New Zealand cricket team in England in 1978
International cricket tour
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1978 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 3-0 with no matches drawn. New Zealand played two matches in The Netherlands on their way home.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
England won the Prudential Trophy 2-0.
1st ODI
15 July 1978 Scorecard |
England 206/8 (55 overs) | v | |
GA Gooch 94 (129) BL Cairns 5/28 (11 overs) | BE Congdon 52* (76) GA Gooch 2/29 (10 overs) |
England won by 19 runs North Marine Road, Scarborough Umpires: DJ Constant and JG Langridge Player of the match: GA Gooch (ENG) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- SL Boock and JG Wright (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
17 July 1978 Scorecard |
England 278/5 (55 overs) | v | |
England won by 126 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: CT Radley (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- BP Bracewell and BA Edgar (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.
Test series summary
First Test
27 July–1 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: DJ Constant and BJ Meyer Player of the match: DI Gower (ENG) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 30 July was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
- BP Bracewell and BA Edgar (both NZ) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
10–14 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by an innings and 119 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: DJ Constant and TW Spencer Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 13 August was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test
24–28 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: GP Howarth (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 27 August was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- JE Emburey (ENG) made his Test debut.
Matches in Netherlands
New Zealand won both limited overs matches.
1st match
9 September 1978 (55-over match) Scorecard |
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John Wright 45 Steven Lubbers 4/21 (10.1 overs) |
- Toss not known
2nd match
10 September 1978 (40-over match) Scorecard |
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Lance Cairns 96 Rob van Weelde 3/16 (8 overs) | Mar Flohil 81* Graeme Thomson 1/4 (3 overs) |
- Toss not known
External sources
- CricketArchive – tour itineraries
- New Zealand in England, 1978 at ESPNCricinfo
Annual reviews
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