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New Zealand v England @ Carisbrook, Dunedin
11, 12, 14, 15, 16 March 1955 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: RG Currie, SB Tonkinson
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Geoff Rabone | st Godfrey Evans b Johnny Wardle | 18 | - | 180 | 2 | - |
| 2. Murray Chapple | b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 3. Bert Sutcliffe | c Brian Statham b Trevor Bailey | 74 | 0 | 267 | 5 | 3 |
| 4. John Reid | b Brian Statham | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| 5. Noel McGregor | b Frank Tyson | 2 | - | 27 | - | - |
| 6. Les Watt | b Frank Tyson | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 7. Harry Cave | b Frank Tyson | 1 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Alex Moir | b Brian Statham | 7 | - | 11 | 1 | - |
| 9. Bob Blair | b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Tony MacGibbon | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 7 | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| +11. Ian Colquhoun | not out | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.2 ovs) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Tyson | 19 | 7 | 23 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 17 | 9 | 24 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 12.2 | 6 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 26 | 15 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Ian Colquhoun b John Reid | 11 | - | 50 | 2 | - |
| 2. Tom Graveney | b Harry Cave | 41 | - | 83 | 7 | - |
| 3. Peter May | b Tony MacGibbon | 10 | - | 70 | 1 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | lbw b John Reid | 42 | - | 88 | 6 | - |
| 5. Reg Simpson | b Harry Cave | 21 | - | 58 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | lbw b John Reid | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | b John Reid | 0 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | not out | 32 | - | 102 | 3 | - |
| 9. Frank Tyson | c Noel McGregor b Tony MacGibbon | 16 | - | 90 | 2 | - |
| 10. Bob Appleyard | not out | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-60 (Len Hutton), 2-71 (Tom Graveney), 3-101 (Peter May), 4-150 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-152 (Trevor Bailey), 6-152 (Reg Simpson), 7-156 (Godfrey Evans), 8-208 (Frank Tyson). |
| Extras | 13b, 17lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 36 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 92.5 ovs) 209 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 24.5 | 11 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 27 | 11 | 36 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Cave | 24 | 15 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 9 | 1 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Geoff Rabone | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 7 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 2. Bert Sutcliffe | run out ( > > ) | 35 | 0 | 91 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. Murray Chapple | b Brian Statham | 20 | - | 61 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. John Reid | b Frank Tyson | 28 | - | 90 | 3 | 1 |
| 5. Noel McGregor | c Colin Cowdrey b Bob Appleyard | 8 | - | 25 | 1 | - |
| 6. Les Watt | b Bob Appleyard | 2 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 7. Harry Cave | b Frank Tyson | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Tony MacGibbon | b Frank Tyson | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Alex Moir | lbw b Frank Tyson | 10 | - | 15 | 2 | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | b Johnny Wardle | 3 | - | 14 | - | - |
| +11. Ian Colquhoun | not out | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Geoff Rabone), 2-68 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-75 (Murray Chapple), 4-96 (Noel McGregor), 5-98 (Les Watt), 6-103 (Harry Cave), 7-103 (Tony MacGibbon), 8-123 (Alex Moir), 9-126 (John Reid), 132 (Bob Blair). |
| Extras | 7b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 56.3 ovs) 132 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank Tyson | 12 | 6 | 16 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 15 | 5 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 14.3 | 4 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Appleyard | 7 | 2 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Len Hutton | c Ian Colquhoun b Bob Blair | 3 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 2. Tom Graveney | not out | 32 | - | 50 | 5 | - |
| 3. Peter May | b Tony MacGibbon | 13 | - | 25 | 2 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | not out | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 5. Reg Simpson | ||||||
| 6. Trevor Bailey | ||||||
| +7. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 8. Johnny Wardle | ||||||
| 9. Frank Tyson | ||||||
| 10. Bob Appleyard | ||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-22 (Len Hutton), 2-47 (Peter May). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 15.2 ovs) 49 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 7.2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Geoff Rabone, Bert Sutcliffe, Murray Chapple, John Reid, Noel McGregor, Les Watt, Harry Cave, Tony MacGibbon, Alex Moir, Bob Blair, Ian Colquhoun