New Zealand v England 3rd Test
England tour of New Zealand - 2008 (2007/08) · McLean Park, Napier · 22 March 2008
England won by 121 runs
England won by 121 runs. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 177 for England. Ryan Sidebottom took 7/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of New Zealand - 2008 (2007/08)
- Ground
- McLean Park, Napier
- Dates
- 22 March 2008 to 26 March 2008
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 121 runs
- Player of the match
- Ryan Sidebottom
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
- Debuts
- Grant Elliott (New Zealand), Tim Southee (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Grant Elliott and Tim Southee played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 253 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 129 off 208 balls, and Stuart Broad made 42. Tim Southee took 5 for 55 for New Zealand. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at McLean Park, 370 across 6 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 168 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 59 off 72 balls, and Jamie How made 44. Ryan Sidebottom took 7 for 47 for England. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the second wicket between Stephen Fleming and Jamie How, 61% of the total. From 116 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 138 for 7. England led by 85 on first innings.
England made 467 for 7 declared in their second innings. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 177 off 343 balls, and Ian Bell made 110. Daniel Vettori took 4 for 158 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 187-run stand for the fourth wicket between Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell, 40% of the total.
Set 553 to win, New Zealand made 431 all out. Tim Southee top-scored with 77 not out off 40 balls, and Ross Taylor made 74. Monty Panesar took 6 for 126 for England. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the sixth wicket between Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor.
England won by 121 runs. Ryan Sidebottom's 7 for 47 are the best innings figures at McLean Park.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 253 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | b Chris Martin | 2 | 21 |
| Michael Vaughan | lbw b Tim Southee | 2 | 11 |
| Andrew Strauss | c Jamie How b Tim Southee | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Jamie How b Tim Southee | 129 | 208 |
| Ian Bell | c & b Grant Elliott | 9 | 58 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Grant Elliott b Jeetan Patel | 30 | 82 |
| Tim Ambrose | c Ross Taylor b Jeetan Patel | 11 | 38 |
| Stuart Broad | c Brendon McCullum b Tim Southee | 42 | 103 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | c Matthew Bell b Tim Southee | 14 | 37 |
| Monty Panesar | b Chris Martin | 1 | 13 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 13 · Total 253 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 26 | 6 | 74 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | 23.1 | 8 | 55 | 5 |
| Grant Elliott | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 19 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 18 | 3 | 37 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Michael Vaughan, 3.5 ov), 2-4 (Andrew Strauss, 5.5 ov), 3-4 (Alastair Cook, 6.3 ov), 4-36 (Ian Bell, 23.1 ov), 5-125 (Paul Collingwood, 48.6 ov), 6-147 (Tim Ambrose, 60.5 ov), 7-208 (Kevin Pietersen, 82.2 ov), 8-240 (Stuart Broad, 92.1 ov), 9-253 (Monty Panesar, 95.5 ov), 10-253 (Ryan Sidebottom, 96.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vaughan (2) and Alastair Cook (2) | 4 | 23 |
| second | Andrew Strauss (0) and Alastair Cook (0) | 0 | 12 |
| third | Kevin Pietersen (0) and Alastair Cook (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fourth | Ian Bell (9) and Kevin Pietersen (22) | 32 | 100 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (30) and Kevin Pietersen (56) | 89 | 155 |
| sixth | Kevin Pietersen (11) and Tim Ambrose (11) | 22 | 71 |
| seventh | Kevin Pietersen (40) and Stuart Broad (18) | 61 | 130 |
| eighth | Ryan Sidebottom (3) and Stuart Broad (24) | 32 | 59 |
| ninth | Ryan Sidebottom (11) and Monty Panesar (1) | 13 | 22 |
| tenth | Ryan Sidebottom (0) and James Anderson (0) | 0 | 2 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 168 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie How | c Andrew Strauss b Ryan Sidebottom | 44 | 73 |
| Matthew Bell | lbw b Ryan Sidebottom | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Paul Collingwood b Ryan Sidebottom | 59 | 72 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Stuart Broad b Ryan Sidebottom | 7 | 31 |
| Ross Taylor | c Tim Ambrose b Stuart Broad | 2 | 4 |
| Grant Elliott | c Tim Ambrose b Ryan Sidebottom | 6 | 24 |
| Brendon McCullum | b Ryan Sidebottom | 9 | 8 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Alastair Cook b Ryan Sidebottom | 14 | 32 |
| Tim Southee | c Kevin Pietersen b Stuart Broad | 5 | 20 |
| Jeetan Patel | c Monty Panesar b Stuart Broad | 4 | 25 |
| Chris Martin | not out | 4 | 1 |
Extras 14 · Total 168 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 21.4 | 6 | 47 | 7 |
| James Anderson | 7 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 17 | 3 | 54 | 3 |
| Monty Panesar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Matthew Bell, 0.3 ov), 2-103 (Stephen Fleming, 22.3 ov), 3-116 (Jamie How, 28.3 ov), 4-119 (Ross Taylor, 29.6 ov), 5-119 (Mathew Sinclair, 30.2 ov), 6-137 (Brendon McCullum, 32.6 ov), 7-138 (Grant Elliott, 36.4 ov), 8-152 (Tim Southee, 41.5 ov), 9-164 (Jeetan Patel, 47.5 ov), 10-168 (Daniel Vettori, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Bell (0) and Jamie How (0) | 1 | 3 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (59) and Jamie How (37) | 102 | 132 |
| third | Mathew Sinclair (6) and Jamie How (7) | 13 | 36 |
| fourth | Mathew Sinclair (1) and Ross Taylor (2) | 3 | 9 |
| fifth | Grant Elliott (0) and Mathew Sinclair (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Grant Elliott (5) and Brendon McCullum (9) | 18 | 16 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (0) and Grant Elliott (1) | 1 | 22 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (8) and Tim Southee (5) | 14 | 31 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (6) and Jeetan Patel (4) | 12 | 36 |
| tenth | Daniel Vettori (0) and Chris Martin (4) | 4 | 5 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 467 FOR 7 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c Brendon McCullum b Jeetan Patel | 37 | 69 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin | 4 | 4 |
| Andrew Strauss | c Matthew Bell b Jeetan Patel | 177 | 343 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Ross Taylor b Daniel Vettori | 34 | 86 |
| Ian Bell | c Mathew Sinclair b Daniel Vettori | 110 | 167 |
| Paul Collingwood | c & b Daniel Vettori | 22 | 19 |
| Tim Ambrose | c & b Daniel Vettori | 31 | 62 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 31 | 26 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | not out | 12 | 20 |
Did not bat: Monty Panesar, James Anderson
Extras 9 · Total 467 for 7 declared
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 18 | 2 | 60 | 1 |
| Tim Southee | 24 | 5 | 84 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 14 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 30.5 | 4 | 104 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 45 | 6 | 158 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Michael Vaughan, 0.5 ov), 2-77 (Alastair Cook, 25.1 ov), 3-140 (Kevin Pietersen, 48.3 ov), 4-327 (Ian Bell, 98.3 ov), 5-361 (Paul Collingwood, 106.1 ov), 6-424 (Andrew Strauss, 123.5 ov), 7-425 (Tim Ambrose, 124.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vaughan (4) and Alastair Cook (1) | 5 | 5 |
| second | Andrew Strauss (35) and Alastair Cook (36) | 72 | 146 |
| third | Andrew Strauss (27) and Kevin Pietersen (34) | 63 | 141 |
| fourth | Andrew Strauss (72) and Ian Bell (110) | 187 | 303 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (22) and Andrew Strauss (12) | 34 | 46 |
| sixth | Andrew Strauss (31) and Tim Ambrose (31) | 63 | 107 |
| seventh | Tim Ambrose (0) and Stuart Broad (1) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Ryan Sidebottom (12) and Stuart Broad (30) | 42 | 45 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 431 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie How | lbw b Monty Panesar | 11 | 57 |
| Matthew Bell | c Stuart Broad b Monty Panesar | 69 | 156 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Tim Ambrose b Monty Panesar | 66 | 103 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Tim Ambrose b Stuart Broad | 6 | 36 |
| Ross Taylor | c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar | 74 | 117 |
| Grant Elliott | c Ian Bell b Stuart Broad | 4 | 28 |
| Brendon McCullum | b Monty Panesar | 42 | 55 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Tim Ambrose b James Anderson | 43 | 56 |
| Jeetan Patel | c Stuart Broad b Monty Panesar | 18 | 45 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 77 | 40 |
| Chris Martin | b Ryan Sidebottom | 5 | 21 |
Extras 16 · Total 431 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 19.5 | 3 | 83 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 17 | 2 | 99 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 32 | 10 | 78 | 2 |
| Monty Panesar | 46 | 17 | 126 | 6 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Jamie How, 20.3 ov), 2-147 (Matthew Bell, 50.3 ov), 3-156 (Stephen Fleming, 54.3 ov), 4-160 (Mathew Sinclair, 61.6 ov), 5-172 (Grant Elliott, 69.2 ov), 6-276 (Ross Taylor, 90.6 ov), 7-281 (Brendon McCullum, 92.3 ov), 8-329 (Jeetan Patel, 106.4 ov), 9-347 (Daniel Vettori, 109.6 ov), 10-431 (Chris Martin, 118.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Bell (35) and Jamie How (11) | 48 | 123 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (61) and Matthew Bell (34) | 99 | 181 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (5) and Mathew Sinclair (4) | 9 | 24 |
| fourth | Mathew Sinclair (2) and Ross Taylor (2) | 4 | 45 |
| fifth | Grant Elliott (4) and Ross Taylor (8) | 12 | 44 |
| sixth | Brendon McCullum (37) and Ross Taylor (64) | 104 | 130 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (0) and Brendon McCullum (5) | 5 | 9 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (25) and Jeetan Patel (18) | 48 | 85 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (18) and Tim Southee (0) | 18 | 20 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (5) and Tim Southee (77) | 84 | 53 |
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