New Zealand v England 2nd Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 6 February 1997
England won by an innings and 68 runs
England won by an innings and 68 runs. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 108 for England. Darren Gough took 5/40.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97)
- Ground
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Dates
- 6 February 1997 to 10 February 1997
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 68 runs
- Player of the match
- Graham Thorpe
- Captains
- Lee Germon (New Zealand), Mike Atherton (England)
- Debut
- Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DB Cowie and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was Daniel Vettori's first Test.
New Zealand batted first and made 124 all out. Dipak Patel top-scored with 45 off 66 balls. Darren Gough took 5 for 40 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 23 for 5. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 273 across 11 Tests.
England replied with 383 all out. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 108 off 249 balls, and Nasser Hussain made 64. Simon Doull took 5 for 75 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fifth wicket between Graham Thorpe and John Crawley. From 331 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, to 357 for 9. England led by 259 on first innings.
New Zealand made 191 all out in their second innings. Blair Pocock top-scored with 64 off 271 balls, and Bryan Young made 56. Darren Gough took 4 for 52 for England. From 161 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 30 runs, to 191 for 10.
England won by an innings and 68 runs.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 124 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Young | c Alec Stewart | 8 | 29 |
| Blair Pocock | c Dominic Cork | 6 | 22 |
| Adam Parore | c Alec Stewart | 4 | 5 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Andy Caddick | 1 | 19 |
| Nathan Astle | c Robert Croft | 36 | 90 |
| Chris Cairns | c Nasser Hussain | 3 | 6 |
| Lee Germon | c Alec Stewart | 10 | 27 |
| Dipak Patel | c Dominic Cork | 45 | 66 |
| Simon Doull | c Alec Stewart | 0 | 2 |
| Geoff Allott | c Nick Knight | 1 | 18 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 3 | 10 |
Extras 7 · Total 124 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 14 | 4 | 34 | 1 |
| Andy Caddick | 18.3 | 5 | 45 | 4 |
| Darren Gough | 16 | 6 | 40 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Blair Pocock), 2-18 (Bryan Young), 3-19 (Adam Parore), 4-19 (Stephen Fleming), 5-23 (Chris Cairns), 6-48 (Lee Germon), 7-85 (Nathan Astle), 8-85 (Simon Doull), 9-106 (Geoff Allott), 10-124 (Dipak Patel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Blair Pocock and Bryan Young | 14 |
| second | Adam Parore and Bryan Young | 4 |
| third | Adam Parore and Stephen Fleming | 1 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 0 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle | 4 |
| sixth | Lee Germon and Nathan Astle | 25 |
| seventh | Dipak Patel and Nathan Astle | 37 |
| eighth | Dipak Patel and Simon Doull | 0 |
| ninth | Dipak Patel and Geoff Allott | 21 |
| tenth | Dipak Patel and Daniel Vettori | 18 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 383 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Dipak Patel | 8 | 10 |
| Mike Atherton | lbw | 30 | 70 |
| Alec Stewart | c Stephen Fleming | 52 | 86 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Bryan Young | 64 | 158 |
| Graham Thorpe | st Lee Germon | 108 | 249 |
| John Crawley | c Lee Germon | 56 | 141 |
| Dominic Cork | lbw | 7 | 45 |
| Robert Croft | c Stephen Fleming | 0 | 4 |
| Darren Gough | c Stephen Fleming | 18 | 34 |
| Andy Caddick | c Geoff Allott | 20 | 18 |
| Phil Tufnell | not out | 6 | 14 |
Extras 14 · Total 383 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Doull | 28 | 10 | 75 | 5 |
| Geoff Allott | 31 | 6 | 91 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 34.3 | 10 | 98 | 2 |
| Chris Cairns | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 14 | 5 | 30 | 1 |
| Dipak Patel | 24 | 6 | 59 | 1 |
| Blair Pocock | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Nick Knight), 2-80 (Mike Atherton), 3-106 (Alec Stewart), 4-213 (Nasser Hussain), 5-331 (Graham Thorpe), 6-331 (John Crawley), 7-331 (Robert Croft), 8-357 (Dominic Cork), 9-357 (Darren Gough), 10-383 (Andy Caddick)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Nick Knight | 10 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 70 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart | 26 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 107 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and John Crawley | 118 |
| sixth | John Crawley and Dominic Cork | 0 |
| seventh | Dominic Cork and Robert Croft | 0 |
| eighth | Darren Gough and Dominic Cork | 26 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick and Darren Gough | 0 |
| tenth | Phil Tufnell and Andy Caddick | 26 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 191 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Pocock | c Nick Knight | 64 | 271 |
| Bryan Young | c Alec Stewart | 56 | 103 |
| Adam Parore | lbw | 15 | 94 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Robert Croft | 0 | 11 |
| Dipak Patel | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Germon | bowled | 11 | 49 |
| Nathan Astle | c Alec Stewart | 4 | 13 |
| Chris Cairns | c Nick Knight | 22 | 59 |
| Simon Doull | c Nick Knight | 0 | 3 |
| Geoff Allott | bowled | 2 | 15 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 2 | 7 |
Extras 15 · Total 191 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 10 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| Andy Caddick | 27.2 | 11 | 40 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | 20 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
| Darren Gough | 23 | 9 | 52 | 4 |
| Phil Tufnell | 23 | 9 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Bryan Young), 2-125 (Adam Parore), 3-125 (Stephen Fleming), 4-125 (Dipak Patel), 5-161 (Lee Germon), 6-164 (Blair Pocock), 7-175 (Nathan Astle), 8-175 (Simon Doull), 9-182 (Geoff Allott), 10-191 (Chris Cairns)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Blair Pocock and Bryan Young | 89 |
| second | Adam Parore and Blair Pocock | 36 |
| third | Blair Pocock and Stephen Fleming | 0 |
| fourth | Dipak Patel and Blair Pocock | 0 |
| fifth | Blair Pocock and Lee Germon | 36 |
| sixth | Blair Pocock and Nathan Astle | 3 |
| seventh | Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle | 11 |
| eighth | Chris Cairns and Simon Doull | 0 |
| ninth | Chris Cairns and Geoff Allott | 7 |
| tenth | Chris Cairns and Daniel Vettori | 9 |
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