New Zealand v England 1st Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1971 (1970/71) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 25 February 1971 · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 8 wickets
England won by 8 wickets. Basil D'Oliveira top-scored with 100 for England.
New Zealand, 53 (10 wkts)
| Graham Dowling | caught (John Edrich) | 13 | 109 |
| Bruce Murray | caught (Bob Taylor) | 1 | 7 |
| Bevan Congdon | caught (Bob Taylor) | 1 | 21 |
| Ross Morgan | caught (Brian Luckhurst) | 6 | 18 |
| Mike Shrimpton | caught (Keith Fletcher) | 0 | 32 |
| Glenn Turner | bowled | 11 | 48 |
| Vic Pollard | bowled | 18 | 35 |
| Ken Wadsworth | caught (Keith Fletcher) | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Cunis | bowled | 0 | 6 |
| Hedley Howarth | stumping (Bob Taylor) | 0 | 11 |
| Richard Collinge | not out | 3 | 24 |
Peter Lever 5.00-4-1-0Ken Shuttleworth 8.00-1-14-3Basil D'Oliveira 3.00-1-2-0Derek Underwood 11.60-7-12-6Ray Illingworth 6.00-3-12-0Don Wilson 4.00-2-12-1
England, 220 (10 wkts)
| Brian Luckhurst | caught (Ken Wadsworth) | 10 | 32 |
| John Edrich | lbw | 12 | 22 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 4 | 26 |
| John Hampshire | caught (Glenn Turner) | 40 | 81 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | bowled | 100 | 216 |
| Ray Illingworth | bowled | 36 | 102 |
| Bob Taylor | stumping (Ken Wadsworth) | 4 | 35 |
| Don Wilson | caught (Bruce Murray) | 5 | 6 |
| Peter Lever | bowled | 4 | 3 |
| Ken Shuttleworth | bowled | 5 | 13 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 0 | 6 |
Richard Collinge 12.00-2-39-2Bob Cunis 13.00-2-44-1Hedley Howarth 19.00-7-46-4Vic Pollard 9.00-3-45-0Mike Shrimpton 11.50-0-35-3Bevan Congdon 3.00-0-11-0
New Zealand, 243 (10 wkts)
| Graham Dowling | caught (Brian Luckhurst) | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce Murray | bowled | 1 | 14 |
| Bevan Congdon | bowled | 55 | 140 |
| Glenn Turner | bowled | 76 | 315 |
| Ross Morgan | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Shrimpton | caught (Ray Illingworth) | 8 | 16 |
| Vic Pollard | lbw | 34 | 87 |
| Ken Wadsworth | caught (Keith Fletcher) | 1 | 8 |
| Bob Cunis | bowled | 35 | 91 |
| Hedley Howarth | caught (Ray Illingworth) | 25 | 77 |
| Richard Collinge | not out | 7 | 26 |
Peter Lever 15.00-3-30-1Ken Shuttleworth 12.00-1-27-2Derek Underwood 32.30-7-85-6Ray Illingworth 17.00-5-45-0Don Wilson 21.00-6-56-1
England, 84 (2 wkts)
| Brian Luckhurst | not out | 29 | 95 |
| John Edrich | caught (Ken Wadsworth) | 2 | 11 |
| Keith Fletcher | caught (Hedley Howarth) | 2 | 25 |
| John Hampshire | not out | 51 | 69 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lever | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Shuttleworth | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Richard Collinge 7.00-2-20-2Bob Cunis 8.00-0-17-0Hedley Howarth 4.00-0-17-0Vic Pollard 3.00-1-9-0Mike Shrimpton 3.00-0-21-0
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