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New Zealand v England 1st Test

England tour of New Zealand - 1966 (1965/66) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 25 February 1966

Match drawn

Match drawn. Bevan Congdon top-scored with 104 for New Zealand. Ken Higgs took 4/5.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of New Zealand - 1966 (1965/66)
Ground
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Dates
25 February 1966 to 1 March 1966
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Mike Smith (England), Murray Chapple (New Zealand)
Debuts
Grahame Bilby (New Zealand), Tom Puna (New Zealand)
Umpires
FR Goodall and WT Martin

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Grahame Bilby and Tom Puna played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 342 all out. David Allen top-scored with 88, and Mike Smith made 54. Gary Bartlett took 3 for 63 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mike Smith and Peter Parfitt.

New Zealand replied with 347 all out. Bevan Congdon top-scored with 104, and Dick Motz made 58. Jeff Jones took 4 for 71 for England. New Zealand led by 5 on first innings.

England made 201 for 5 in their second innings. Mike Smith top-scored with 87, and Peter Parfitt made 46. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mike Smith and Peter Parfitt, 62% of the total.

Set 197 to win, New Zealand made 48 for 8. Bob Cunis top-scored with 16 not out. Ken Higgs took 4 for 5 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 7 wickets for 22 runs, to 22 for 7.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Boycottc Eric Petrie4–
Eric Russellbowled30–
John Edrichc Gary Bartlett2–
Colin Cowdreyc Grahame Bilby0–
Mike Smithc Tom Puna54–
Peter Parfittc Bevan Congdon54–
Jim Parksc Eric Petrie30–
David Allenc Murray Chapple88–
David Brownbowled44–
Ken Higgsnot out8–
Jeff Jonesbowled01

Extras 28 · Total 342 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Dick Motz319833
Gary Bartlett33.26633
Bob Cunis319632
Tom Puna186540
Murray Chapple93241
Vic Pollard51271

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Geoff Boycott), 2-28 (John Edrich), 3-47 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-47 (Eric Russell), 5-160 (Mike Smith), 6-160 (Peter Parfitt), 7-209 (Jim Parks), 8-316 (David Brown), 9-342 (David Allen), 10-342 (Jeff Jones)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstEric Russell and Geoff Boycott19
secondEric Russell and John Edrich9
thirdColin Cowdrey and Eric Russell19
fourthMike Smith and Eric Russell0
fifthMike Smith and Peter Parfitt113
sixthJim Parks and Peter Parfitt0
seventhJim Parks and David Allen49
eighthDavid Allen and David Brown107
ninthDavid Allen and Ken Higgs26
tenthJeff Jones and Ken Higgs0
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 347 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Grahame Bilbyc Jim Parks28
Mike Shrimptonc Jim Parks11
Bevan Congdonc Mike Smith104
Barry Sinclairc Ken Higgs23
Vic Pollardlbw23
Murray Chapplec Colin Cowdrey15
Gary Bartlettc Jim Parks0
Eric Petriec Jim Parks55
Dick Motzc Jim Parks58
Bob Cunisnot out8
Tom Punac Mike Smith1

Extras 21 · Total 347 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
David Brown303803
Jeff Jones28.49714
Ken Higgs306513
David Allen4014800
Geoff Boycott126300
Peter Parfitt30140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Mike Shrimpton), 2-41 (Grahame Bilby), 3-112 (Barry Sinclair), 4-181 (Vic Pollard), 5-202 (Murray Chapple), 6-203 (Gary Bartlett), 7-237 (Bevan Congdon), 8-326 (Dick Motz), 9-344 (Eric Petrie), 10-347 (Tom Puna)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMike Shrimpton and Grahame Bilby39
secondBevan Congdon and Grahame Bilby2
thirdBarry Sinclair and Bevan Congdon71
fourthBevan Congdon and Vic Pollard69
fifthMurray Chapple and Bevan Congdon21
sixthGary Bartlett and Bevan Congdon1
seventhEric Petrie and Bevan Congdon34
eighthEric Petrie and Dick Motz89
ninthEric Petrie and Bob Cunis18
tenthBob Cunis and Tom Puna3
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 201 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Geoff Boycottrun out4
Eric Russellbowled25
John Edrichlbw2
Colin Cowdreyc Vic Pollard21
Mike Smithc Grahame Bilby87
Peter Parfittnot out46
Jim Parksnot out4

Did not bat: David Allen, David Brown, Ken Higgs, Jeff Jones

Extras 12 · Total 201 for 5

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Dick Motz206381
Gary Bartlett142441
Bob Cunis193581
Tom Puna146491

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Geoff Boycott), 2-32 (John Edrich), 3-48 (Eric Russell), 4-68 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-193 (Mike Smith)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstEric Russell and Geoff Boycott18
secondEric Russell and John Edrich14
thirdColin Cowdrey and Eric Russell16
fourthColin Cowdrey and Mike Smith20
fifthMike Smith and Peter Parfitt125
sixthJim Parks and Peter Parfitt8
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 48 FOR 8
BatterHow outR
Grahame Bilbyc Jim Parks3
Mike Shrimptonc Mike Smith13
Bevan Congdonc Colin Cowdrey4
Barry Sinclairc Jim Parks0
Vic Pollardnot out6
Eric Petrielbw1
Murray Chapplec Jim Parks0
Gary Bartlettc David Brown0
Dick Motzc Eric Russell2
Bob Cunisnot out16

Did not bat: Tom Puna

Extras 3 · Total 48 for 8

Bowler (England)OMRW
David Brown4261
Jeff Jones73130
Ken Higgs9754
David Allen191581
Peter Parfitt6352
Jim Parks3180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Grahame Bilby), 2-19 (Bevan Congdon), 3-21 (Barry Sinclair), 4-21 (Mike Shrimpton), 5-22 (Eric Petrie), 6-22 (Murray Chapple), 7-22 (Gary Bartlett), 8-32 (Dick Motz)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMike Shrimpton and Grahame Bilby5
secondMike Shrimpton and Bevan Congdon14
thirdBarry Sinclair and Mike Shrimpton2
fourthMike Shrimpton and Vic Pollard0
fifthEric Petrie and Vic Pollard1
sixthMurray Chapple and Vic Pollard0
seventhGary Bartlett and Vic Pollard0
eighthDick Motz and Vic Pollard10
ninthBob Cunis and Vic Pollard16
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