England v New Zealand 4th Test
New Zealand tour of England - 1958 (1958) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 24 July 1958
England won by an innings and 13 runs
England won by an innings and 13 runs. Peter May top-scored with 101 for England. Tony Lock took 7/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of England - 1958 (1958)
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Dates
- 24 July 1958 to 29 July 1958
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 13 runs
- Captains
- John Reid (New Zealand), Peter May (England)
- Debuts
- Raman Subba Row (England), Ted Dexter (England), Ray Illingworth (England)
- Umpires
- WE Phillipson and DE Davies
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. Raman Subba Row, Ted Dexter and Ray Illingworth played their first Tests.
New Zealand batted first and made 267 for 9. Tony MacGibbon top-scored with 66, and John Sparling made 50. Brian Statham took 4 for 71 for England.
England replied with 365 for 9. Peter May top-scored with 101, and Peter Richardson made 74. John Reid took 3 for 47 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the first wicket between Willie Watson and Peter Richardson. England led by 98 on first innings.
New Zealand made 85 all out in their second innings. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 28. Tony Lock took 7 for 35 for England. From 36 for 1 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 60 for 7.
England won by an innings and 13 runs.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 267 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Sutcliffe | bowled | 41 |
| John D'Arcy | lbw | 1 |
| Noel Harford | lbw | 2 |
| John Reid | c Fred Trueman | 14 |
| Bill Playle | lbw | 15 |
| Tony MacGibbon | c Godfrey Evans | 66 |
| John Sparling | c Godfrey Evans | 50 |
| Eric Petrie | retired not out | 45 |
| Alex Moir | not out | 21 |
| Johnny Hayes | bowled | 4 |
| Bob Blair | bowled | 2 |
Extras 6 · Total 267 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 29.5 | 4 | 67 | 3 |
| Brian Statham | 33 | 10 | 71 | 4 |
| Ted Dexter | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Lock | 33 | 12 | 61 | 1 |
| Ray Illingworth | 28 | 9 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (John D'Arcy), 2-22 (Noel Harford), 3-62 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-62 (John Reid), 5-117 (Bill Playle), 6-166 (Tony MacGibbon), 7-227 (John Sparling), 7-253 (Eric Petrie), 8-257 (Johnny Hayes), 9-267 (Bob Blair)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and John D'Arcy | 15 |
| second | Bert Sutcliffe and Noel Harford | 7 |
| third | Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid | 40 |
| fourth | John Reid and Bill Playle | 0 |
| fifth | Tony MacGibbon and Bill Playle | 55 |
| sixth | Tony MacGibbon and John Sparling | 49 |
| seventh | Eric Petrie and John Sparling | 61 |
| eighth | Alex Moir and Eric Petrie | 26 |
| ninth | Johnny Hayes and Alex Moir | 4 |
| tenth | Alex Moir and Bob Blair | 10 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 365 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | st John Reid | 74 |
| Willie Watson | c Tony MacGibbon | 66 |
| Tom Graveney | c Jack Alabaster | 25 |
| Peter May | c Bill Playle | 101 |
| Raman Subba Row | c Eric Petrie | 9 |
| Ted Dexter | lbw | 52 |
| Godfrey Evans | c Bob Blair | 3 |
| Ray Illingworth | not out | 3 |
| Tony Lock | lbw | 7 |
| Fred Trueman | bowled | 5 |
Did not bat: Brian Statham
Extras 20 · Total 365 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Hayes | 19 | 4 | 51 | 0 |
| Tony MacGibbon | 34 | 8 | 86 | 3 |
| Bob Blair | 27 | 5 | 68 | 1 |
| Alex Moir | 17 | 3 | 47 | 1 |
| John Sparling | 21 | 7 | 46 | 1 |
| John Reid | 11.3 | 2 | 47 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-126 (Peter Richardson), 2-180 (Willie Watson), 3-193 (Tom Graveney), 4-248 (Raman Subba Row), 5-330 (Peter May), 6-337 (Godfrey Evans), 7-351 (Ted Dexter), 8-360 (Tony Lock), 9-365 (Fred Trueman)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Willie Watson and Peter Richardson | 126 |
| second | Willie Watson and Tom Graveney | 54 |
| third | Tom Graveney and Peter May | 13 |
| fourth | Peter May and Raman Subba Row | 55 |
| fifth | Peter May and Ted Dexter | 82 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and Ted Dexter | 7 |
| seventh | Ted Dexter and Ray Illingworth | 14 |
| eighth | Tony Lock and Ray Illingworth | 9 |
| ninth | Fred Trueman and Ray Illingworth | 5 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 85 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Sutcliffe | bowled | 28 |
| John D'Arcy | c Raman Subba Row | 8 |
| Noel Harford | bowled | 4 |
| John Reid | c Willie Watson | 8 |
| Bill Playle | lbw | 1 |
| Tony MacGibbon | lbw | 1 |
| John Sparling | c Tony Lock | 2 |
| Eric Petrie | c Brian Statham | 9 |
| Alex Moir | c Godfrey Evans | 12 |
| Johnny Hayes | not out | 5 |
| Bob Blair | bowled | 0 |
Extras 7 · Total 85 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Trueman | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Brian Statham | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Tony Lock | 24 | 11 | 35 | 7 |
| Ray Illingworth | 17 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-36 (John D'Arcy), 3-46 (John Reid), 4-49 (Noel Harford), 5-49 (Bill Playle), 6-51 (Tony MacGibbon), 7-60 (John Sparling), 8-78 (Alex Moir), 9-80 (Eric Petrie), 10-85 (Bob Blair)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and John D'Arcy | 36 |
| second | Noel Harford and John D'Arcy | 0 |
| third | John Reid and Noel Harford | 10 |
| fourth | Noel Harford and Bill Playle | 3 |
| fifth | Tony MacGibbon and Bill Playle | 0 |
| sixth | Tony MacGibbon and John Sparling | 2 |
| seventh | Eric Petrie and John Sparling | 9 |
| eighth | Alex Moir and Eric Petrie | 18 |
| ninth | Johnny Hayes and Eric Petrie | 2 |
| tenth | Johnny Hayes and Bob Blair | 5 |
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