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England v New Zealand @ Lord's, London
24, 25, 26, 28 August 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, BJ Meyer
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Phil Edmonds b Ian Botham | 17 | 76 | 90 | 2 | - |
| +2. Bruce Edgar | c Phil Edmonds b John Emburey | 39 | 88 | 110 | 7 | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 123 | 291 | 336 | 14 | - |
| 4. John Parker | lbw b Mike Hendrick | 14 | 48 | 59 | 1 | - |
| *5. Mark Burgess | lbw b Ian Botham | 68 | 0 | 144 | 8 | - |
| 6. Bevan Congdon | c John Emburey b Ian Botham | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 7. Robert Anderson | b Ian Botham | 16 | 46 | 44 | - | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Mike Brearley b Ian Botham | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Richard Collinge | c John Emburey b Bob Willis | 19 | 0 | 83 | 2 | - |
| 10. Stephen Boock | not out | 4 | 60 | 64 | - | - |
| 11. Brendon Bracewell | st Bob Taylor b John Emburey | 4 | 26 | 24 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (John Wright), 2-70 (Bruce Edgar), 3-117 (John Parker), 4-247 (Mark Burgess), 5-253 (Bevan Congdon), 6-290 (Robert Anderson), 7-290 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-321 (Geoff Howarth), 9-333 (Richard Collinge), 339 (Brendon Bracewell). |
| Extras | 4b, 18lb, 4w, 7nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 143.1 ovs) 339 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 29 | 9 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 28 | 14 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 38 | 13 | 101 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 12 | 3 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 26.1 | 12 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c Stephen Boock b Sir Richard Hadlee | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Sir Richard Hadlee b Brendon Bracewell | 24 | 0 | 103 | 3 | - |
| 3. Clive Radley | c Bevan Congdon b Sir Richard Hadlee | 77 | 200 | 229 | 9 | - |
| 4. David Gower | c John Wright b Stephen Boock | 71 | 139 | 180 | 8 | - |
| *5. Mike Brearley | c Bruce Edgar b Sir Richard Hadlee | 33 | 91 | 137 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Bruce Edgar b Richard Collinge | 21 | 78 | 96 | 3 | - |
| +7. Bob Taylor | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 1 | 16 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Phil Edmonds | c Bruce Edgar b Sir Richard Hadlee | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | b Richard Collinge | 2 | 34 | 50 | - | - |
| 10. Mike Hendrick | b Brendon Bracewell | 12 | 33 | 57 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 7 | 16 | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Graham Gooch), 2-66 (Geoff Boycott), 3-180 (Clive Radley), 4-211 (David Gower), 5-249 (Mike Brearley), 6-255 (Bob Taylor), 7-258 (Ian Botham), 8-263 (Phil Edmonds), 9-274 (John Emburey), 289 (Mike Hendrick). |
| Extras | 7b, 5lb, 0w, 22nb, 0pen) 34 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 112.3 ovs) 289 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 32 | 9 | 84 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Collinge | 30 | 9 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brendon Bracewell | 19.3 | 1 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 25 | 10 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | b Ian Botham | 12 | 52 | 70 | 1 | - |
| +2. Bruce Edgar | b Ian Botham | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 3. Robert Anderson | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 1 | 15 | 13 | - | - |
| 4. John Parker | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 3 | 15 | 17 | - | - |
| *5. Mark Burgess | c Mike Hendrick b Ian Botham | 14 | 0 | 58 | 3 | - |
| 6. Bevan Congdon | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 3 | 0 | 21 | - | - |
| 7. Stephen Boock | c Clive Radley b Bob Willis | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Brendon Bracewell | c Mike Hendrick b Bob Willis | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Howarth | not out | 14 | 50 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 10. Sir Richard Hadlee | run out ( > > ) | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 11. Richard Collinge | b Ian Botham | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Bruce Edgar), 2-14 (Robert Anderson), 3-20 (John Parker), 4-29 (John Wright), 5-33 (Bevan Congdon), 6-37 (Stephen Boock), 7-37 (Brendon Bracewell), 8-43 (Mark Burgess), 9-57 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 67 (Richard Collinge). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 37.1 ovs) 67 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 16 | 8 | 16 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 18.1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | not out | 42 | 95 | 136 | 6 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 3. Clive Radley | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Bevan Congdon b Brendon Bracewell | 46 | 61 | 65 | 5 | 1 |
| *5. Mike Brearley | not out | 8 | 28 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | ||||||
| +7. Bob Taylor | ||||||
| 8. Phil Edmonds | ||||||
| 9. John Emburey | ||||||
| 10. Mike Hendrick | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-14 (Geoff Boycott), 2-14 (Clive Radley), 3-84 (David Gower). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 4w, 11nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 30.5 ovs) 118 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 13.5 | 2 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Collinge | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brendon Bracewell | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Geoff Boycott, Clive Radley, David Gower, Mike Brearley, Ian Botham, Bob Taylor, Phil Edmonds, John Emburey, Mike Hendrick, Bob Willis