New Zealand cricket team in England in 1978

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	New Zealand 187/8 (47 overs)
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	New Zealand 152 (41.2 overs)
CT Radley 117* (140) BP Bracewell 1/41 (11 overs)		BL Cairns 60 (43) PH Edmonds 3/39 (7.2 overs)

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

New Zealand	v	England
234 (104.2 overs) GP Howarth 94 (225) RGD Willis 5/42 (20.2 overs)		279 (134.5 overs) DI Gower 111 (253) RJ Hadlee 2/43 (21.5 overs)
182 (105.1 overs) BA Edgar 38 (109) PH Edmonds 4/20 (34.1 overs)		138/3 (52.3 overs) GA Gooch 91* (175) BL Cairns 1/21 (7 overs)

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

England	v	New Zealand
429 (180.5 overs) G Boycott 131 (374) RJ Hadlee 4/94 (42 overs)		120 (69.4 overs) GP Howarth 31* (137) IT Botham 6/34 (21 overs)
		190 (f/o) (92.1 overs) BA Edgar 60 (197) PH Edmonds 4/44 (33.1 overs)

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

New Zealand	v	England
339 (143.1 overs) GP Howarth 123 (291) IT Botham 6/101 (38 overs)		289 (112.3 overs) CT Radley 77 (200) RJ Hadlee 5/84 (32 overs)
67 (37.1 overs) GP Howarth 14* (50) IT Botham 5/39 (18.1 overs)		118/3 (30.5 overs) DI Gower 46 (61) RJ Hadlee 2/31 (13.5 overs)

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

New Zealand  213 (54.1 overs)	v	Netherlands 190/4 (55 overs)
John Wright 45 Steven Lubbers 4/21 (10.1 overs)		Steven Lubbers 100* Brendon Bracewell 2/34 (11 overs)

New Zealand won by 23 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen Umpires: L van Reeven, J Verhoef

• Toss not known

2nd match

10 September 1978 (40-over match) Scorecard

New Zealand  238/8 (40 overs)	v	Netherlands 191/4 (40 overs)
Lance Cairns 96 Rob van Weelde 3/16 (8 overs)		Mar Flohil 81* Graeme Thomson 1/4 (3 overs)

New Zealand won by 47 runs Sportpark ABN AMRO, Amstelveen Umpires: L van Reeven, J Verhoef

• Toss not known

External sources

• CricketArchive – tour itineraries
• New Zealand in England, 1978 at ESPNCricinfo

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1979
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1979