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England v New Zealand 2nd Test

New Zealand tour of England - 1965 (1965) · Lord's, London · 17 June 1965

England won by 7 wickets

England won by 7 wickets. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 119 for England. Fred Rumsey took 4/25.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of England - 1965 (1965)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
17 June 1965 to 22 June 1965
Toss
New Zealand, chose to bat
Result
England won by 7 wickets
Captains
John Reid (New Zealand), Mike Smith (England)
Debut
John Snow (England)
Umpires
WE Phillipson and JS Buller

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was John Snow's first Test.

New Zealand batted first and made 175 all out. Vic Pollard top-scored with 55, and Bruce Taylor made 51. Fred Rumsey took 4 for 25 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 28 for 4. That was well below the 1960s average first-innings total at Lord's, 247 across 12 Tests.

England replied with 307 all out. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 119, and Ted Dexter made 62. Richard Collinge took 4 for 85 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the fifth wicket between Colin Cowdrey and Mike Smith. England led by 132 on first innings.

New Zealand made 347 all out in their second innings. Barry Sinclair top-scored with 72, and Graham Dowling made 66. Bob Barber took 3 for 57 for England.

Set 216 to win, England made 218 for 3. Ted Dexter top-scored with 80 not out, and Geoff Boycott made 76. Dick Motz took 3 for 45 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the third wicket between Ted Dexter and Geoff Boycott, 58% of the total.

England won by 7 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 175 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Bevan Congdonlbw02
Graham Dowlinglbw12–
Barry Sinclairbowled1–
John Reidc Jim Parks21–
Ross Morganc Peter Parfitt0–
Vic Pollardc Fred Titmus55–
Artie Dickbowled7–
Bruce Taylorbowled51–
Dick Motzc Jim Parks11–
Richard Collingebowled7–
Frank Cameronnot out3–

Extras 7 · Total 175 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Rumsey134254
Fred Trueman19.58402
Ted Dexter82270
John Snow112272
Fred Titmus157252
Bob Barber82240

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Bevan Congdon), 2-4 (Barry Sinclair), 3-24 (Graham Dowling), 4-28 (Ross Morgan), 5-49 (John Reid), 6-62 (Artie Dick), 7-154 (Bruce Taylor), 8-160 (Vic Pollard), 9-171 (Dick Motz), 10-175 (Richard Collinge)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Dowling and Bevan Congdon0
secondGraham Dowling and Barry Sinclair4
thirdJohn Reid and Graham Dowling20
fourthJohn Reid and Ross Morgan4
fifthJohn Reid and Vic Pollard21
sixthArtie Dick and Vic Pollard13
seventhVic Pollard and Bruce Taylor92
eighthDick Motz and Vic Pollard6
ninthDick Motz and Richard Collinge11
tenthFrank Cameron and Richard Collinge4
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 307 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Geoff Boycottc Artie Dick14
Bob Barberc Artie Dick13
Ted Dexterc Artie Dick62
Colin Cowdreycaught119
Peter Parfittc Artie Dick11
Mike Smithcaught44
Jim Parksbowled2
Fred Titmusrun out13
Fred Truemanbowled3
Fred Rumseybowled3
John Snownot out2

Extras 21 · Total 307 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Collinge28.24854
Dick Motz201622
Bruce Taylor254662
Frank Cameron196401
Ross Morgan81330

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Bob Barber), 2-38 (Geoff Boycott), 3-131 (Ted Dexter), 4-166 (Peter Parfitt), 5-271 (Mike Smith), 6-285 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-292 (Jim Parks), 8-300 (Fred Titmus), 9-302 (Fred Trueman), 10-307 (Fred Rumsey)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Barber and Geoff Boycott18
secondTed Dexter and Geoff Boycott20
thirdColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter93
fourthColin Cowdrey and Peter Parfitt35
fifthColin Cowdrey and Mike Smith105
sixthJim Parks and Colin Cowdrey14
seventhJim Parks and Fred Titmus7
eighthFred Trueman and Fred Titmus8
ninthFred Trueman and Fred Rumsey2
tenthFred Rumsey and John Snow5
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 347 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Bevan Congdonlbw26
Graham Dowlingbowled66
Barry Sinclairc Jim Parks72
John Reidbowled22
Ross Morganlbw35
Vic Pollardrun out55
Artie Dickc Jim Parks3
Bruce Taylorc Mike Smith0
Richard Collingec Jim Parks21
Dick Motzc John Snow8
Frank Cameronnot out9

Extras 30 · Total 347 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Fred Rumsey2610421
Fred Trueman264690
John Snow244532
Fred Titmus3912712
Bob Barber2810573
Peter Parfitt62251

FALL OF WICKETS

1-59 (Bevan Congdon), 2-149 (Graham Dowling), 3-196 (Barry Sinclair), 4-206 (John Reid), 5-253 (Ross Morgan), 6-258 (Artie Dick), 7-259 (Bruce Taylor), 8-293 (Richard Collinge), 9-303 (Dick Motz), 10-347 (Vic Pollard)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Dowling and Bevan Congdon59
secondGraham Dowling and Barry Sinclair90
thirdJohn Reid and Barry Sinclair47
fourthJohn Reid and Ross Morgan10
fifthRoss Morgan and Vic Pollard47
sixthArtie Dick and Vic Pollard5
seventhVic Pollard and Bruce Taylor1
eighthRichard Collinge and Vic Pollard34
ninthDick Motz and Vic Pollard10
tenthFrank Cameron and Vic Pollard44
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 218 FOR 3
BatterHow outR
Geoff Boycottlbw76
Bob Barberbowled34
Fred Titmusc Artie Dick1
Ted Dexternot out80
Colin Cowdreynot out4

Did not bat: Peter Parfitt, Mike Smith, Jim Parks, Fred Trueman, Fred Rumsey, John Snow

Extras 23 · Total 218 for 3

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Collinge151430
Dick Motz195453
Bruce Taylor100530
Frank Cameron130390
Ross Morgan30110
John Reid0.5040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (Bob Barber), 2-70 (Fred Titmus), 3-196 (Geoff Boycott)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBob Barber and Geoff Boycott64
secondFred Titmus and Geoff Boycott6
thirdTed Dexter and Geoff Boycott126
fourthColin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter22
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