congdon), 2-63 (Graham Dowling), 3-67 (John Reid), 3-75 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-86 (Barry Sinclair), 5-97 (Artie Dick), 6-104 (Vic Pollard), 7-105 (Dick Motz), 8-108 (Ross Morgan), 9-115 (Richard Collinge)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Dowling and Bevan Congdon54
secondGraham Dowling and Barry Sinclair9
thirdJohn Reid and Barry Sinclair4
fourthBert Sutcliffe and Barry Sinclair8
fifthBarry Sinclair and Ross Morgan11
sixthArtie Dick and Ross Morgan11
seventhRoss Morgan and Vic Pollard7
eighthDick Motz and Ross Morgan1
ninthRichard Collinge and Ross Morgan3
tenthFrank Cameron and Richard Collinge7
11thBert Sutcliffe and Frank Cameron0
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 413 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Graham Dowlingbowled41
Bevan Congdonbowled47
Barry Sinclairst Jim Parks2
John Reidc Ken Barrington44
Ross Morganlbw43
Artie Dickbowled42
Bert Sutcliffec Fred Titmus53
Vic Pollardnot out81
Dick Motzc Bob Barber21
Richard Collingec Jim Parks9
Frank Cameronbowled0

Extras 30 · Total 413 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Rumsey175320
Fred Trueman32.48793
Fred Titmus5930852
Tom Cartwright126120
Bob Barber45151324
Ken Barrington50250
Ted Dexter51181

FALL OF WICKETS

0-63 (Bevan Congdon), 1-72 (Barry Sinclair), 2-105 (Graham Dowling), 3-131 (John Reid), 5-220 (Artie Dick), 6-249 (Ross Morgan), 7-353 (Bert Sutcliffe), 8-386 (Dick Motz), 9-413 (Richard Collinge), 10-413 (Frank Cameron)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Dowling and Bevan Congdon63
secondGraham Dowling and Barry Sinclair9
thirdJohn Reid and Graham Dowling33
fourthJohn Reid and Bevan Congdon26
fifthBevan Congdon and Ross Morgan14
sixthArtie Dick and Ross Morgan75
seventhBert Sutcliffe and Ross Morgan29
eighthBert Sutcliffe and Vic Pollard104
ninthDick Motz and Vic Pollard33
tenthRichard Collinge and Vic Pollard27
11thFrank Cameron and Vic Pollard0
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 96 FOR 1
BatterHow outR
Geoff Boycottnot out44
Bob Barbercaught51
Ted Dexternot out0

Did not bat: Ken Barrington, Colin Cowdrey, Mike Smith, Jim Parks, Fred Titmus, Tom Cartwright, Fred Trueman, Fred Rumsey

Extras 1 · Total 96 for 1

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Collinge51140
Frank Cameron30110
Dick Motz133340
Vic Pollard1050
Bevan Congdon2160
John Reid5270
Ross Morgan1.50181

FALL OF WICKETS

1-92 (Bob Barber)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Barber and Geoff Boycott92
secondTed Dexter and Geoff Boycott4
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