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England v New Zealand @ Kennington Oval, London
14, 15, 16, 17, 18 July 1983 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, DGL Evans
Match Result: England won by 189 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Fowler | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 1 | 19 | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Chris Tavare | run out ( > > ) | 45 | 105 | 119 | 5 | - |
| 3. David Gower | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 11 | 18 | 16 | 2 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | b Lance Cairns | 24 | 44 | 52 | 4 | - |
| 5. Ian Botham | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 15 | 32 | 46 | 2 | - |
| 6. Derek Randall | not out | 75 | 128 | 170 | 7 | - |
| 7. Vic Marks | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 4 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Phil Edmonds | c & b John Bracewell | 12 | 39 | 35 | 1 | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 13 | 14 | - | - |
| *10. Bob Willis | c Jeff Crowe b John Bracewell | 4 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Norman Cowans | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 3 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Graeme Fowler), 2-18 (David Gower), 3-67 (Allan Lamb), 4-104 (Ian Botham), 5-116 (Vic Marks), 6-154 (Chris Tavare), 7-184 (Phil Edmonds), 8-191 (Bob Taylor), 9-202 (Bob Willis), 209 (Norman Cowans). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 70.4 ovs) 209 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 23.4 | 6 | 53 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 17 | 3 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 17 | 3 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 8 | 4 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Crowe | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c David Gower b Bob Willis | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 12 | 56 | 121 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jeff Crowe | c Derek Randall b Bob Willis | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| *4. Geoff Howarth | b Norman Cowans | 4 | 29 | 34 | - | - |
| 5. Martin Crowe | b Bob Willis | 0 | 29 | 43 | - | - |
| 6. Jeremy Coney | run out ( > > ) | 44 | 66 | 105 | 4 | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c & b Ian Botham | 84 | 78 | 136 | 12 | 1 |
| 8. John Bracewell | c & b Ian Botham | 7 | 26 | 26 | - | - |
| +9. Warren Lees | not out | 31 | 46 | 54 | 4 | - |
| 10. Lance Cairns | c Allan Lamb b Ian Botham | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | c Bob Willis b Ian Botham | 0 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (John Wright), 2-1 (Jeff Crowe), 3-10 (Geoff Howarth), 4-17 (Martin Crowe), 5-41 (Bruce Edgar), 6-125 (Jeremy Coney), 7-149 (John Bracewell), 8-182 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 9-188 (Lance Cairns), 196 (Ewen Chatfield). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 57 ovs) 196 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 20 | 8 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 19 | 3 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 16 | 2 | 62 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Fowler | run out ( > > ) | 105 | 299 | 318 | 8 | - |
| 2. Chris Tavare | c Geoff Howarth b John Bracewell | 109 | 259 | 306 | 11 | - |
| 3. David Gower | c Geoff Howarth b Sir Richard Hadlee | 25 | 75 | 97 | 3 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | not out | 102 | 293 | 348 | 10 | - |
| 5. Ian Botham | run out ( > > ) | 26 | 44 | 67 | 3 | - |
| 6. Derek Randall | c Jeremy Coney b Sir Richard Hadlee | 3 | 22 | 20 | - | - |
| 7. Vic Marks | c Martin Crowe b John Bracewell | 2 | 18 | 32 | - | - |
| 8. Phil Edmonds | not out | 43 | 124 | 143 | 5 | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | ||||||
| *10. Bob Willis | ||||||
| 11. Norman Cowans |
| FOW | 1-223 (Chris Tavare), 2-225 (Graeme Fowler), 3-269 (David Gower), 4-322 (Ian Botham), 5-329 (Derek Randall), 6-336 (Vic Marks). |
| Extras | 8b, 23lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 189.2 ovs) 446 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 37.2 | 7 | 99 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 35 | 9 | 85 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 30 | 7 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 54 | 13 | 115 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Crowe | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 27 | 11 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Howarth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | run out ( > > ) | 88 | 188 | 232 | 11 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 3 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| 3. Jeff Crowe | c Allan Lamb b Bob Willis | 9 | 20 | 25 | - | - |
| *4. Geoff Howarth | c Bob Taylor b Phil Edmonds | 67 | 226 | 259 | 6 | - |
| 5. Martin Crowe | c Bob Taylor b Phil Edmonds | 33 | 107 | 103 | 3 | - |
| 6. Jeremy Coney | lbw b Vic Marks | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Bob Taylor b Vic Marks | 11 | 36 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| +8. Warren Lees | run out ( > > ) | 8 | 33 | 37 | 2 | - |
| 9. John Bracewell | c David Gower b Vic Marks | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Lance Cairns | c Bob Willis b Phil Edmonds | 32 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 10 | 8 | 16 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Bruce Edgar), 2-26 (Jeff Crowe), 3-146 (John Wright), 4-197 (Geoff Howarth), 5-202 (Jeremy Coney), 6-210 (Martin Crowe), 7-228 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-228 (John Bracewell), 9-228 (Warren Lees), 270 (Lance Cairns). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.1 ovs) 270 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 3 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 11 | 2 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 40.1 | 16 | 101 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vic Marks | 43 | 20 | 78 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graeme Fowler, Chris Tavare, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Ian Botham, Derek Randall, Vic Marks, Phil Edmonds, Bob Taylor, Bob Willis, Norman Cowans