RESULT
England vs New Zealand Live Score, 27 July, 1978, ENG vs NZ, Kennington Oval, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
279/10 (134.5 ov) & 138/3 (52.3 ov)
NZ
234/10 (104.2 ov) & 182/10 (105.1 ov)
England won by 7 wickets
Best Performance
England
Batting
DI Gower
SR 43.87 • 144s 06s
111
(253)
GA Gooch
SR 52.00 • 114s 06s
91*
(175)
Bowling
B Willis
20.2 Overs • ECO 2.07
5/42
PH Edmonds
34.1 Overs • ECO 0.59
4/20
New Zealand
Batting
G Howarth
SR 41.78 • 64s 06s
94
(225)
JG Wright
SR 38.99 • 64s 06s
62
(159)
Bowling
RJ Hadlee
21.5 Overs • ECO 1.97
2/43
Brendon Bracewell
17 Overs • ECO 2.71
2/46
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
234/10 (104.2 ov)
- Top Scorer G Howarth 94 (225)
- Top Wicket-taker B Willis 5/42
- Boundaries 16 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 19
279/10 (134.5 ov)
- Top Scorer DI Gower 111 (253)
- Top Wicket-taker RJ Hadlee 2/43
- Boundaries 24 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 26
182/10 (105.1 ov)
- Top Scorer BA Edgar 38 (109)
- Top Wicket-taker PH Edmonds 4/20
- Boundaries 9 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 29
138/3 (52.3 ov)
- Top Scorer GA Gooch 91 (175)
- Top Wicket-taker BL Cairns 1/21
- Boundaries 12 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 13
Match Information
- SERIES
- England vs New Zealand
- DATE & TIME
- Thursday, July 27, 1978 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue
- Kennington Oval, London
Playing XI
ENG
NZ
Robert Anderson
Jock Edwards
Venue
Kennington Oval
London, England
Matches played
72
Avg 1st Inn Score
321
Highest total
903
Bat-first win
58%
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