New Zealand v England 3rd Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1978 (1977/78) · Eden Park, Auckland · 4 March 1978 · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Clive Radley top-scored with 158 for England.
New Zealand, 285 (10 wkts)
| John Wright | caught (Bob Taylor) | 4 | 32 |
| Robert Anderson | caught (Mike Gatting) | 17 | 60 |
| Geoff Howarth | caught (Graham Roope) | 122 | 356 |
| Mark Burgess | caught (Derek Randall) | 50 | 133 |
| Bevan Congdon | caught (Geoff Miller) | 5 | 29 |
| John Parker | lbw | 14 | 82 |
| Jock Edwards | lbw | 55 | 105 |
| Richard Hadlee | caught (Graham Roope) | 1 | 13 |
| Lance Cairns | bowled | 11 | 29 |
| Richard Collinge | not out | 5 | 15 |
| Stephen Boock | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 1 | 8 |
Bob Willis 26.60-8-57-2John Lever 34.00-5-96-3Ian Botham 34.00-4-109-5Phil Edmonds 10.00-2-23-0Geoff Miller 1.00-1-0-0
England, 403 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Mark Burgess) | 54 | 177 |
| Derek Randall | lbw | 30 | 59 |
| Clive Radley | caught (John Wright) | 158 | 524 |
| Graham Roope | caught (Mark Burgess) | 68 | 210 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 0 | 6 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Jock Edwards) | 53 | 114 |
| Bob Taylor | bowled | 16 | 111 |
| Geoff Miller | lbw | 15 | 14 |
| Phil Edmonds | bowled | 8 | 33 |
| John Lever | caught (Stephen Boock) | 1 | 13 |
| Bob Willis | not out | 0 | 4 |
Richard Hadlee 31.00-6-107-1Richard Collinge 38.00-9-98-4Lance Cairns 33.00-9-63-0Bevan Congdon 26.00-8-68-0Stephen Boock 28.30-4-67-5
New Zealand, 362 (8 wkts)
| John Wright | caught (Bob Taylor) | 25 | 75 |
| Robert Anderson | caught (Ian Botham) | 55 | 120 |
| Geoff Howarth | bowled | 102 | 301 |
| Mark Burgess | caught (Bob Taylor) | 17 | 82 |
| Bevan Congdon | caught (Graham Roope) | 20 | 67 |
| Jock Edwards | caught (Derek Randall) | 54 | 67 |
| John Parker | not out | 47 | 138 |
| Richard Hadlee | bowled | 10 | 35 |
| Lance Cairns | lbw | 20 | 26 |
| Richard Collinge | not out | 12 | 45 |
| Stephen Boock | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Bob Willis 10.00-3-42-0John Lever 17.00-4-59-2Ian Botham 13.00-1-51-0Phil Edmonds 45.00-15-107-3Geoff Miller 30.00-10-99-3Mike Gatting 1.00-0-1-0Graham Roope 1.00-0-2-0Derek Randall 1.00-0-1-0
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