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New Zealand v England 1st Test

England tour of New Zealand - 1971 (1970/71) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 25 February 1971

England won by 8 wickets

England won by 8 wickets. Basil D'Oliveira top-scored with 100 for England. Derek Underwood took 6/12.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of New Zealand - 1971 (1970/71)
Ground
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Dates
25 February 1971 to 1 March 1971
Toss
New Zealand, chose to bat
Result
England won by 8 wickets
Captains
Graham Dowling (New Zealand), Ray Illingworth (England)
Debut
Bob Taylor (England)
Umpires
CS Elliott and WT Martin

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

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

New Zealand batted first and made 65 all out. Vic Pollard top-scored with 18 off 35 balls. Derek Underwood took 6 for 12 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 28 for 4. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Lancaster Park, 287 across 6 Tests.

England replied with 231 all out. Basil D'Oliveira top-scored with 100 off 216 balls, and John Hampshire made 40. Hedley Howarth took 4 for 46 for New Zealand. England led by 166 on first innings.

New Zealand made 254 all out in their second innings. Glenn Turner top-scored with 76 off 315 balls, and Bevan Congdon made 55. Derek Underwood took 6 for 85 for England.

Set 89 to win, England made 89 for 2. John Hampshire top-scored with 51 not out off 69 balls.

England won by 8 wickets. New Zealand's 65 all out is the lowest completed total at Lancaster Park.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 65 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Dowlingc John Edrich13109
Bruce Murrayc Bob Taylor17
Bevan Congdonc Bob Taylor121
Ross Morganc Brian Luckhurst618
Mike Shrimptonc Keith Fletcher032
Glenn Turnerbowled1148
Vic Pollardbowled1835
Ken Wadsworthc Keith Fletcher02
Bob Cunisbowled06
Hedley Howarthst Bob Taylor011
Richard Collingenot out324

Extras 12 · Total 65 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Peter Lever5410
Ken Shuttleworth81143
Basil D'Oliveira3120
Derek Underwood11.67126
Ray Illingworth63120
Don Wilson42121

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Bruce Murray), 2-7 (Bevan Congdon), 3-19 (Ross Morgan), 4-28 (Mike Shrimpton), 5-33 (Graham Dowling), 6-54 (Glenn Turner), 7-54 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-62 (Vic Pollard), 9-62 (Bob Cunis), 10-65 (Hedley Howarth)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Dowling and Bruce Murray4
secondGraham Dowling and Bevan Congdon3
thirdGraham Dowling and Ross Morgan12
fourthGraham Dowling and Mike Shrimpton9
fifthGraham Dowling and Glenn Turner5
sixthVic Pollard and Glenn Turner21
seventhVic Pollard and Ken Wadsworth0
eighthBob Cunis and Vic Pollard8
ninthBob Cunis and Hedley Howarth0
tenthRichard Collinge and Hedley Howarth3
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 231 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Brian Luckhurstc Ken Wadsworth1032
John Edrichlbw1222
Keith Fletcherbowled426
John Hampshirec Glenn Turner4081
Basil D'Oliveirabowled100216
Ray Illingworthbowled36102
Bob Taylorst Ken Wadsworth435
Don Wilsonc Bruce Murray56
Peter Leverbowled43
Ken Shuttleworthbowled513
Derek Underwoodnot out06

Extras 11 · Total 231 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Collinge122392
Bob Cunis132441
Hedley Howarth197464
Vic Pollard93450
Mike Shrimpton11.50353
Bevan Congdon30110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (John Edrich), 2-26 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-31 (Keith Fletcher), 4-95 (John Hampshire), 5-188 (Ray Illingworth), 6-213 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-220 (Bob Taylor), 8-224 (Don Wilson), 9-231 (Peter Lever), 10-231 (Ken Shuttleworth)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Brian Luckhurst20
secondKeith Fletcher and Brian Luckhurst6
thirdKeith Fletcher and John Hampshire5
fourthBasil D'Oliveira and John Hampshire64
fifthRay Illingworth and Basil D'Oliveira93
sixthBasil D'Oliveira and Bob Taylor25
seventhDon Wilson and Bob Taylor7
eighthDon Wilson and Peter Lever4
ninthKen Shuttleworth and Peter Lever7
tenthDerek Underwood and Ken Shuttleworth0
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 254 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Dowlingc Brian Luckhurst15
Bruce Murraybowled114
Bevan Congdonbowled55140
Glenn Turnerbowled76315
Ross Morganbowled02
Mike Shrimptonc Ray Illingworth816
Vic Pollardlbw3487
Ken Wadsworthc Keith Fletcher18
Bob Cunisbowled3591
Hedley Howarthc Ray Illingworth2577
Richard Collingenot out726

Extras 11 · Total 254 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Peter Lever153301
Ken Shuttleworth121272
Derek Underwood32.37856
Ray Illingworth175450
Don Wilson216561

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Bruce Murray), 2-6 (Graham Dowling), 3-83 (Bevan Congdon), 4-83 (Ross Morgan), 5-99 (Mike Shrimpton), 6-151 (Vic Pollard), 7-152 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-209 (Glenn Turner), 9-231 (Bob Cunis), 10-254 (Hedley Howarth)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Dowling and Bruce Murray1
secondGraham Dowling and Bevan Congdon5
thirdBevan Congdon and Glenn Turner77
fourthRoss Morgan and Glenn Turner0
fifthMike Shrimpton and Glenn Turner16
sixthVic Pollard and Glenn Turner52
seventhGlenn Turner and Ken Wadsworth1
eighthBob Cunis and Glenn Turner57
ninthBob Cunis and Hedley Howarth22
tenthRichard Collinge and Hedley Howarth23
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 89 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Brian Luckhurstnot out2995
John Edrichc Ken Wadsworth211
Keith Fletcherc Hedley Howarth225
John Hampshirenot out5169

Did not bat: Basil D'Oliveira, Ray Illingworth, Bob Taylor, Don Wilson, Peter Lever, Ken Shuttleworth, Derek Underwood

Extras 5 · Total 89 for 2

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Richard Collinge72202
Bob Cunis80170
Hedley Howarth40170
Vic Pollard3190
Mike Shrimpton30210

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (John Edrich), 2-11 (Keith Fletcher)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Brian Luckhurst3
secondKeith Fletcher and Brian Luckhurst8
thirdJohn Hampshire and Brian Luckhurst78
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