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England v New Zealand 2nd Investec Test

New Zealand tour of England - 2015 (2015) · Headingley, Leeds · 29 May 2015

New Zealand won by 199 runs

New Zealand won by 199 runs. BJ Watling top-scored with 120 for New Zealand. Stuart Broad took 5/109.

MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of England - 2015 (2015)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
29 May 2015 to 2 June 2015
Toss
England, chose to field
Result
New Zealand won by 199 runs
Player of the match
BJ Watling
Captains
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Alastair Cook (England)
Debut
Luke Ronchi (New Zealand)
Umpires
RJ Tucker and S Ravi
Match referee
DC Boon

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field. It was Luke Ronchi's first Test.

New Zealand batted first and made 350 all out. Luke Ronchi top-scored with 88 off 70 balls, and Tom Latham made 84. Stuart Broad took 5 for 109 for England. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the sixth wicket between Luke Ronchi and Tom Latham. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Headingley, 264 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 350 all out. Adam Lyth top-scored with 107 off 212 balls, and Alastair Cook made 75. Tim Southee took 4 for 83 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 177-run stand for the first wicket between Alastair Cook and Adam Lyth, 51% of the total. From 238 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 267 for 8. The first innings finished level.

New Zealand made 454 for 8 declared in their second innings. BJ Watling top-scored with 120 off 163 balls, and Martin Guptill made 70. Mark Wood took 3 for 97 for England. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the fifth wicket between Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling.

Set 455 to win, England made 255 all out. Jos Buttler top-scored with 73 off 147 balls, and Alastair Cook made 56. Kane Williamson took 3 for 15 for New Zealand.

New Zealand won by 199 runs.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 350 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Martin Guptillc Ian Bell b James Anderson08
Tom Lathamc Joe Root b Stuart Broad84180
Kane Williamsonc Jos Buttler b James Anderson02
Ross Taylorlbw b Stuart Broad2027
Brendon McCullumc Mark Wood b Ben Stokes4128
BJ Watlingb Mark Wood1419
Luke Ronchic James Anderson b Stuart Broad8870
Mark Craignot out4163
Tim Southeec Adam Lyth b Mark Wood15
Matt Henryc Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad2721
Trent Boultc Adam Lyth b Stuart Broad1511

Extras 19 · Total 350 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson133432
Stuart Broad17.101095
Mark Wood144622
Ben Stokes174701
Moeen Ali113480

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Martin Guptill, 2.2 ov), 2-2 (Kane Williamson, 2.4 ov), 3-68 (Ross Taylor, 14.6 ov), 4-123 (Brendon McCullum, 25.1 ov), 5-144 (BJ Watling, 30.5 ov), 6-264 (Tom Latham, 54.6 ov), 7-265 (Luke Ronchi, 56.2 ov), 8-281 (Tim Southee, 60.2 ov), 9-310 (Matt Henry, 66.6 ov), 10-350 (Trent Boult, 72.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMartin Guptill (0) and Tom Latham (2)214
secondKane Williamson (0) and Tom Latham (0)02
thirdRoss Taylor (20) and Tom Latham (36)6674
fourthBrendon McCullum (41) and Tom Latham (13)5561
fifthBJ Watling (14) and Tom Latham (7)2134
sixthLuke Ronchi (87) and Tom Latham (26)120146
seventhLuke Ronchi (1) and Mark Craig (0)18
eighthTim Southee (1) and Mark Craig (15)1624
ninthMark Craig (1) and Matt Henry (27)2940
tenthTrent Boult (15) and Mark Craig (25)4031
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 350 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Adam Lythrun out (Trent Boult, Luke Ronchi)107212
Alastair Cooklbw b Mark Craig75187
Gary Ballanceb Trent Boult2967
Ian Bellc Mark Craig b Tim Southee1235
Joe Rootc Luke Ronchi b Tim Southee15
Ben Stokesc Mark Craig b Trent Boult617
Jos Buttlerc Ross Taylor b Tim Southee1026
Moeen Alic Martin Guptill b Tim Southee114
Stuart Broadb Matt Henry4639
Mark Woodc Luke Ronchi b Mark Craig1933
James Andersonnot out1016

Extras 34 · Total 350 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Trent Boult307982
Tim Southee305834
Matt Henry20.24921
Mark Craig2612482
Kane Williamson2150

FALL OF WICKETS

1-177 (Alastair Cook, 58.6 ov), 2-215 (Adam Lyth, 74.5 ov), 3-238 (Gary Ballance, 80.3 ov), 4-239 (Joe Root, 81.2 ov), 5-247 (Ben Stokes, 86.2 ov), 6-257 (Ian Bell, 89.2 ov), 7-266 (Jos Buttler, 93.3 ov), 8-267 (Moeen Ali, 93.6 ov), 9-318 (Mark Wood, 101.6 ov), 10-350 (Stuart Broad, 108.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (75) and Adam Lyth (90)177354
secondGary Ballance (21) and Adam Lyth (17)3895
thirdIan Bell (11) and Gary Ballance (8)2334
fourthIan Bell (0) and Joe Root (1)15
fifthIan Bell (1) and Ben Stokes (6)830
sixthIan Bell (0) and Jos Buttler (6)1018
seventhMoeen Ali (1) and Jos Buttler (4)925
eighthMoeen Ali (0) and Stuart Broad (1)13
ninthStuart Broad (25) and Mark Wood (19)5149
tenthJames Anderson (10) and Stuart Broad (20)3238
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 454 FOR 8 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Tom Lathamc Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad317
Martin Guptillc Joe Root b Mark Wood7072
Kane Williamsonc Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad620
Ross Taylorc Ben Stokes b Mark Wood4848
Brendon McCullumlbw b Mark Wood5598
BJ Watlingc Joe Root b James Anderson120163
Luke Ronchic Jos Buttler b James Anderson3123
Mark Craignot out5877
Tim Southeec James Anderson b Moeen Ali4024
Matt Henrynot out124

Did not bat: Trent Boult

Extras 11 · Total 454 for 8 declared

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson234962
Stuart Broad161942
Mark Wood192973
Ben Stokes121610
Moeen Ali160731
Joe Root50230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Tom Latham, 5.5 ov), 2-23 (Kane Williamson, 9.4 ov), 3-122 (Ross Taylor, 24.1 ov), 4-141 (Martin Guptill, 28.4 ov), 5-262 (Brendon McCullum, 60.4 ov), 6-315 (Luke Ronchi, 67.4 ov), 7-368 (BJ Watling, 81.2 ov), 8-435 (Tim Southee, 89.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMartin Guptill (12) and Tom Latham (3)1535
secondMartin Guptill (2) and Kane Williamson (6)823
thirdRoss Taylor (48) and Martin Guptill (47)9987
fourthBrendon McCullum (8) and Martin Guptill (9)1927
fifthBrendon McCullum (47) and BJ Watling (70)121192
sixthLuke Ronchi (31) and BJ Watling (22)5342
seventhBJ Watling (28) and Mark Craig (25)5382
eighthTim Southee (40) and Mark Craig (26)6752
ninthMark Craig (7) and Matt Henry (12)196
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 255 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Adam Lythc Luke Ronchi b Trent Boult2441
Alastair Cooklbw b Kane Williamson56171
Gary Ballanceb Trent Boult626
Ian Bellc Kane Williamson b Mark Craig110
Joe Rootc Tom Latham b Mark Craig02
Ben Stokesc Luke Ronchi b Kane Williamson2951
Jos Buttlerlbw b Mark Craig73147
Moeen Alib Matt Henry214
Stuart Broadb Kane Williamson2335
Mark Woodc Mark Craig b Tim Southee1740
James Andersonnot out814

Extras 16 · Total 255 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Trent Boult234612
Tim Southee187431
Mark Craig31.512733
Matt Henry122491
Kane Williamson71153

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (Adam Lyth, 16.6 ov), 2-61 (Gary Ballance, 24.6 ov), 3-62 (Ian Bell, 27.4 ov), 4-62 (Joe Root, 27.6 ov), 5-102 (Ben Stokes, 43.5 ov), 6-141 (Alastair Cook, 57.3 ov), 7-153 (Moeen Ali, 62.2 ov), 8-188 (Stuart Broad, 73.1 ov), 9-230 (Mark Wood, 85.4 ov), 10-255 (Jos Buttler, 91.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (21) and Adam Lyth (24)47102
secondAlastair Cook (8) and Gary Ballance (6)1448
thirdIan Bell (1) and Alastair Cook (0)116
fourthAlastair Cook (0) and Joe Root (0)02
fifthAlastair Cook (11) and Ben Stokes (29)4095
sixthAlastair Cook (16) and Jos Buttler (19)3982
seventhMoeen Ali (2) and Jos Buttler (5)1229
eighthStuart Broad (23) and Jos Buttler (8)3565
ninthJos Buttler (24) and Mark Wood (17)4275
tenthJames Anderson (8) and Jos Buttler (17)2537
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