New Zealand v England 2nd Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1984 (1983/84) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 3 February 1984
New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs. Richard Hadlee top-scored with 99 for New Zealand. Richard Hadlee took 5/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of New Zealand - 1984 (1983/84)
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Dates
- 3 February 1984 to 5 February 1984
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
- Player of the match
- Richard Hadlee
- Captains
- Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Bob Willis (England)
- Debut
- Tony Pigott (England)
- Umpires
- FR Goodall and SJ Woodward
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was Tony Pigott's first Test.
New Zealand batted first and made 307 all out. Richard Hadlee top-scored with 99 off 81 balls, and Jeff Crowe made 47. Bob Willis took 4 for 51 for England.
England replied with 82 all out. Mike Gatting top-scored with 19 not out off 82 balls. Ewen Chatfield took 3 for 10 for New Zealand. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 10 runs, to 10 for 4. New Zealand led by 225 on first innings. England followed on.
England made 93 all out in their second innings. Derek Randall top-scored with 25 off 52 balls. Richard Hadlee took 5 for 28 for New Zealand. From 15 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 33 for 6.
New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Lancaster Park across the 40 Tests in our archive.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 307 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Bob Taylor | 25 | 52 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Derek Randall | 1 | 33 |
| Geoff Howarth | bowled | 9 | 20 |
| Martin Crowe | c Chris Tavaré | 19 | 32 |
| Jeff Crowe | lbw | 47 | 73 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Ian Botham | 41 | 79 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Bob Taylor | 99 | 81 |
| Ian Smith | not out | 32 | 48 |
| Lance Cairns | c Bob Taylor | 2 | 5 |
| Stephen Boock | c Bob Taylor | 5 | 17 |
| Ewen Chatfield | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 27 · Total 307 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 22.1 | 5 | 51 | 4 |
| Ian Botham | 17 | 1 | 88 | 1 |
| Tony Pigott | 17 | 7 | 75 | 2 |
| Norman Cowans | 14 | 2 | 52 | 3 |
| Mike Gatting | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Bruce Edgar), 2-42 (John Wright), 3-53 (Geoff Howarth), 4-87 (Martin Crowe), 5-137 (Jeff Crowe), 6-203 (Jeremy Coney), 7-281 (Richard Hadlee), 8-291 (Lance Cairns), 9-301 (Stephen Boock), 10-307 (Ewen Chatfield)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 30 |
| second | Geoff Howarth and John Wright | 12 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and Martin Crowe | 11 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe | 34 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Jeff Crowe | 50 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney | 66 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith | 78 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Ian Smith | 10 |
| ninth | Stephen Boock and Ian Smith | 10 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Ian Smith | 6 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 82 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Fowler | bowled | 4 | 19 |
| Chris Tavaré | c Jeff Crowe | 3 | 35 |
| David Gower | lbw | 2 | 12 |
| Allan Lamb | c Ian Smith | 11 | 49 |
| Derek Randall | c Jeremy Coney | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Botham | c Ewen Chatfield | 18 | 31 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 19 | 82 |
| Bob Taylor | c Jeff Crowe | 2 | 11 |
| Tony Pigott | lbw | 4 | 22 |
| Bob Willis | bowled | 6 | 34 |
| Norman Cowans | c Jeremy Coney | 4 | 9 |
Extras 9 · Total 82 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 17 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Lance Cairns | 19 | 5 | 35 | 3 |
| Stephen Boock | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 8.2 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Graeme Fowler), 2-9 (Chris Tavaré), 3-10 (David Gower), 4-10 (Derek Randall), 5-41 (Ian Botham), 6-41 (Allan Lamb), 7-47 (Bob Taylor), 8-58 (Tony Pigott), 9-72 (Bob Willis), 10-82 (Norman Cowans)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Tavaré and Graeme Fowler | 7 |
| second | David Gower and Chris Tavaré | 2 |
| third | David Gower and Allan Lamb | 1 |
| fourth | Derek Randall and Allan Lamb | 0 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 31 |
| sixth | Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb | 0 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Mike Gatting | 6 |
| eighth | Mike Gatting and Tony Pigott | 11 |
| ninth | Bob Willis and Mike Gatting | 14 |
| tenth | Mike Gatting and Norman Cowans | 10 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 93 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Fowler | c Geoff Howarth | 10 | 62 |
| Chris Tavaré | c Ian Smith | 6 | 36 |
| David Gower | c Lance Cairns | 8 | 13 |
| Allan Lamb | c Jeremy Coney | 9 | 26 |
| Mike Gatting | c Richard Hadlee | 0 | 8 |
| Ian Botham | c Martin Crowe | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Randall | c Lance Cairns | 25 | 52 |
| Bob Taylor | run out (Bruce Edgar, Ian Smith) | 15 | 81 |
| Tony Pigott | not out | 8 | 14 |
| Bob Willis | c Geoff Howarth | 0 | 5 |
| Norman Cowans | c Ian Smith | 7 | 12 |
Extras 5 · Total 93 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 18 | 6 | 28 | 5 |
| Lance Cairns | 9 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Stephen Boock | 13 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 11 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Chris Tavaré), 2-23 (David Gower), 3-25 (Graeme Fowler), 4-31 (Mike Gatting), 5-31 (Ian Botham), 6-33 (Allan Lamb), 7-72 (Bob Taylor), 8-76 (Derek Randall), 9-80 (Bob Willis), 10-93 (Norman Cowans)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Tavaré and Graeme Fowler | 15 |
| second | David Gower and Graeme Fowler | 8 |
| third | Allan Lamb and Graeme Fowler | 2 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb | 6 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 0 |
| sixth | Derek Randall and Allan Lamb | 2 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Derek Randall | 39 |
| eighth | Derek Randall and Tony Pigott | 4 |
| ninth | Bob Willis and Tony Pigott | 4 |
| tenth | Norman Cowans and Tony Pigott | 13 |
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