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England v New Zealand @ Kennington Oval, London
27, 28, 29, 31 July, 1 August 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: DJ Constant, BJ Meyer
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Clive Radley b Bob Willis | 62 | 159 | 191 | 6 | - |
| 2. Robert Anderson | b Chris Old | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Phil Edmonds b Ian Botham | 94 | 225 | 268 | 6 | - |
| 4. Bruce Edgar | c & b Geoff Miller | 0 | 18 | 18 | - | - |
| *5. Mark Burgess | lbw b Bob Willis | 34 | 0 | 147 | 3 | - |
| 6. Bevan Congdon | run out ( > > ) | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
| +7. Jock Edwards | b Geoff Miller | 6 | 6 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Mike Brearley b Bob Willis | 5 | 48 | 57 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Cairns | lbw b Bob Willis | 5 | 17 | 27 | - | - |
| 10. Brendon Bracewell | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | not out | 3 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Robert Anderson), 2-130 (John Wright), 3-131 (Bruce Edgar), 4-191 (Geoff Howarth), 5-197 (Bevan Congdon), 6-207 (Jock Edwards), 7-224 (Mark Burgess), 8-230 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 9-230 (Brendon Bracewell), 234 (Lance Cairns). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.2 ovs) 234 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 20.2 | 9 | 42 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 20 | 7 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 22 | 7 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 25 | 10 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 17 | 2 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | c Jock Edwards b Brendon Bracewell | 2 | 10 | 16 | - | - |
| 2. Graham Gooch | lbw b Brendon Bracewell | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 3. Clive Radley | run out ( > > ) | 49 | 126 | 150 | 2 | - |
| 4. David Gower | run out ( > > ) | 111 | 253 | 249 | 14 | - |
| 5. Graham Roope | b Stephen Boock | 14 | 54 | 49 | - | 1 |
| 6. Geoff Miller | lbw b Lance Cairns | 0 | 11 | 10 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Brendon Bracewell b Stephen Boock | 22 | 80 | 80 | 2 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Jock Edwards b Sir Richard Hadlee | 8 | 67 | 63 | - | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 28 | 127 | 140 | 3 | - |
| 10. Chris Old | c Jock Edwards b Lance Cairns | 16 | 54 | 68 | 3 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 3 | 29 | 38 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Graham Gooch), 2-7 (Mike Brearley), 3-123 (Clive Radley), 4-165 (Graham Roope), 5-166 (Geoff Miller), 6-208 (David Gower), 7-212 (Ian Botham), 8-232 (Bob Taylor), 9-257 (Chris Old), 279 (Phil Edmonds). |
| Extras | 15b, 8lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 134.5 ovs) 279 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 21.5 | 6 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brendon Bracewell | 17 | 8 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 40 | 16 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 35 | 18 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 21 | 6 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | lbw b Ian Botham | 25 | 61 | 66 | 2 | - |
| 2. Robert Anderson | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 2 | 7 | 23 | - | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | b Bob Willis | 0 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| 4. Bruce Edgar | b Phil Edmonds | 38 | 109 | 124 | 2 | - |
| *5. Mark Burgess | lbw b Ian Botham | 7 | 0 | 69 | - | - |
| 6. Bevan Congdon | b Phil Edmonds | 36 | 0 | 217 | 3 | - |
| +7. Jock Edwards | c Mike Brearley b Phil Edmonds | 11 | 34 | 28 | - | - |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | b Phil Edmonds | 7 | 33 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 9. Lance Cairns | b Geoff Miller | 27 | 117 | 119 | 1 | - |
| 10. Brendon Bracewell | b Geoff Miller | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Robert Anderson), 2-19 (Geoff Howarth), 3-30 (John Wright), 4-70 (Mark Burgess), 5-86 (Bruce Edgar), 6-105 (Jock Edwards), 7-113 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 8-182 (Lance Cairns), 9-182 (Brendon Bracewell), 182 (Bevan Congdon). |
| Extras | 8b, 10lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105.1 ovs) 182 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 13 | 2 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 19 | 2 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 34 | 19 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 34.1 | 23 | 20 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Brearley | lbw b Stephen Boock | 11 | 50 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 2. Graham Gooch | not out | 91 | 175 | 187 | 11 | - |
| 3. Clive Radley | lbw b Brendon Bracewell | 2 | 35 | 38 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Geoff Howarth b Lance Cairns | 11 | 23 | 29 | - | - |
| 5. Graham Roope | not out | 10 | 41 | 53 | - | - |
| 6. Geoff Miller | ||||||
| 7. Ian Botham | ||||||
| +8. Bob Taylor | ||||||
| 9. Phil Edmonds | ||||||
| 10. Chris Old | ||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-26 (Mike Brearley), 2-51 (Clive Radley), 3-82 (David Gower). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 52.3 ovs) 138 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 11.3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brendon Bracewell | 13 | 3 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 20 | 6 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bevan Congdon | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Brearley, Graham Gooch, Clive Radley, David Gower, Graham Roope, Geoff Miller, Ian Botham, Bob Taylor, Phil Edmonds, Chris Old, Bob Willis