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New Zealand v England @ Eden Park, Auckland
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 March 1978 (six-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: WRC Gardiner, JBR Hastie
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Bob Taylor b John Lever | 4 | 32 | 42 | - | - |
| 2. Robert Anderson | c Mike Gatting b Ian Botham | 17 | 60 | 94 | 1 | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Graham Roope b Bob Willis | 122 | 356 | 515 | 12 | - |
| *4. Mark Burgess | c Derek Randall b Ian Botham | 50 | 0 | 140 | 5 | - |
| 5. Bevan Congdon | c Geoff Miller b Ian Botham | 5 | 0 | 41 | - | - |
| 6. John Parker | lbw b Ian Botham | 14 | 82 | 97 | - | - |
| +7. Jock Edwards | lbw b John Lever | 55 | 105 | 137 | 7 | 1 |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Graham Roope b Ian Botham | 1 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Cairns | b John Lever | 11 | 29 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 10. Richard Collinge | not out | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | c Phil Edmonds b Bob Willis | 1 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (John Wright), 2-32 (Robert Anderson), 3-113 (Mark Burgess), 4-129 (Bevan Congdon), 5-182 (John Parker), 6-278 (Jock Edwards), 7-285 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-302 (Geoff Howarth), 9-314 (Lance Cairns), 315 (Stephen Boock). |
| Extras | 5b, 10lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105.6 ovs) 315 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 26.6 | 8 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lever | 34 | 5 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 34 | 4 | 109 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 2 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Geoff Boycott | c Mark Burgess b Richard Collinge | 54 | 0 | 232 | 4 | - |
| 2. Derek Randall | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 30 | 59 | 76 | 2 | - |
| 3. Clive Radley | c John Wright b Richard Collinge | 158 | 524 | 648 | 15 | - |
| 4. Graham Roope | c Mark Burgess b Stephen Boock | 68 | 210 | 257 | 10 | - |
| 5. Mike Gatting | b Stephen Boock | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Jock Edwards b Richard Collinge | 53 | 114 | 132 | 9 | - |
| +7. Bob Taylor | b Stephen Boock | 16 | 111 | 166 | - | - |
| 8. Geoff Miller | lbw b Richard Collinge | 15 | 14 | 24 | 3 | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | b Stephen Boock | 8 | 33 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 10. John Lever | c & b Stephen Boock | 1 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-52 (Derek Randall), 2-115 (Geoff Boycott), 3-254 (Graham Roope), 4-258 (Mike Gatting), 5-355 (Ian Botham), 6-396 (Clive Radley), 7-418 (Geoff Miller), 8-427 (Phil Edmonds), 9-428 (Bob Taylor), 429 (John Lever). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 4w, 10nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 156.3 ovs) 429 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 31 | 6 | 107 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Collinge | 38 | 9 | 98 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 33 | 9 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 26 | 8 | 68 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 28.3 | 4 | 67 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Bob Taylor b Phil Edmonds | 25 | 75 | 106 | 3 | - |
| 2. Robert Anderson | c Ian Botham b Geoff Miller | 55 | 120 | 163 | 8 | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | b Geoff Miller | 102 | 301 | 320 | 13 | - |
| *4. Mark Burgess | c Bob Taylor b Phil Edmonds | 17 | 0 | 71 | 2 | - |
| 5. Bevan Congdon | c Graham Roope b John Lever | 20 | 0 | 78 | 2 | - |
| +6. Jock Edwards | c Derek Randall b John Lever | 54 | 67 | 89 | 9 | 1 |
| 7. John Parker | not out | 47 | 138 | 136 | 5 | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | b Geoff Miller | 10 | 35 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 9. Lance Cairns | lbw b Phil Edmonds | 20 | 26 | 35 | 3 | - |
| 10. Richard Collinge | not out | 12 | 0 | 46 | - | 1 |
| 11. Stephen Boock |
| FOW | 1-69 (John Wright), 2-98 (Robert Anderson), 3-125 (Mark Burgess), 4-185 (Bevan Congdon), 5-272 (Jock Edwards), 6-287 (Geoff Howarth), 7-305 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-350 (Lance Cairns). |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 118 ovs) 382 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 10 | 3 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lever | 17 | 4 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 13 | 1 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 45 | 15 | 107 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 30 | 10 | 99 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Roope | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Randall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
John Wright, Robert Anderson, Geoff Howarth, Mark Burgess, Bevan Congdon, Jock Edwards, John Parker, Sir Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Richard Collinge, Stephen Boock