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England vs New Zealand Scorecard, England vs New Zealand, 4 March, 1978, Eden Park & Match Stats

New Zealand vs England | March 4, 1978, 07:30 PM | Eden Park

Abandoned, Canceled, No Result
New Zealand
New Zealand

315/10 (105.6 ov) & 382/8 (118.0 ov)

vs
England

429/10 (156.3 ov)

England

Match drawn

New Zealand 1st Innings Inning

315/10 (105.6 ov)
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Batter R B 4s 6s SR
John Wright
c †Taylor b Lever
4 32 0 0 12.50
Robert Anderson
c Gatting b Botham
17 60 1 0 28.33
Geoff Howarth
c Roope b Willis
122 357 12 0 34.17
Mark Burgess
c Randall b Botham
50 133 5 0 37.59
Bevan Congdon
c Miller b Botham
5 29 0 0 17.24
John Parker
lbw b Botham
14 82 0 0 17.07
Jock Edwards
lbw b Lever
55 105 7 1 52.38
Sir Richard Hadlee
c Roope b Botham
1 13 0 0 7.69
Lance Cairns
b Lever
11 29 2 0 37.93
5 15 1 0 33.33
Stephen Boock
c Edmonds b Willis
1 8 0 0 12.50
EXTRAS ( b 5, lb 10, w 0, nb 15, p 0) 30
TOTAL (2.98 RUNS PER OVER) 315/10 (105.6 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

12-1 (John Wright, 0 ov), 32-2 (Robert Anderson, 0 ov), 302-8 (Geoff Howarth, 0 ov), 113-3 (Mark Burgess, 0 ov), 129-4 (Bevan Congdon, 0 ov), 182-5 (John Parker, 0 ov), 278-6 (Jock Edwards, 0 ov), 285-7 (Sir Richard Hadlee, 0 ov), 314-9 (Lance Cairns, 0 ov), 315-10 (Stephen Boock, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler O M R W Dots NB WD ECO
Bob Willis 26.6 8 57 2 0 0 0 2.11
John Lever 34 5 96 3 0 0 0 2.82
Sir Ian Botham 34 4 109 5 0 0 0 3.21
Phil Edmonds 10 2 23 0 0 0 0 2.30
Geoff Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

England 1st Innings Inning

429/10 (156.3 ov)
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New Zealand 2nd Innings Inning

382/8 (118.0 ov)
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Match Information

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DATE & TIME

Saturday, March 04, 1978 - 07:30 PM

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Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

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Eden Park , Auckland

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