New Zealand v England 3rd Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 14 February 1997 · England won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 4 wickets · Man of the Match: Mike Atherton
England won by 4 wickets. Mike Atherton top-scored with 118 for England. Man of the Match: Mike Atherton.
New Zealand, 310 (10 wkts)
| Bryan Young | bowled | 11 | 11 |
| Blair Pocock | caught (Mike Atherton) | 22 | 65 |
| Matt Horne | caught (Graham Thorpe) | 42 | 124 |
| Stephen Fleming | stumping (Alec Stewart) | 62 | 167 |
| Nathan Astle | caught (Nasser Hussain) | 15 | 23 |
| Adam Parore | caught (Nasser Hussain) | 59 | 167 |
| Chris Cairns | caught (Alec Stewart) | 57 | 126 |
| Simon Doull | run out (Phil Tufnell) | 1 | 5 |
| Daniel Vettori | run out (Graham Thorpe) | 25 | 59 |
| Heath Davis | caught (Nasser Hussain) | 8 | 31 |
| Geoff Allott | not out | 8 | 18 |
Dominic Cork 20.00-3-78-1Andy Caddick 32.00-8-64-1Darren Gough 21.00-3-70-1Robert Croft 39.10-5-95-5Phil Tufnell 16.00-6-22-0Graham Thorpe 1.00-1-0-0
England, 218 (10 wkts)
| Nick Knight | caught (Stephen Fleming) | 14 | 22 |
| Mike Atherton | not out | 94 | 235 |
| Alec Stewart | caught (Chris Harris) | 15 | 10 |
| Nasser Hussain | caught (Adam Parore) | 12 | 34 |
| Graham Thorpe | bowled | 18 | 49 |
| John Crawley | caught (Adam Parore) | 1 | 6 |
| Dominic Cork | caught (Adam Parore) | 16 | 44 |
| Robert Croft | caught (Heath Davis) | 31 | 67 |
| Darren Gough | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Andy Caddick | caught (Chris Harris) | 4 | 23 |
| Phil Tufnell | caught (Bryan Young) | 13 | 15 |
Geoff Allott 18.00-3-74-4Simon Doull 17.40-3-49-1Heath Davis 18.00-2-50-1Daniel Vettori 12.00-4-13-1Chris Cairns 8.00-5-12-1Nathan Astle 11.00-2-26-2
New Zealand, 174 (10 wkts)
| Blair Pocock | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Young | caught (Nick Knight) | 49 | 135 |
| Adam Parore | caught (Alec Stewart) | 8 | 55 |
| Stephen Fleming | caught (Nick Knight) | 11 | 34 |
| Nathan Astle | caught (Nasser Hussain) | 5 | 36 |
| Chris Cairns | caught (Nick Knight) | 52 | 106 |
| Simon Doull | caught (Nick Knight) | 5 | 19 |
| Matt Horne | caught (Alec Stewart) | 13 | 32 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 29 | 78 |
| Heath Davis | bowled | 1 | 25 |
| Geoff Allott | caught (Alec Stewart) | 1 | 12 |
Dominic Cork 6.00-2-5-1Andy Caddick 10.00-1-25-1Robert Croft 31.00-13-48-2Darren Gough 13.30-5-42-3Phil Tufnell 28.00-9-58-3
England, 293 (6 wkts)
| Nick Knight | caught (Heath Davis) | 29 | 80 |
| Mike Atherton | caught (Adam Parore) | 118 | 311 |
| Alec Stewart | caught (Blair Pocock) | 17 | 108 |
| Andy Caddick | caught (Stephen Fleming) | 15 | 52 |
| Nasser Hussain | caught (Stephen Fleming) | 33 | 88 |
| Graham Thorpe | caught (Daniel Vettori) | 2 | 8 |
| John Crawley | not out | 40 | 113 |
| Dominic Cork | not out | 39 | 123 |
| Robert Croft | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Tufnell | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Geoff Allott 12.40-2-32-0Heath Davis 18.00-6-43-0Simon Doull 21.00-8-57-1Daniel Vettori 57.00-18-97-4Chris Cairns 10.00-1-23-0Nathan Astle 28.00-10-45-1
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