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New Zealand v India @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
22, 23, 24, 26, 27 February 1968 (five-day match)
Toss: India (field)
Umpires: FR Goodall, RWR Shortt
Match Result: New Zealand won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Murray | b Syed Abid Ali | 74 | 0 | 166 | 8 | 1 |
| *2. Graham Dowling | st Farokh Engineer b Erapalli Prasanna | 239 | 0 | 556 | 26 | 5 |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | c Ajit Wadekar b Bishan Bedi | 28 | 0 | 107 | 3 | - |
| 4. Vic Pollard | c Motganhalli Jaisimha b Bishan Bedi | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 5. Mark Burgess | c Nawab of Pataudi b Bapu Nadkarni | 26 | 0 | 116 | 4 | - |
| 6. Keith Thomson | c Ajit Wadekar b Bishan Bedi | 69 | 186 | 203 | 5 | 1 |
| 7. Gary Bartlett | c Ajit Wadekar b Bishan Bedi | 22 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| 8. Dick Motz | c sub b Bishan Bedi | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Richard Collinge | c Nawab of Pataudi b Bapu Nadkarni | 11 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Jack Alabaster | c Ajit Wadekar b Bishan Bedi | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| +11. Roy Harford | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-126 (Bruce Murray), 2-208 (Bevan Congdon), 3-214 (Vic Pollard), 4-317 (Mark Burgess), 5-436 (Graham Dowling), 6-471 (Gary Bartlett), 7-473 (Dick Motz), 8-498 (Richard Collinge), 9-502 (Keith Thomson), 502 (Jack Alabaster). |
| Extras | 1b, 13lb, 1w, 15nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 186.3 ovs) 502 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Umesh Kulkarni | 13 | 3 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rusi Surti | 20 | 3 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Syed Abid Ali | 18 | 4 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 66 | 34 | 114 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bishan Bedi | 47.3 | 11 | 127 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 19 | 2 | 83 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Syed Abid Ali | c & b Dick Motz | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. Farokh Engineer | c Bevan Congdon b Dick Motz | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ajit Wadekar | b Dick Motz | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Rusi Surti | c Vic Pollard b Dick Motz | 67 | - | 164 | 10 | - |
| *5. Nawab of Pataudi | c Bruce Murray b Vic Pollard | 52 | - | 108 | 8 | - |
| 6. Motganhalli Jaisimha | c Bruce Murray b Richard Collinge | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Chandu Borde | lbw b Dick Motz | 57 | - | 162 | 9 | - |
| 8. Bapu Nadkarni | c Roy Harford b Richard Collinge | 32 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9. Erapalli Prasanna | c Graham Dowling b Dick Motz | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bishan Bedi | c Bevan Congdon b Richard Collinge | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Umesh Kulkarni | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Syed Abid Ali), 2-30 (Farokh Engineer), 3-50 (Ajit Wadekar), 5-154 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 6-179 (Rusi Surti), 7-270 (Chandu Borde), 8-281 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-287 (Bishan Bedi), 288 (Bapu Nadkarni). |
| Extras | 5b, 8lb, 0w, 22nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.2 ovs) 288 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Richard Collinge | 18.2 | 6 | 43 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Motz | 21 | 6 | 63 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Bartlett | 14 | 1 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Alabaster | 15 | 7 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vic Pollard | 24 | 7 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Syed Abid Ali | c Roy Harford b Jack Alabaster | 16 | - | 65 | - | - |
| +2. Farokh Engineer | c Mark Burgess b Gary Bartlett | 63 | - | 115 | 7 | - |
| 3. Ajit Wadekar | c Bruce Murray b Jack Alabaster | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Rusi Surti | lbw b Vic Pollard | 45 | - | - | 5 | - |
| *5. Nawab of Pataudi | b Gary Bartlett | 47 | - | 145 | 5 | 1 |
| 6. Chandu Borde | b Gary Bartlett | 33 | - | 56 | 7 | - |
| 7. Motganhalli Jaisimha | run out ( > > ) | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bapu Nadkarni | b Gary Bartlett | 29 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9. Erapalli Prasanna | c Vic Pollard b Gary Bartlett | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bishan Bedi | c Bruce Murray b Gary Bartlett | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Umesh Kulkarni | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (Syed Abid Ali), 2-82 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-107 (Farokh Engineer), 4-186 (Rusi Surti), 6-231 (Chandu Borde), 7-264 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 8-278 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-300 (Bishan Bedi), 301 (Bapu Nadkarni). |
| Extras | 2b, 11lb, 0w, 19nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.5 ovs) 301 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Richard Collinge | 22 | 4 | 79 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dick Motz | 14 | 5 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Bartlett | 16.5 | 5 | 38 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Alabaster | 31 | 13 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vic Pollard | 15 | 2 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Murray | b Syed Abid Ali | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| *2. Graham Dowling | lbw b Bishan Bedi | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bevan Congdon | not out | 61 | - | 126 | 9 | - |
| 4. Vic Pollard | c Motganhalli Jaisimha b Erapalli Prasanna | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Mark Burgess | lbw b Bishan Bedi | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Keith Thomson | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Gary Bartlett | ||||||
| 8. Dick Motz | ||||||
| 9. Richard Collinge | ||||||
| 10. Jack Alabaster | ||||||
| +11. Roy Harford |
| FOW | 1-0 (Bruce Murray), 2-30 (Graham Dowling), 3-70 (Vic Pollard), 4-79 (Mark Burgess). |
| Extras | 8b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 40.4 ovs) 88 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rusi Surti | 2.4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Syed Abid Ali | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bapu Nadkarni | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bishan Bedi | 17 | 9 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Motganhalli Jaisimha | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bruce Murray, Graham Dowling, Bevan Congdon, Vic Pollard, Mark Burgess, Keith Thomson, Gary Bartlett, Dick Motz, Richard Collinge, Jack Alabaster, Roy Harford