England v New Zealand 3rd Test
New Zealand tour of England and Netherlands - 1978 (1978) · Lord's, London · 24 August 1978 · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 7 wickets · Man of the Match: Geoff Howarth
England won by 7 wickets. Geoff Howarth top-scored with 123 for New Zealand. Man of the Match: Geoff Howarth.
New Zealand, 306 (10 wkts)
| John Wright | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 17 | 76 |
| Bruce Edgar | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 39 | 88 |
| Geoff Howarth | caught (Bob Taylor) | 123 | 291 |
| John Parker | lbw | 14 | 48 |
| Mark Burgess | lbw | 68 | 145 |
| Bevan Congdon | caught (John Emburey) | 2 | 8 |
| Robert Anderson | bowled | 16 | 46 |
| Richard Hadlee | caught (Mike Brearley) | 0 | 4 |
| Richard Collinge | caught (John Emburey) | 19 | 75 |
| Stephen Boock | not out | 4 | 60 |
| Brendon Bracewell | stumping (Bob Taylor) | 4 | 26 |
Bob Willis 29.00-9-79-1Mike Hendrick 28.00-14-39-1Ian Botham 38.00-13-101-6Phil Edmonds 12.00-3-19-0John Emburey 26.10-12-39-2Graham Gooch 10.00-0-29-0
England, 255 (10 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | caught (Stephen Boock) | 2 | 2 |
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Richard Hadlee) | 24 | 73 |
| Clive Radley | caught (Bevan Congdon) | 77 | 200 |
| David Gower | caught (John Wright) | 71 | 139 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Bruce Edgar) | 33 | 91 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Bruce Edgar) | 21 | 78 |
| Bob Taylor | lbw | 1 | 16 |
| Phil Edmonds | caught (Bruce Edgar) | 5 | 19 |
| John Emburey | bowled | 2 | 34 |
| Mike Hendrick | bowled | 12 | 33 |
| Bob Willis | not out | 7 | 16 |
Richard Hadlee 32.00-9-84-5Richard Collinge 30.00-9-58-2Brendon Bracewell 19.30-1-68-2Stephen Boock 25.00-10-33-1Bevan Congdon 6.00-1-12-0
New Zealand, 56 (10 wkts)
| John Wright | bowled | 12 | 52 |
| Bruce Edgar | bowled | 4 | 16 |
| Robert Anderson | caught (Bob Taylor) | 1 | 15 |
| John Parker | caught (Bob Taylor) | 3 | 15 |
| Mark Burgess | caught (Mike Hendrick) | 14 | 44 |
| Bevan Congdon | caught (Bob Taylor) | 3 | 17 |
| Stephen Boock | caught (Clive Radley) | 0 | 4 |
| Brendon Bracewell | caught (Mike Hendrick) | 0 | 3 |
| Geoff Howarth | not out | 14 | 50 |
| Richard Hadlee | run out | 5 | 5 |
| Richard Collinge | bowled | 0 | 12 |
Bob Willis 16.00-8-16-4Ian Botham 18.10-4-39-5John Emburey 3.00-2-1-0
England, 100 (3 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | not out | 42 | 95 |
| Geoff Boycott | bowled | 4 | 14 |
| Clive Radley | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| David Gower | caught (Bevan Congdon) | 46 | 61 |
| Mike Brearley | not out | 8 | 28 |
| Ian Botham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Richard Hadlee 13.50-2-31-2Richard Collinge 6.00-1-26-0Brendon Bracewell 6.00-0-32-1Stephen Boock 5.00-1-11-0
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