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New Zealand v England 1st Test

England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97) · Eden Park, Auckland · 24 January 1997

Match drawn

Match drawn. Alec Stewart top-scored with 173 for England. Darren Gough took 4/91.

New Zealand ARCHIVEEngland ARCHIVE1997 TESTSEden Park ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97)
Ground
Eden Park, Auckland
Dates
24 January 1997 to 28 January 1997
Toss
England, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Alec Stewart
Captains
Lee Germon (New Zealand), Mike Atherton (England)
Umpires
SA Bucknor and RS Dunne
Match referee
PJP Burge

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field.

New Zealand batted first and made 390 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 129 off 254 balls, and Blair Pocock made 70. Darren Gough took 4 for 91 for England. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the sixth wicket between Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 308 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 521 all out. Alec Stewart top-scored with 173 off 277 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 119. Danny Morrison took 3 for 104 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 182-run stand for the second wicket between Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart. England led by 131 on first innings.

New Zealand made 248 for 9 in their second innings. Nathan Astle top-scored with 102 not out off 214 balls. Phil Tufnell took 3 for 53 for England. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the tenth wicket between Danny Morrison and Nathan Astle, 43% of the total. From 88 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 105 for 8.

Match drawn.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 390 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Bryan Younglbw44119
Blair Pococklbw70197
Adam Parorec Alec Stewart628
Stephen Flemingc Dominic Cork129254
Nathan Astlec Alec Stewart1025
Justin Vaughanlbw321
Chris Cairnsc Alec Stewart67113
Lee Germonc Alec Stewart1426
Dipak Patellbw01
Simon Doullc Nick Knight510
Danny Morrisonnot out615

Extras 36 · Total 390 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Dominic Cork32.58963
Alan Mullally2711551
Darren Gough325914
Phil Tufnell255800
Craig White153512

FALL OF WICKETS

1-85 (Bryan Young), 2-114 (Adam Parore), 3-193 (Blair Pocock), 4-210 (Nathan Astle), 5-215 (Justin Vaughan), 6-333 (Chris Cairns), 7-362 (Lee Germon), 8-362 (Dipak Patel), 9-380 (Simon Doull), 10-390 (Stephen Fleming)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBlair Pocock and Bryan Young85
secondAdam Parore and Blair Pocock29
thirdBlair Pocock and Stephen Fleming79
fourthStephen Fleming and Nathan Astle17
fifthJustin Vaughan and Stephen Fleming5
sixthChris Cairns and Stephen Fleming118
seventhStephen Fleming and Lee Germon29
eighthDipak Patel and Stephen Fleming0
ninthSimon Doull and Stephen Fleming18
tenthDanny Morrison and Stephen Fleming10
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 521 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Nick Knightlbw528
Mike Athertonc Dipak Patel83213
Alec Stewartc Simon Doull173277
Nasser Hussainc Stephen Fleming822
Graham Thorpehit wicket119245
John Crawleyrun out (Simon Doull)1443
Craig Whitelbw01
Dominic Corkc Bryan Young59192
Darren Goughc Lee Germon219
Alan Mullallyc Lee Germon2140
Phil Tufnellnot out1949

Extras 18 · Total 521 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Danny Morrison24.441043
Simon Doull39101182
Chris Cairns3031031
Nathan Astle143330
Justin Vaughan3610571
Dipak Patel4410922

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Nick Knight), 2-200 (Mike Atherton), 3-222 (Nasser Hussain), 4-304 (Alec Stewart), 5-339 (John Crawley), 6-339 (Craig White), 7-453 (Graham Thorpe), 8-471 (Darren Gough), 9-478 (Dominic Cork), 10-521 (Alan Mullally)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMike Atherton and Nick Knight18
secondMike Atherton and Alec Stewart182
thirdNasser Hussain and Alec Stewart22
fourthAlec Stewart and Graham Thorpe82
fifthGraham Thorpe and John Crawley35
sixthGraham Thorpe and Craig White0
seventhGraham Thorpe and Dominic Cork114
eighthDarren Gough and Dominic Cork18
ninthDominic Cork and Alan Mullally7
tenthPhil Tufnell and Alan Mullally43
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 248 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Blair Pococklbw2062
Bryan Youngc Nasser Hussain324
Adam Parorest Alec Stewart33106
Stephen Flemingc John Crawley931
Lee Germonrun out (Nasser Hussain)1336
Nathan Astlenot out102214
Justin Vaughanlbw210
Chris Cairnsbowled723
Dipak Patellbw015
Simon Doullbowled2640
Danny Morrisonnot out14133

Extras 19 · Total 248 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Dominic Cork163451
Alan Mullally2611472
Craig White102260
Darren Gough223662
Phil Tufnell4018533

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Bryan Young), 2-28 (Blair Pocock), 3-47 (Stephen Fleming), 4-88 (Lee Germon), 5-90 (Adam Parore), 6-92 (Justin Vaughan), 7-101 (Chris Cairns), 8-105 (Dipak Patel), 9-142 (Simon Doull)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBlair Pocock and Bryan Young17
secondAdam Parore and Blair Pocock11
thirdAdam Parore and Stephen Fleming19
fourthAdam Parore and Lee Germon41
fifthAdam Parore and Nathan Astle2
sixthJustin Vaughan and Nathan Astle2
seventhChris Cairns and Nathan Astle9
eighthDipak Patel and Nathan Astle4
ninthSimon Doull and Nathan Astle37
tenthDanny Morrison and Nathan Astle106
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