New Zealand v England 1st Test

England tour of New Zealand - 1984 (1983/84) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 20 January 1984

Match drawn

Match drawn. Jeremy Coney top-scored with 174* for New Zealand. Lance Cairns took 7/143.

New Zealand ARCHIVE England ARCHIVE 1984 TESTS Basin Reserve ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of New Zealand - 1984 (1983/84)
Ground: Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates: 20 January 1984 to 24 January 1984
Toss: New Zealand, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Ian Botham
Captains: Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Bob Willis (England)
Umpires: FR Goodall and SJ Woodward

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.

New Zealand batted first and made 219 all out. Jeff Crowe top-scored with 52 off 104 balls. Ian Botham took 5 for 59 for England. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 357 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 463 all out. Derek Randall top-scored with 164 off 269 balls, and Ian Botham made 138. Lance Cairns took 7 for 143 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 232-run stand for the sixth wicket between Derek Randall and Ian Botham, 50% of the total. England led by 244 on first innings.

New Zealand made 537 all out in their second innings. Jeremy Coney top-scored with 174 not out off 374 balls, and Martin Crowe made 100. Nick Cook took 3 for 153 for England. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the ninth wicket between Jeremy Coney and Lance Cairns.

Set 294 to win, England made 69 for 0. Chris Tavaré top-scored with 36 not out off 75 balls.

Match drawn.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 219 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Nick Cook	17	82
Bruce Edgar	c Bob Taylor	9	72
Geoff Howarth	c David Gower	15	35
Martin Crowe	bowled	13	57
Jeff Crowe	c Bob Taylor	52	104
Jeremy Coney	c David Gower	27	46
Richard Hadlee	c Mike Gatting	24	66
Martin Snedden	c Bob Taylor	11	41
Ian Smith	lbw	24	45
Lance Cairns	c Mike Gatting	3	12
Ewen Chatfield	not out	4	10

Extras 20 · Total 219 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	19	7	37	3
Ian Botham	27.4	8	59	5
Neil Foster	24	9	60	1
Nick Cook	23	11	43	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (John Wright), 2-39 (Bruce Edgar), 3-56 (Geoff Howarth), 4-71 (Martin Crowe), 5-114 (Jeremy Coney), 6-160 (Jeff Crowe), 7-174 (Richard Hadlee), 8-200 (Martin Snedden), 9-208 (Lance Cairns), 10-219 (Ian Smith)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Bruce Edgar	34
second	Geoff Howarth and Bruce Edgar	5
third	Geoff Howarth and Martin Crowe	17
fourth	Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe	15
fifth	Jeremy Coney and Jeff Crowe	43
sixth	Richard Hadlee and Jeff Crowe	46
seventh	Richard Hadlee and Martin Snedden	14
eighth	Ian Smith and Martin Snedden	26
ninth	Lance Cairns and Ian Smith	8
tenth	Ewen Chatfield and Ian Smith	11

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 463 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Tavaré	bowled	9	60
Chris Smith	c Richard Hadlee	27	46
David Gower	c Richard Hadlee	33	61
Allan Lamb	c Martin Crowe	13	36
Mike Gatting	lbw	19	39
Ian Botham	c Jeff Crowe	138	167
Derek Randall	c Martin Crowe	164	269
Bob Taylor	run out	14	39
Nick Cook	c Ian Smith	7	36
Neil Foster	c Geoff Howarth	10	30
Bob Willis	not out	5	32

Extras 24 · Total 463 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	31.5	6	97	2
Martin Snedden	21	3	101	0
Lance Cairns	45	10	143	7
Ewen Chatfield	28	6	68	0
Martin Crowe	3	0	20	0
Jeremy Coney	4	1	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Chris Smith), 2-51 (Chris Tavaré), 3-84 (Allan Lamb), 4-92 (David Gower), 5-115 (Mike Gatting), 6-347 (Ian Botham), 7-372 (Bob Taylor), 8-386 (Nick Cook), 9-426 (Neil Foster), 10-463 (Derek Randall)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Chris Tavaré and Chris Smith	41
second	David Gower and Chris Tavaré	10
third	David Gower and Allan Lamb	33
fourth	Mike Gatting and David Gower	8
fifth	Ian Botham and Mike Gatting	23
sixth	Derek Randall and Ian Botham	232
seventh	Bob Taylor and Derek Randall	25
eighth	Derek Randall and Nick Cook	14
ninth	Derek Randall and Neil Foster	40
tenth	Bob Willis and Derek Randall	37

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 537 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Neil Foster	35	69
Bruce Edgar	c Bob Taylor	30	85
Geoff Howarth	run out	34	90
Martin Crowe	c Ian Botham	100	247
Jeff Crowe	lbw	3	16
Jeremy Coney	not out	174	374
Richard Hadlee	c Allan Lamb	18	19
Martin Snedden	c Bob Taylor	16	44
Ian Smith	bowled	29	81
Lance Cairns	caught	64	114
Ewen Chatfield	bowled	0	7

Extras 34 · Total 537 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bob Willis	37	8	102	2
Ian Botham	36	6	137	1
Neil Foster	37	12	91	2
Nick Cook	66.3	26	153	3
Mike Gatting	8	4	14	1
Chris Smith	3	1	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (John Wright), 2-79 (Bruce Edgar), 3-153 (Geoff Howarth), 4-165 (Jeff Crowe), 5-279 (Martin Crowe), 6-302 (Richard Hadlee), 7-334 (Martin Snedden), 8-402 (Ian Smith), 9-520 (Lance Cairns), 10-537 (Ewen Chatfield)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Bruce Edgar	62
second	Geoff Howarth and Bruce Edgar	17
third	Geoff Howarth and Martin Crowe	74
fourth	Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe	12
fifth	Jeremy Coney and Martin Crowe	114
sixth	Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney	23
seventh	Jeremy Coney and Martin Snedden	32
eighth	Jeremy Coney and Ian Smith	68
ninth	Jeremy Coney and Lance Cairns	118
tenth	Jeremy Coney and Ewen Chatfield	17

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 69 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Tavaré	not out	36	75
Chris Smith	not out	30	60

Did not bat: David Gower, Allan Lamb, Mike Gatting, Ian Botham, Derek Randall, Bob Taylor, Nick Cook, Neil Foster, Bob Willis

Extras 3 · Total 69 for 0

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R
Martin Snedden	7	2	28
Ewen Chatfield	5	0	24
Martin Crowe	6	1	11
Bruce Edgar	3	1	3
Jeff Crowe	1	1	0

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Tavaré and Chris Smith	69	132

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