New Zealand v England 3rd Test
England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 14 February 1997
England won by 4 wickets
England won by 4 wickets. Mike Atherton top-scored with 118 for England. Robert Croft took 5/95.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97)
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Dates
- 14 February 1997 to 18 February 1997
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 4 wickets
- Player of the match
- Mike Atherton
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Mike Atherton (England)
- Debut
- Matt Horne (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. It was Matt Horne's first Test.
New Zealand batted first and made 346 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 62 off 167 balls, and Adam Parore made 59. Robert Croft took 5 for 95 for England.
England replied with 228 all out. Mike Atherton top-scored with 94 not out off 235 balls. Geoff Allott took 4 for 74 for New Zealand. New Zealand led by 118 on first innings.
New Zealand made 186 all out in their second innings. Chris Cairns top-scored with 52 off 106 balls, and Bryan Young made 49. Darren Gough took 3 for 42 for England.
Set 305 to win, England made 307 for 6. Mike Atherton top-scored with 118 off 311 balls, and John Crawley made 40. Daniel Vettori took 4 for 97 for New Zealand.
England won by 4 wickets.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 346 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Young | bowled | 11 | 11 |
| Blair Pocock | c Mike Atherton | 22 | 65 |
| Matt Horne | c Graham Thorpe | 42 | 124 |
| Stephen Fleming | st Alec Stewart | 62 | 167 |
| Nathan Astle | c Nasser Hussain | 15 | 23 |
| Adam Parore | c Nasser Hussain | 59 | 167 |
| Chris Cairns | c Alec Stewart | 57 | 126 |
| Simon Doull | run out (Phil Tufnell) | 1 | 5 |
| Daniel Vettori | run out (Graham Thorpe) | 25 | 59 |
| Heath Davis | c Nasser Hussain | 8 | 31 |
| Geoff Allott | not out | 8 | 18 |
Extras 36 · Total 346 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 20 | 3 | 78 | 1 |
| Andy Caddick | 32 | 8 | 64 | 1 |
| Darren Gough | 21 | 3 | 70 | 1 |
| Robert Croft | 39.1 | 5 | 95 | 5 |
| Phil Tufnell | 16 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Graham Thorpe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Bryan Young), 2-78 (Blair Pocock), 3-106 (Matt Horne), 4-137 (Nathan Astle), 5-201 (Stephen Fleming), 6-283 (Adam Parore), 7-288 (Simon Doull), 8-310 (Chris Cairns), 9-337 (Daniel Vettori), 10-346 (Heath Davis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Blair Pocock and Bryan Young | 14 |
| second | Blair Pocock and Matt Horne | 64 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne | 28 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 31 |
| fifth | Adam Parore and Stephen Fleming | 64 |
| sixth | Chris Cairns and Adam Parore | 82 |
| seventh | Chris Cairns and Simon Doull | 5 |
| eighth | Chris Cairns and Daniel Vettori | 22 |
| ninth | Heath Davis and Daniel Vettori | 27 |
| tenth | Heath Davis and Geoff Allott | 9 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Stephen Fleming | 14 | 22 |
| Mike Atherton | not out | 94 | 235 |
| Alec Stewart | c Chris Harris | 15 | 10 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Adam Parore | 12 | 34 |
| Graham Thorpe | bowled | 18 | 49 |
| John Crawley | c Adam Parore | 1 | 6 |
| Dominic Cork | c Adam Parore | 16 | 44 |
| Robert Croft | c Heath Davis | 31 | 67 |
| Darren Gough | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Andy Caddick | c Chris Harris | 4 | 23 |
| Phil Tufnell | c Bryan Young | 13 | 15 |
Extras 10 · Total 228 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Allott | 18 | 3 | 74 | 4 |
| Simon Doull | 17.4 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| Heath Davis | 18 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 12 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 11 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Nick Knight), 2-40 (Alec Stewart), 3-70 (Nasser Hussain), 4-103 (Graham Thorpe), 5-104 (John Crawley), 6-145 (Dominic Cork), 7-198 (Robert Croft), 8-199 (Darren Gough), 9-210 (Andy Caddick), 10-228 (Phil Tufnell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Nick Knight | 20 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 20 |
| third | Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain | 30 |
| fourth | Mike Atherton and Graham Thorpe | 33 |
| fifth | Mike Atherton and John Crawley | 1 |
| sixth | Mike Atherton and Dominic Cork | 41 |
| seventh | Mike Atherton and Robert Croft | 53 |
| eighth | Mike Atherton and Darren Gough | 1 |
| ninth | Mike Atherton and Andy Caddick | 11 |
| tenth | Mike Atherton and Phil Tufnell | 18 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 186 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Pocock | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Young | c Nick Knight | 49 | 135 |
| Adam Parore | c Alec Stewart | 8 | 55 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Nick Knight | 11 | 34 |
| Nathan Astle | c Nasser Hussain | 5 | 36 |
| Chris Cairns | c Nick Knight | 52 | 106 |
| Simon Doull | c Nick Knight | 5 | 19 |
| Matt Horne | c Alec Stewart | 13 | 32 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 29 | 78 |
| Heath Davis | bowled | 1 | 25 |
| Geoff Allott | c Alec Stewart | 1 | 12 |
Extras 12 · Total 186 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Robert Croft | 31 | 13 | 48 | 2 |
| Darren Gough | 13.3 | 5 | 42 | 3 |
| Phil Tufnell | 28 | 9 | 58 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Blair Pocock), 2-42 (Adam Parore), 3-61 (Stephen Fleming), 4-76 (Nathan Astle), 5-80 (Bryan Young), 6-89 (Simon Doull), 7-107 (Matt Horne), 8-178 (Chris Cairns), 9-184 (Heath Davis), 10-186 (Geoff Allott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Blair Pocock and Bryan Young | 0 |
| second | Adam Parore and Bryan Young | 42 |
| third | Bryan Young and Stephen Fleming | 19 |
| fourth | Bryan Young and Nathan Astle | 15 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Bryan Young | 4 |
| sixth | Chris Cairns and Simon Doull | 9 |
| seventh | Chris Cairns and Matt Horne | 18 |
| eighth | Chris Cairns and Daniel Vettori | 71 |
| ninth | Heath Davis and Daniel Vettori | 6 |
| tenth | Geoff Allott and Daniel Vettori | 2 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 307 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Heath Davis | 29 | 80 |
| Mike Atherton | c Adam Parore | 118 | 311 |
| Alec Stewart | c Blair Pocock | 17 | 108 |
| Andy Caddick | c Stephen Fleming | 15 | 52 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Stephen Fleming | 33 | 88 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Daniel Vettori | 2 | 8 |
| John Crawley | not out | 40 | 113 |
| Dominic Cork | not out | 39 | 123 |
Did not bat: Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Phil Tufnell
Extras 14 · Total 307 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Allott | 12.4 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Heath Davis | 18 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Simon Doull | 21 | 8 | 57 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 57 | 18 | 97 | 4 |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 28 | 10 | 45 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-64 (Nick Knight), 2-116 (Alec Stewart), 3-146 (Andy Caddick), 4-226 (Mike Atherton), 5-226 (Nasser Hussain), 6-231 (Graham Thorpe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Nick Knight | 64 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Alec Stewart | 52 |
| third | Mike Atherton and Andy Caddick | 30 |
| fourth | Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain | 80 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 0 |
| sixth | Graham Thorpe and John Crawley | 5 |
| seventh | John Crawley and Dominic Cork | 76 |
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