New Zealand v England 1st Test

England tour of New Zealand - 1955 (1954/55) · Carisbrook, Dunedin · 11 March 1955

England won by 8 wickets

England won by 8 wickets. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 74 for New Zealand. Frank Tyson took 4/16.

New Zealand ARCHIVE England ARCHIVE 1955 TESTS Carisbrook ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of New Zealand - 1955 (1954/55)
Ground: Carisbrook, Dunedin
Dates: 11 March 1955 to 16 March 1955
Toss: England, chose to field
Result: England won by 8 wickets
Captains: Geoff Rabone (New Zealand), Leonard Hutton (England)
Debuts: Noel McGregor (New Zealand), Les Watt (New Zealand), Ian Colquhoun (New Zealand)
Umpires: RG Currie and SB Tomkinson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field. Noel McGregor, Les Watt and Ian Colquhoun played their first Tests.

New Zealand batted first and made 125 all out. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 74. Brian Statham took 4 for 24 for England. From 63 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 86 for 6.

England replied with 209 for 8. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 42, and Tom Graveney made 41. John Reid took 4 for 36 for New Zealand. England led by 84 on first innings.

New Zealand made 132 all out in their second innings. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 35. Frank Tyson took 4 for 16 for England. From 96 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 30 runs, to 126 for 9.

Set 49 to win, England made 49 for 2. Tom Graveney top-scored with 32 not out.

England won by 8 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 125 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Geoff Rabone	st Godfrey Evans	18
Murray Chapple	bowled	0
Bert Sutcliffe	c Brian Statham	74
John Reid	bowled	4
Noel McGregor	bowled	2
Les Watt	bowled	0
Harry Cave	bowled	1
Alex Moir	bowled	7
Bob Blair	bowled	0
Tony MacGibbon	c Godfrey Evans	7
Ian Colquhoun	not out	0

Extras 12 · Total 125 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Frank Tyson	19	7	23	3
Brian Statham	17	9	24	4
Trevor Bailey	12.2	6	19	2
Johnny Wardle	26	15	31	1
Bob Appleyard	7	3	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Murray Chapple), 2-63 (Geoff Rabone), 3-68 (John Reid), 4-72 (Noel McGregor), 5-76 (Les Watt), 6-86 (Harry Cave), 7-103 (Alex Moir), 8-113 (Bob Blair), 9-122 (Tony MacGibbon), 10-125 (Bert Sutcliffe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Rabone and Murray Chapple	3
second	Bert Sutcliffe and Geoff Rabone	60
third	Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid	5
fourth	Bert Sutcliffe and Noel McGregor	4
fifth	Bert Sutcliffe and Les Watt	4
sixth	Bert Sutcliffe and Harry Cave	10
seventh	Bert Sutcliffe and Alex Moir	17
eighth	Bert Sutcliffe and Bob Blair	10
ninth	Bert Sutcliffe and Tony MacGibbon	9
tenth	Bert Sutcliffe and Ian Colquhoun	3

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 209 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R
Leonard Hutton	c Ian Colquhoun	11
Tom Graveney	bowled	41
Peter May	bowled	10
Colin Cowdrey	lbw	42
Reg Simpson	bowled	21
Trevor Bailey	lbw	0
Godfrey Evans	bowled	0
Johnny Wardle	not out	32
Frank Tyson	c Noel McGregor	16
Bob Appleyard	not out	0

Did not bat: Brian Statham

Extras 36 · Total 209 for 8

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Bob Blair	8	1	29	0
Tony MacGibbon	24.5	11	39	2
John Reid	27	11	36	4
Harry Cave	24	15	27	2
Alex Moir	9	1	42	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (Leonard Hutton), 2-71 (Tom Graveney), 3-101 (Peter May), 4-150 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-152 (Trevor Bailey), 6-152 (Reg Simpson), 7-156 (Godfrey Evans), 8-208 (Frank Tyson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Leonard Hutton and Tom Graveney	60
second	Tom Graveney and Peter May	11
third	Peter May and Colin Cowdrey	30
fourth	Reg Simpson and Colin Cowdrey	49
fifth	Reg Simpson and Trevor Bailey	2
sixth	Godfrey Evans and Reg Simpson	0
seventh	Godfrey Evans and Johnny Wardle	4
eighth	Johnny Wardle and Frank Tyson	52
ninth	Johnny Wardle and Bob Appleyard	1

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 132 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Geoff Rabone	lbw	7
Bert Sutcliffe	run out	35
Murray Chapple	bowled	20
John Reid	bowled	28
Noel McGregor	c Colin Cowdrey	8
Les Watt	bowled	2
Harry Cave	bowled	1
Tony MacGibbon	bowled	0
Alex Moir	lbw	10
Bob Blair	bowled	3
Ian Colquhoun	not out	1

Extras 17 · Total 132 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Frank Tyson	12	6	16	4
Brian Statham	15	5	30	1
Trevor Bailey	8	4	9	0
Johnny Wardle	14.3	4	41	2
Bob Appleyard	7	2	19	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Geoff Rabone), 2-68 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-75 (Murray Chapple), 4-96 (Noel McGregor), 5-98 (Les Watt), 6-103 (Harry Cave), 7-103 (Tony MacGibbon), 8-123 (Alex Moir), 9-126 (John Reid), 10-132 (Bob Blair)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bert Sutcliffe and Geoff Rabone	24
second	Bert Sutcliffe and Murray Chapple	44
third	John Reid and Murray Chapple	7
fourth	John Reid and Noel McGregor	21
fifth	John Reid and Les Watt	2
sixth	Harry Cave and John Reid	5
seventh	John Reid and Tony MacGibbon	0
eighth	John Reid and Alex Moir	20
ninth	John Reid and Bob Blair	3
tenth	Bob Blair and Ian Colquhoun	6

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 49 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R
Leonard Hutton	c Ian Colquhoun	3
Tom Graveney	not out	32
Peter May	bowled	13
Colin Cowdrey	not out	0

Did not bat: Reg Simpson, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Frank Tyson, Bob Appleyard, Brian Statham

Extras 1 · Total 49 for 2

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Bob Blair	4	0	20	1
Tony MacGibbon	7.2	2	16	1
John Reid	4	2	12	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Leonard Hutton), 2-47 (Peter May)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Leonard Hutton and Tom Graveney	22
second	Tom Graveney and Peter May	25
third	Tom Graveney and Colin Cowdrey	2

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