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
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Ian Bell b James Anderson | 0 | 8 |
| Tom Latham | c Joe Root b Stuart Broad | 84 | 180 |
| Kane Williamson | c Jos Buttler b James Anderson | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Taylor | lbw b Stuart Broad | 20 | 27 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Mark Wood b Ben Stokes | 41 | 28 |
| BJ Watling | b Mark Wood | 14 | 19 |
| Luke Ronchi | c James Anderson b Stuart Broad | 88 | 70 |
| Mark Craig | not out | 41 | 63 |
| Tim Southee | c Adam Lyth b Mark Wood | 1 | 5 |
| Matt Henry | c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad | 27 | 21 |
| Trent Boult | c Adam Lyth b Stuart Broad | 15 | 11 |
Extras 19 · Total 350 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 13 | 3 | 43 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 17.1 | 0 | 109 | 5 |
| Mark Wood | 14 | 4 | 62 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | 17 | 4 | 70 | 1 |
| Moeen Ali | 11 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Guptill (0) and Tom Latham (2) | 2 | 14 |
| second | Kane Williamson (0) and Tom Latham (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Ross Taylor (20) and Tom Latham (36) | 66 | 74 |
| fourth | Brendon McCullum (41) and Tom Latham (13) | 55 | 61 |
| fifth | BJ Watling (14) and Tom Latham (7) | 21 | 34 |
| sixth | Luke Ronchi (87) and Tom Latham (26) | 120 | 146 |
| seventh | Luke Ronchi (1) and Mark Craig (0) | 1 | 8 |
| eighth | Tim Southee (1) and Mark Craig (15) | 16 | 24 |
| ninth | Mark Craig (1) and Matt Henry (27) | 29 | 40 |
| tenth | Trent Boult (15) and Mark Craig (25) | 40 | 31 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 350 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lyth | run out (Trent Boult, Luke Ronchi) | 107 | 212 |
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Mark Craig | 75 | 187 |
| Gary Ballance | b Trent Boult | 29 | 67 |
| Ian Bell | c Mark Craig b Tim Southee | 12 | 35 |
| Joe Root | c Luke Ronchi b Tim Southee | 1 | 5 |
| Ben Stokes | c Mark Craig b Trent Boult | 6 | 17 |
| Jos Buttler | c Ross Taylor b Tim Southee | 10 | 26 |
| Moeen Ali | c Martin Guptill b Tim Southee | 1 | 14 |
| Stuart Broad | b Matt Henry | 46 | 39 |
| Mark Wood | c Luke Ronchi b Mark Craig | 19 | 33 |
| James Anderson | not out | 10 | 16 |
Extras 34 · Total 350 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 30 | 7 | 98 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | 30 | 5 | 83 | 4 |
| Matt Henry | 20.2 | 4 | 92 | 1 |
| Mark Craig | 26 | 12 | 48 | 2 |
| Kane Williamson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (75) and Adam Lyth (90) | 177 | 354 |
| second | Gary Ballance (21) and Adam Lyth (17) | 38 | 95 |
| third | Ian Bell (11) and Gary Ballance (8) | 23 | 34 |
| fourth | Ian Bell (0) and Joe Root (1) | 1 | 5 |
| fifth | Ian Bell (1) and Ben Stokes (6) | 8 | 30 |
| sixth | Ian Bell (0) and Jos Buttler (6) | 10 | 18 |
| seventh | Moeen Ali (1) and Jos Buttler (4) | 9 | 25 |
| eighth | Moeen Ali (0) and Stuart Broad (1) | 1 | 3 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (25) and Mark Wood (19) | 51 | 49 |
| tenth | James Anderson (10) and Stuart Broad (20) | 32 | 38 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 454 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad | 3 | 17 |
| Martin Guptill | c Joe Root b Mark Wood | 70 | 72 |
| Kane Williamson | c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad | 6 | 20 |
| Ross Taylor | c Ben Stokes b Mark Wood | 48 | 48 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Mark Wood | 55 | 98 |
| BJ Watling | c Joe Root b James Anderson | 120 | 163 |
| Luke Ronchi | c Jos Buttler b James Anderson | 31 | 23 |
| Mark Craig | not out | 58 | 77 |
| Tim Southee | c James Anderson b Moeen Ali | 40 | 24 |
| Matt Henry | not out | 12 | 4 |
Did not bat: Trent Boult
Extras 11 · Total 454 for 8 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 23 | 4 | 96 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 16 | 1 | 94 | 2 |
| Mark Wood | 19 | 2 | 97 | 3 |
| Ben Stokes | 12 | 1 | 61 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 16 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Guptill (12) and Tom Latham (3) | 15 | 35 |
| second | Martin Guptill (2) and Kane Williamson (6) | 8 | 23 |
| third | Ross Taylor (48) and Martin Guptill (47) | 99 | 87 |
| fourth | Brendon McCullum (8) and Martin Guptill (9) | 19 | 27 |
| fifth | Brendon McCullum (47) and BJ Watling (70) | 121 | 192 |
| sixth | Luke Ronchi (31) and BJ Watling (22) | 53 | 42 |
| seventh | BJ Watling (28) and Mark Craig (25) | 53 | 82 |
| eighth | Tim Southee (40) and Mark Craig (26) | 67 | 52 |
| ninth | Mark Craig (7) and Matt Henry (12) | 19 | 6 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 255 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lyth | c Luke Ronchi b Trent Boult | 24 | 41 |
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Kane Williamson | 56 | 171 |
| Gary Ballance | b Trent Boult | 6 | 26 |
| Ian Bell | c Kane Williamson b Mark Craig | 1 | 10 |
| Joe Root | c Tom Latham b Mark Craig | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | c Luke Ronchi b Kane Williamson | 29 | 51 |
| Jos Buttler | lbw b Mark Craig | 73 | 147 |
| Moeen Ali | b Matt Henry | 2 | 14 |
| Stuart Broad | b Kane Williamson | 23 | 35 |
| Mark Wood | c Mark Craig b Tim Southee | 17 | 40 |
| James Anderson | not out | 8 | 14 |
Extras 16 · Total 255 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 23 | 4 | 61 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | 18 | 7 | 43 | 1 |
| Mark Craig | 31.5 | 12 | 73 | 3 |
| Matt Henry | 12 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| Kane Williamson | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (21) and Adam Lyth (24) | 47 | 102 |
| second | Alastair Cook (8) and Gary Ballance (6) | 14 | 48 |
| third | Ian Bell (1) and Alastair Cook (0) | 1 | 16 |
| fourth | Alastair Cook (0) and Joe Root (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Alastair Cook (11) and Ben Stokes (29) | 40 | 95 |
| sixth | Alastair Cook (16) and Jos Buttler (19) | 39 | 82 |
| seventh | Moeen Ali (2) and Jos Buttler (5) | 12 | 29 |
| eighth | Stuart Broad (23) and Jos Buttler (8) | 35 | 65 |
| ninth | Jos Buttler (24) and Mark Wood (17) | 42 | 75 |
| tenth | James Anderson (8) and Jos Buttler (17) | 25 | 37 |
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