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New Zealand v England @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
25, 26, 27 February, 1 March 1971 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: CS Elliott, WT Martin
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Dowling | c John Edrich b Derek Underwood | 13 | 0 | 122 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bruce Murray | c Bob Taylor b Ken Shuttleworth | 1 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | c Bob Taylor b Ken Shuttleworth | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - |
| 4. Ross Morgan | c Brian Luckhurst b Ken Shuttleworth | 6 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. Mike Shrimpton | c Keith Fletcher b Derek Underwood | 0 | 32 | 29 | - | - |
| 6. Glenn Turner | b Derek Underwood | 11 | 0 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 7. Vic Pollard | b Don Wilson | 18 | 0 | 36 | 4 | - |
| +8. Ken Wadsworth | c Keith Fletcher b Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Bob Cunis | b Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Hedley Howarth | st Bob Taylor b Derek Underwood | 0 | 11 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Richard Collinge | not out | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Bruce Murray), 2-7 (Bevan Congdon), 3-19 (Ross Morgan), 4-28 (Mike Shrimpton), 5-33 (Graham Dowling), 6-54 (Glenn Turner), 7-54 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-62 (Vic Pollard), 9-62 (Bob Cunis), 65 (Hedley Howarth). |
| Extras | 9b, 1lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 37.6 ovs) 65 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Lever | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Shuttleworth | 8 | 1 | 14 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 11.6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Wilson | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Luckhurst | c Ken Wadsworth b Richard Collinge | 10 | 32 | 45 | - | - |
| 2. John Edrich | lbw b Bob Cunis | 12 | 22 | 30 | - | - |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | b Richard Collinge | 4 | 0 | 28 | - | - |
| 4. Jackie Hampshire | c Glenn Turner b Hedley Howarth | 40 | 81 | 94 | 7 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | b Mike Shrimpton | 100 | 0 | 216 | 13 | 2 |
| *6. Ray Illingworth | b Mike Shrimpton | 36 | 0 | 110 | 4 | - |
| +7. Bob Taylor | st Ken Wadsworth b Hedley Howarth | 4 | 35 | 45 | - | - |
| 8. Don Wilson | c Bruce Murray b Hedley Howarth | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 9. Peter Lever | b Hedley Howarth | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 10. Ken Shuttleworth | b Mike Shrimpton | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 11. Derek Underwood | not out | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (John Edrich), 2-26 (Brian Luckhurst), 3-31 (Keith Fletcher), 4-95 (Jackie Hampshire), 5-188 (Ray Illingworth), 6-213 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-220 (Bob Taylor), 8-224 (Don Wilson), 9-231 (Peter Lever), 231 (Ken Shuttleworth). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67.5 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Richard Collinge | 12 | 2 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cunis | 13 | 2 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Howarth | 19 | 7 | 46 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vic Pollard | 9 | 3 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Shrimpton | 11.5 | 0 | 35 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Dowling | c Brian Luckhurst b Peter Lever | 1 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Murray | b Ken Shuttleworth | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | b Derek Underwood | 55 | 0 | 131 | 6 | - |
| 4. Glenn Turner | b Derek Underwood | 76 | 0 | 309 | 7 | - |
| 5. Ross Morgan | b Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Mike Shrimpton | c Ray Illingworth b Derek Underwood | 8 | 16 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 7. Vic Pollard | lbw b Derek Underwood | 34 | 0 | 86 | 2 | - |
| +8. Ken Wadsworth | c Keith Fletcher b Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Bob Cunis | b Ken Shuttleworth | 35 | 0 | 125 | 3 | - |
| 10. Hedley Howarth | c Ray Illingworth b Derek Underwood | 25 | 77 | 83 | 3 | - |
| 11. Richard Collinge | not out | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Bruce Murray), 2-6 (Graham Dowling), 3-83 (Bevan Congdon), 4-83 (Ross Morgan), 5-99 (Mike Shrimpton), 6-151 (Vic Pollard), 7-152 (Ken Wadsworth), 8-209 (Glenn Turner), 9-231 (Bob Cunis), 254 (Hedley Howarth). |
| Extras | 6b, 3lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.3 ovs) 254 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Lever | 15 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Shuttleworth | 12 | 1 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 32.3 | 7 | 85 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 17 | 5 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Wilson | 21 | 6 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brian Luckhurst | not out | 29 | 95 | 124 | 2 | - |
| 2. John Edrich | c Ken Wadsworth b Richard Collinge | 2 | 11 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | c Hedley Howarth b Richard Collinge | 2 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 4. Jackie Hampshire | not out | 51 | 69 | 83 | 7 | - |
| 5. Basil D'Oliveira | ||||||
| *6. Ray Illingworth | ||||||
| +7. Bob Taylor | ||||||
| 8. Don Wilson | ||||||
| 9. Peter Lever | ||||||
| 10. Ken Shuttleworth | ||||||
| 11. Derek Underwood |
| FOW | 1-3 (John Edrich), 2-11 (Keith Fletcher). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 25 ovs) 89 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Richard Collinge | 7 | 2 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Cunis | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Howarth | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vic Pollard | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Shrimpton | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Graham Dowling, Bruce Murray, Bevan Congdon, Glenn Turner, Ross Morgan, Mike Shrimpton, Vic Pollard, Ken Wadsworth, Bob Cunis, Hedley Howarth, Richard Collinge