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New Zealand v England @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
15, 16, 18, 19 March 1963 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: LC Johnston, WT Martin
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Dowling | c Ted Dexter b Fred Titmus | 40 | - | 132 | 4 | - |
| 2. Bill Playle | c Ken Barrington b Fred Trueman | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 3. Barry Sinclair | hit wicket b Fred Trueman | 44 | - | 148 | 6 | - |
| *4. John Reid | c Peter Parfitt b Barry Knight | 74 | - | 147 | 8 | - |
| 5. Paul Barton | c Alan Smith b Barry Knight | 11 | - | 48 | 1 | - |
| 6. Mike Shrimpton | c Barry Knight b Fred Trueman | 31 | - | 142 | 2 | - |
| +7. Artie Dick | b Fred Trueman | 16 | - | 61 | 2 | - |
| 8. Dick Motz | c Peter Parfitt b Fred Trueman | 7 | - | 31 | 1 | - |
| 9. Bob Blair | c Peter Parfitt b Fred Trueman | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Jack Alabaster | not out | 20 | - | 33 | 3 | - |
| 11. Frank Cameron | c Alan Smith b Fred Trueman | 1 | - | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Bill Playle), 2-83 (Graham Dowling), 3-98 (Barry Sinclair), 4-128 (Paul Barton), 5-195 (John Reid), 6-234 (Mike Shrimpton), 7-235 (Artie Dick), 8-235 (Bob Blair), 9-251 (Dick Motz), 266 (Frank Cameron). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 3w, 9nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.2 ovs) 266 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 30.2 | 9 | 75 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Larter | 21 | 5 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Knight | 23 | 5 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 30 | 13 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Barrington | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Sheppard | b Frank Cameron | 42 | - | 123 | 3 | - |
| 2. Ray Illingworth | c Artie Dick b Frank Cameron | 2 | - | 28 | - | - |
| 3. Ken Barrington | lbw b Dick Motz | 47 | - | 122 | 5 | - |
| *4. Ted Dexter | b Jack Alabaster | 46 | - | 125 | 7 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Dick Motz b Bob Blair | 43 | - | 106 | 2 | - |
| 6. Peter Parfitt | lbw b John Reid | 4 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 7. Barry Knight | b Bob Blair | 32 | - | 87 | 2 | 2 |
| 8. Fred Titmus | c Artie Dick b Dick Motz | 4 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 9. Fred Trueman | c John Reid b Jack Alabaster | 11 | - | 27 | 1 | - |
| +10. Alan Smith | not out | 2 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 11. David Larter | b Dick Motz | 2 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Ray Illingworth), 2-87 (David Sheppard), 3-103 (Ken Barrington), 4-186 (Ted Dexter), 5-188 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-210 (Peter Parfitt), 7-225 (Fred Titmus), 8-244 (Fred Trueman), 9-250 (Barry Knight), 253 (David Larter). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 5w, 3nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.5 ovs) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Motz | 19.5 | 3 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Cameron | 24 | 6 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Blair | 24 | 12 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Alabaster | 20 | 6 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Dowling | c Alan Smith b David Larter | 22 | - | 118 | 2 | - |
| 2. Bill Playle | c Alan Smith b Fred Trueman | 3 | 0 | 24 | - | - |
| 3. Barry Sinclair | lbw b David Larter | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| *4. John Reid | b Fred Titmus | 100 | - | 224 | 13 | - |
| 5. Paul Barton | lbw b Barry Knight | 12 | - | 53 | - | - |
| 6. Mike Shrimpton | b Fred Titmus | 8 | - | 17 | 1 | - |
| +7. Artie Dick | c Peter Parfitt b Fred Titmus | 1 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Dick Motz | b David Larter | 3 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 9. Bob Blair | b Fred Titmus | 0 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Jack Alabaster | c Peter Parfitt b Fred Trueman | 1 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Frank Cameron | not out | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Bill Playle), 2-17 (Barry Sinclair), 3-66 (Graham Dowling), 4-91 (Paul Barton), 5-129 (Mike Shrimpton), 6-133 (Artie Dick), 7-151 (Dick Motz), 8-154 (Bob Blair), 9-159 (John Reid), 159 (Jack Alabaster). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.4 ovs) 159 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Trueman | 19.4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Larter | 23 | 8 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Barry Knight | 10 | 3 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 21 | 8 | 46 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Dexter | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Barrington | c John Reid b Bob Blair | 45 | - | 87 | 5 | - |
| 2. David Sheppard | b Jack Alabaster | 31 | - | 129 | 2 | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | c Mike Shrimpton b Jack Alabaster | 31 | - | 90 | 3 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | not out | 35 | - | 70 | 5 | - |
| 5. Barry Knight | not out | 20 | - | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. Ray Illingworth | ||||||
| *7. Ted Dexter | ||||||
| 8. Fred Titmus | ||||||
| 9. Fred Trueman | ||||||
| +10. Alan Smith | ||||||
| 11. David Larter |
| FOW | 1-70 (Ken Barrington), 2-96 (David Sheppard), 3-149 (Peter Parfitt). |
| Extras | 9b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 59.3 ovs) 173 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Motz | 20 | 6 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Cameron | 12 | 3 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Blair | 12 | 3 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Alabaster | 15.3 | 5 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Graham Dowling, Bill Playle, Barry Sinclair, John Reid, Paul Barton, Mike Shrimpton, Artie Dick, Dick Motz, Bob Blair, Jack Alabaster, Frank Cameron