New Zealand v England 1st Test
England tour of New Zealand - 2008 (2007/08) · Seddon Park, Hamilton · 5 March 2008
New Zealand won by 189 runs
New Zealand won by 189 runs. Ross Taylor top-scored with 120 for New Zealand. Ryan Sidebottom took 6/49.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of New Zealand - 2008 (2007/08)
- Ground
- Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Dates
- 5 March 2008 to 9 March 2008
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 189 runs
- Player of the match
- Daniel Vettori
- Captains
- Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Michael Vaughan (England)
- Debut
- Tim Ambrose (England)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was Tim Ambrose's first Test.
New Zealand batted first and made 470 all out. Ross Taylor top-scored with 120 off 235 balls, and Jamie How made 92. Ryan Sidebottom took 4 for 90 for England. The innings was built on a 148-run stand for the seventh wicket between Daniel Vettori and Ross Taylor. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Seddon Park, 321 across 8 Tests.
England replied with 348 all out. Paul Collingwood top-scored with 66 off 182 balls, and Michael Vaughan made 63. Jeetan Patel took 3 for 107 for New Zealand. New Zealand led by 122 on first innings.
New Zealand made 177 for 9 declared in their second innings. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 66 off 88 balls. Ryan Sidebottom took 6 for 49 for England. From 99 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 20 runs, to 119 for 7.
Set 300 to win, England made 110 all out. Ian Bell top-scored with 54 not out off 151 balls. Kyle Mills took 4 for 16 for New Zealand. From 59 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 18 runs, to 77 for 9.
New Zealand won by 189 runs.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 470 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie How | c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar | 92 | 180 |
| Matthew Bell | c Alastair Cook b Steve Harmison | 19 | 37 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Alastair Cook b Ryan Sidebottom | 41 | 73 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c & b Paul Collingwood | 8 | 37 |
| Ross Taylor | c & b Kevin Pietersen | 120 | 235 |
| Jacob Oram | c Alastair Cook b Matthew Hoggard | 10 | 29 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Tim Ambrose b Ryan Sidebottom | 51 | 55 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Andrew Strauss b Paul Collingwood | 88 | 134 |
| Kyle Mills | not out | 25 | 44 |
| Jeetan Patel | c Andrew Strauss b Ryan Sidebottom | 5 | 9 |
| Chris Martin | b Ryan Sidebottom | 0 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 470 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 34.3 | 8 | 90 | 4 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 26 | 2 | 122 | 1 |
| Steve Harmison | 23 | 3 | 97 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | 37 | 10 | 101 | 1 |
| Paul Collingwood | 15 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Matthew Bell, 13.4 ov), 2-108 (Stephen Fleming, 37.3 ov), 3-129 (Mathew Sinclair, 46.5 ov), 4-176 (Jamie How, 60.6 ov), 5-191 (Jacob Oram, 69.1 ov), 6-277 (Brendon McCullum, 88.1 ov), 7-425 (Ross Taylor, 126.2 ov), 8-451 (Daniel Vettori, 135.1 ov), 9-470 (Jeetan Patel, 138.2 ov), 10-470 (Chris Martin, 138.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Bell (19) and Jamie How (25) | 44 | 82 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (41) and Jamie How (23) | 64 | 143 |
| third | Mathew Sinclair (8) and Jamie How (13) | 21 | 56 |
| fourth | Jamie How (31) and Ross Taylor (16) | 47 | 85 |
| fifth | Jacob Oram (10) and Ross Taylor (4) | 15 | 49 |
| sixth | Brendon McCullum (51) and Ross Taylor (33) | 86 | 115 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (75) and Ross Taylor (67) | 148 | 231 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (13) and Kyle Mills (11) | 26 | 53 |
| ninth | Kyle Mills (14) and Jeetan Patel (5) | 19 | 19 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (0) and Kyle Mills (0) | 0 | 1 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 348 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | caught b Chris Martin | 38 | 118 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Brendon McCullum b Jeetan Patel | 63 | 177 |
| Matthew Hoggard | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Martin | 2 | 7 |
| Andrew Strauss | b Daniel Vettori | 43 | 118 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c & b Daniel Vettori | 42 | 131 |
| Ian Bell | b Kyle Mills | 25 | 88 |
| Paul Collingwood | lbw b Jacob Oram | 66 | 182 |
| Tim Ambrose | c Stephen Fleming b Jeetan Patel | 55 | 164 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | not out | 3 | 43 |
| Steve Harmison | c Stephen Fleming b Jeetan Patel | 0 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | lbw b Kyle Mills | 0 | 16 |
Extras 11 · Total 348 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 32 | 15 | 60 | 2 |
| Kyle Mills | 21.1 | 6 | 61 | 2 |
| Jeetan Patel | 43 | 14 | 107 | 3 |
| Jacob Oram | 21 | 9 | 27 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 56 | 17 | 88 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-84 (Alastair Cook, 36.2 ov), 2-86 (Matthew Hoggard, 38.3 ov), 3-130 (Michael Vaughan, 61.5 ov), 4-159 (Andrew Strauss, 73.3 ov), 5-203 (Ian Bell, 96.3 ov), 6-245 (Kevin Pietersen, 115.2 ov), 7-335 (Paul Collingwood, 159.3 ov), 8-347 (Tim Ambrose, 166.3 ov), 9-347 (Steve Harmison, 166.4 ov), 10-348 (Monty Panesar, 173.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vaughan (44) and Alastair Cook (38) | 84 | 220 |
| second | Michael Vaughan (0) and Matthew Hoggard (2) | 2 | 13 |
| third | Michael Vaughan (19) and Andrew Strauss (24) | 44 | 140 |
| fourth | Andrew Strauss (19) and Kevin Pietersen (10) | 29 | 70 |
| fifth | Ian Bell (25) and Kevin Pietersen (14) | 44 | 141 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (23) and Kevin Pietersen (18) | 42 | 113 |
| seventh | Paul Collingwood (43) and Tim Ambrose (45) | 90 | 266 |
| eighth | Ryan Sidebottom (2) and Tim Ambrose (10) | 12 | 42 |
| ninth | Ryan Sidebottom (0) and Steve Harmison (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Ryan Sidebottom (1) and Monty Panesar (0) | 1 | 39 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 177 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie How | c Matthew Hoggard b Ryan Sidebottom | 39 | 85 |
| Matthew Bell | c Tim Ambrose b Ryan Sidebottom | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Alastair Cook b Ryan Sidebottom | 66 | 88 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Alastair Cook b Ryan Sidebottom | 2 | 9 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Andrew Strauss b Monty Panesar | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Taylor | c & b Monty Panesar | 6 | 32 |
| Jacob Oram | lbw b Ryan Sidebottom | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Alastair Cook b Ryan Sidebottom | 35 | 68 |
| Kyle Mills | lbw b Monty Panesar | 11 | 14 |
| Jeetan Patel | not out | 13 | 26 |
| Chris Martin | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 5 · Total 177 for 9 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 17 | 4 | 49 | 6 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 12 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Monty Panesar | 16 | 2 | 50 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Matthew Bell, 0.3 ov), 2-99 (Jamie How, 27.3 ov), 3-109 (Stephen Fleming, 29.6 ov), 4-110 (Brendon McCullum, 30.3 ov), 5-115 (Mathew Sinclair, 31.1 ov), 6-115 (Jacob Oram, 31.2 ov), 7-119 (Ross Taylor, 38.4 ov), 8-141 (Kyle Mills, 44.3 ov), 9-173 (Daniel Vettori, 53.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Bell (0) and Jamie How (1) | 1 | 3 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (60) and Jamie How (38) | 98 | 162 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (6) and Mathew Sinclair (0) | 10 | 15 |
| fourth | Mathew Sinclair (1) and Brendon McCullum (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Mathew Sinclair (1) and Ross Taylor (4) | 5 | 4 |
| sixth | Jacob Oram (0) and Ross Taylor (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (2) and Ross Taylor (2) | 4 | 44 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (11) and Kyle Mills (11) | 22 | 35 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (22) and Jeetan Patel (9) | 32 | 55 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (0) and Jeetan Patel (4) | 4 | 8 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 110 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c Brendon McCullum b Kyle Mills | 13 | 14 |
| Michael Vaughan | lbw b Kyle Mills | 9 | 19 |
| Andrew Strauss | c Brendon McCullum b Kyle Mills | 2 | 16 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Kyle Mills | 6 | 14 |
| Ian Bell | not out | 54 | 151 |
| Paul Collingwood | b Daniel Vettori | 2 | 50 |
| Tim Ambrose | b Chris Martin | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin | 0 | 3 |
| Matthew Hoggard | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin | 4 | 22 |
| Steve Harmison | c Stephen Fleming b Jeetan Patel | 1 | 8 |
| Monty Panesar | c Brendon McCullum b Jacob Oram | 8 | 36 |
Extras 11 · Total 110 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 13 | 4 | 33 | 3 |
| Kyle Mills | 13 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| Jacob Oram | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 14 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Jeetan Patel | 11 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Alastair Cook, 3.3 ov), 2-24 (Michael Vaughan, 7.2 ov), 3-25 (Andrew Strauss, 9.3 ov), 4-30 (Kevin Pietersen, 11.3 ov), 5-59 (Paul Collingwood, 29.4 ov), 6-60 (Tim Ambrose, 30.3 ov), 7-60 (Ryan Sidebottom, 30.6 ov), 8-67 (Matthew Hoggard, 38.4 ov), 9-77 (Steve Harmison, 42.5 ov), 10-110 (Monty Panesar, 54.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vaughan (6) and Alastair Cook (13) | 19 | 21 |
| second | Michael Vaughan (3) and Andrew Strauss (2) | 5 | 23 |
| third | Andrew Strauss (0) and Kevin Pietersen (1) | 1 | 13 |
| fourth | Ian Bell (0) and Kevin Pietersen (5) | 5 | 12 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (2) and Ian Bell (20) | 29 | 112 |
| sixth | Ian Bell (1) and Tim Ambrose (0) | 1 | 5 |
| seventh | Ryan Sidebottom (0) and Ian Bell (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Matthew Hoggard (4) and Ian Bell (2) | 7 | 47 |
| ninth | Steve Harmison (1) and Ian Bell (9) | 10 | 25 |
| tenth | Ian Bell (22) and Monty Panesar (8) | 33 | 76 |
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