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England v New Zealand 1st Investec Test

New Zealand tour of England - 2015 (2015) · Lord's, London · 21 May 2015

England won by 124 runs

England won by 124 runs. Alastair Cook top-scored with 162 for England. Trent Boult took 5/85.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of England - 2015 (2015)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
21 May 2015 to 25 May 2015
Toss
New Zealand, chose to field
Result
England won by 124 runs
Player of the match
Ben Stokes
Captains
Alastair Cook (England), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
Debuts
Adam Lyth (England), Mark Wood (England), Matt Henry (New Zealand)
Umpires
M Erasmus and S Ravi
Match referee
DC Boon

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. Adam Lyth, Mark Wood and Matt Henry played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 389 all out. Joe Root top-scored with 98 off 161 balls, and Ben Stokes made 92. Trent Boult took 4 for 79 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the fifth wicket between Joe Root and Ben Stokes, 41% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 30 for 4.

New Zealand replied with 523 all out. Kane Williamson top-scored with 132 off 262 balls, and Martin Guptill made 70. Stuart Broad took 3 for 77 for England. The innings was built on a 189-run stand for the third wicket between Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. New Zealand led by 134 on first innings.

England made 478 all out in their second innings. Alastair Cook top-scored with 162 off 345 balls, and Ben Stokes made 101. Trent Boult took 5 for 85 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 158-run stand for the fourth wicket between Alastair Cook and Joe Root.

Set 345 to win, New Zealand made 220 all out. Corey Anderson top-scored with 67 off 87 balls, and BJ Watling made 59. Ben Stokes took 3 for 38 for England. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the sixth wicket between BJ Watling and Corey Anderson, 49% of the total.

England won by 124 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 389 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Adam Lythc BJ Watling b Tim Southee717
Alastair Cookc BJ Watling b Matt Henry1636
Gary Ballancec Tim Southee b Trent Boult19
Ian Bellb Matt Henry18
Joe Rootc Tom Latham b Matt Henry98161
Ben Stokesb Mark Craig9294
Jos Buttlerlbw b Trent Boult67126
Moeen Alic Tom Latham b Trent Boult58107
Stuart Broadc Tom Latham b Trent Boult310
Mark Woodnot out814
James Andersonc & b Matt Henry1126

Extras 27 · Total 389 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Trent Boult296794
Tim Southee2411041
Matt Henry24.53934
Mark Craig182771
Corey Anderson51140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Adam Lyth, 7.2 ov), 2-25 (Gary Ballance, 9.6 ov), 3-25 (Alastair Cook, 10.2 ov), 4-30 (Ian Bell, 12.2 ov), 5-191 (Ben Stokes, 44.1 ov), 6-251 (Joe Root, 63.5 ov), 7-354 (Jos Buttler, 89.6 ov), 8-363 (Moeen Ali, 93.2 ov), 9-368 (Stuart Broad, 95.1 ov), 10-389 (James Anderson, 100.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (10) and Adam Lyth (7)1744
secondAlastair Cook (6) and Gary Ballance (1)816
thirdIan Bell (0) and Alastair Cook (0)02
fourthIan Bell (1) and Joe Root (4)512
fifthJoe Root (61) and Ben Stokes (92)161194
sixthJoe Root (33) and Jos Buttler (26)60118
seventhMoeen Ali (49) and Jos Buttler (41)103157
eighthMoeen Ali (9) and Stuart Broad (0)920
ninthStuart Broad (3) and Mark Wood (2)511
tenthJames Anderson (11) and Mark Wood (6)2134
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 523 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Martin Guptillc Gary Ballance b Stuart Broad70115
Tom Lathamlbw b Moeen Ali5998
Kane Williamsonc Gary Ballance b Moeen Ali132262
Ross Taylorc Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad62135
Brendon McCullumc Joe Root b Mark Wood4238
Corey Andersonc Jos Buttler b Mark Wood920
BJ Watlingnot out6186
Mark Craiglbw b Moeen Ali02
Tim Southeec Mark Wood b James Anderson1115
Matt Henryc Joe Root b Mark Wood1010
Trent Boultc James Anderson b Stuart Broad08

Extras 67 · Total 523 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson297881
Stuart Broad26.24773
Mark Wood272933
Ben Stokes2121050
Moeen Ali264943
Joe Root2060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-148 (Tom Latham, 34.6 ov), 2-148 (Martin Guptill, 35.2 ov), 3-337 (Ross Taylor, 85.4 ov), 4-403 (Brendon McCullum, 98.3 ov), 5-420 (Corey Anderson, 104.2 ov), 6-470 (Kane Williamson, 119.1 ov), 7-470 (Mark Craig, 119.3 ov), 8-493 (Tim Southee, 124.6 ov), 9-515 (Matt Henry, 128.4 ov), 10-523 (Trent Boult, 131.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMartin Guptill (70) and Tom Latham (59)148211
secondMartin Guptill (0) and Kane Williamson (0)02
thirdRoss Taylor (62) and Kane Williamson (106)189302
fourthBrendon McCullum (42) and Kane Williamson (6)6677
fifthCorey Anderson (9) and Kane Williamson (4)1735
sixthBJ Watling (33) and Kane Williamson (16)5089
seventhBJ Watling (0) and Mark Craig (0)02
eighthBJ Watling (12) and Tim Southee (11)2333
ninthBJ Watling (8) and Matt Henry (10)2222
tenthBJ Watling (8) and Trent Boult (0)816
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 478 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Adam Lythc Tim Southee b Trent Boult128
Alastair Cookc Tom Latham b Trent Boult162345
Gary Ballanceb Tim Southee012
Ian Bellc Tom Latham b Tim Southee2958
Joe Rootc Trent Boult b Matt Henry84139
Ben Stokesc Ross Taylor b Mark Craig10192
Jos Buttlerc Tom Latham b Matt Henry1418
Moeen Alilbw b Trent Boult4380
Stuart Broadb Trent Boult1013
Mark Woodnot out44
James Andersonb Trent Boult05

Extras 19 · Total 478 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Trent Boult348855
Tim Southee3441622
Matt Henry2931062
Mark Craig283961
Corey Anderson30130
Kane Williamson1020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Adam Lyth, 2.2 ov), 2-25 (Gary Ballance, 7.4 ov), 3-74 (Ian Bell, 26.3 ov), 4-232 (Joe Root, 69.3 ov), 5-364 (Ben Stokes, 95.6 ov), 6-389 (Jos Buttler, 100.5 ov), 7-455 (Alastair Cook, 124.2 ov), 8-467 (Stuart Broad, 126.3 ov), 9-478 (Moeen Ali, 128.1 ov), 10-478 (James Anderson, 128.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (2) and Adam Lyth (12)1414
secondAlastair Cook (11) and Gary Ballance (0)1132
thirdIan Bell (29) and Alastair Cook (19)49113
fourthAlastair Cook (66) and Joe Root (84)158258
fifthAlastair Cook (24) and Ben Stokes (101)132159
sixthAlastair Cook (11) and Jos Buttler (14)2529
seventhAlastair Cook (29) and Moeen Ali (36)66141
eighthMoeen Ali (0) and Stuart Broad (10)1213
ninthMoeen Ali (7) and Mark Wood (4)1110
tenthJames Anderson (0) and Mark Wood (0)05
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 220 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Martin Guptillc Gary Ballance b James Anderson02
Tom Lathamlbw b Stuart Broad01
Kane Williamsonc Joe Root b Ben Stokes2770
Ross Taylorlbw b Stuart Broad812
BJ Watlingc Jos Buttler b Mark Wood59143
Brendon McCullumb Ben Stokes01
Corey Andersonlbw b Joe Root6787
Mark Craigb Ben Stokes424
Tim Southeec & b Moeen Ali2016
Matt Henrynot out1024
Trent Boultc Moeen Ali b Stuart Broad1026

Extras 15 · Total 220 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson145311
Stuart Broad16.33503
Mark Wood133471
Ben Stokes113383
Moeen Ali83351
Joe Root5371

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Martin Guptill, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Tom Latham, 1.1 ov), 3-12 (Ross Taylor, 5.3 ov), 4-61 (Kane Williamson, 23.4 ov), 5-61 (Brendon McCullum, 23.5 ov), 6-168 (BJ Watling, 50.3 ov), 7-174 (Corey Anderson, 53.5 ov), 8-198 (Mark Craig, 58.6 ov), 9-198 (Tim Southee, 59.1 ov), 10-220 (Trent Boult, 67.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMartin Guptill (0) and Tom Latham (0)02
secondKane Williamson (0) and Tom Latham (0)05
thirdRoss Taylor (8) and Kane Williamson (4)1226
fourthBJ Watling (17) and Kane Williamson (23)49109
fifthBrendon McCullum (0) and BJ Watling (0)01
sixthBJ Watling (42) and Corey Anderson (61)107161
seventhCorey Anderson (6) and Mark Craig (0)620
eighthTim Southee (20) and Mark Craig (4)2431
ninthTim Southee (0) and Matt Henry (0)01
tenthTrent Boult (10) and Matt Henry (10)2250
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