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New Zealand v England @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
25, 26, 28 February, 1 March 1966 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: FR Goodall, WT Martin
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Eric Petrie b Dick Motz | 4 | - | 35 | 1 | - |
| 2. Eric Russell | b Dick Motz | 30 | - | 85 | 3 | - |
| 3. John Edrich | c Gary Bartlett b Dick Motz | 2 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c Grahame Bilby b Bob Cunis | 0 | - | 31 | - | - |
| *5. Mike Smith | c Tom Puna b Vic Pollard | 54 | - | 166 | 3 | - |
| 6. Peter Parfitt | c Bevan Congdon b Gary Bartlett | 54 | - | 172 | 3 | - |
| +7. Jim Parks | c Eric Petrie b Murray Chapple | 30 | - | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| 8. David Allen | c Murray Chapple b Gary Bartlett | 88 | - | 222 | 8 | - |
| 9. David Brown | b Bob Cunis | 44 | - | 133 | 4 | - |
| 10. Ken Higgs | not out | 8 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jeff Jones | b Gary Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Geoff Boycott), 2-28 (John Edrich), 3-47 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-47 (Eric Russell), 5-160 (Mike Smith), 6-160 (Peter Parfitt), 7-209 (Jim Parks), 8-316 (David Brown), 9-342 (David Allen), 342 (Jeff Jones). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 0w, 16nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127.2 ovs) 342 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Motz | 31 | 9 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Bartlett | 33.2 | 6 | 63 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cunis | 31 | 9 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Puna | 18 | 6 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Murray Chapple | 9 | 3 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vic Pollard | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grahame Bilby | c Jim Parks b Ken Higgs | 28 | - | 50 | 4 | - |
| 2. Mike Shrimpton | c Jim Parks b David Brown | 11 | - | 43 | 1 | - |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | c Mike Smith b Jeff Jones | 104 | - | 321 | 7 | - |
| 4. Barry Sinclair | c & b Ken Higgs | 23 | - | 118 | 1 | - |
| 5. Vic Pollard | lbw b Ken Higgs | 23 | - | 86 | - | 1 |
| *6. Murray Chapple | c Colin Cowdrey b Jeff Jones | 15 | - | 43 | 2 | - |
| 7. Gary Bartlett | c Jim Parks b David Brown | 0 | - | 14 | - | - |
| +8. Eric Petrie | c Jim Parks b David Brown | 55 | - | 178 | 6 | - |
| 9. Dick Motz | c Jim Parks b Jeff Jones | 58 | - | 105 | 6 | 2 |
| 10. Bob Cunis | not out | 8 | - | 34 | 1 | - |
| 11. Tom Puna | c Mike Smith b Jeff Jones | 1 | - | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (Mike Shrimpton), 2-41 (Grahame Bilby), 3-112 (Barry Sinclair), 4-181 (Vic Pollard), 5-202 (Murray Chapple), 6-203 (Gary Bartlett), 7-237 (Bevan Congdon), 8-326 (Dick Motz), 9-344 (Eric Petrie), 347 (Tom Puna). |
| Extras | 7b, 13lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 143.4 ovs) 347 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| David Brown | 30 | 3 | 80 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Jones | 28.4 | 9 | 71 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Higgs | 30 | 6 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 40 | 14 | 80 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Boycott | 12 | 6 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Parfitt | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | run out ( > > ) | 4 | - | 19 | 1 | - |
| 2. Eric Russell | b Gary Bartlett | 25 | - | 77 | 2 | - |
| 3. John Edrich | lbw b Bob Cunis | 2 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c Vic Pollard b Dick Motz | 21 | - | 81 | 1 | - |
| *5. Mike Smith | c Grahame Bilby b Tom Puna | 87 | - | 173 | 12 | - |
| 6. Peter Parfitt | not out | 46 | - | 152 | 7 | - |
| +7. Jim Parks | not out | 4 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 8. David Allen | ||||||
| 9. David Brown | ||||||
| 10. Ken Higgs | ||||||
| 11. Jeff Jones |
| FOW | 1-18 (Geoff Boycott), 2-32 (John Edrich), 3-48 (Eric Russell), 4-68 (Colin Cowdrey), 5-193 (Mike Smith). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 67 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Motz | 20 | 6 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Bartlett | 14 | 2 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cunis | 19 | 3 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Puna | 14 | 6 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grahame Bilby | c Jim Parks b David Brown | 3 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 2. Mike Shrimpton | c Mike Smith b David Allen | 13 | - | 47 | 2 | - |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | c Colin Cowdrey b Ken Higgs | 4 | - | 19 | 1 | - |
| 4. Barry Sinclair | c Jim Parks b Ken Higgs | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 5. Vic Pollard | not out | 6 | - | 92 | 1 | - |
| +6. Eric Petrie | lbw b Ken Higgs | 1 | - | 16 | - | - |
| *7. Murray Chapple | c Jim Parks b Ken Higgs | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 8. Gary Bartlett | c David Brown b Peter Parfitt | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Dick Motz | c Eric Russell b Peter Parfitt | 2 | - | 26 | - | - |
| 10. Bob Cunis | not out | 16 | - | 32 | 3 | - |
| 11. Tom Puna |
| FOW | 1-5 (Grahame Bilby), 2-19 (Bevan Congdon), 3-21 (Barry Sinclair), 4-21 (Mike Shrimpton), 5-22 (Eric Petrie), 6-22 (Murray Chapple), 7-22 (Gary Bartlett), 8-32 (Dick Motz). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 48 ovs) 48 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| David Brown | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Jones | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Higgs | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Allen | 19 | 15 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Parfitt | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Parks | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Grahame Bilby, Mike Shrimpton, Bevan Congdon, Barry Sinclair, Vic Pollard, Eric Petrie, Murray Chapple, Gary Bartlett, Dick Motz, Bob Cunis, Tom Puna