result
1st Test, Wellington, Feb 9 - 15 1978, England tour of New Zealand
228 & 123
(27.3 ov, target 137)215 & 64
New Zealand won by 72 runs
New Zealand 1st INNINGS
England 1st INNINGS
New Zealand 2nd INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 137 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Basin Reserve, Wellington | |
Toss | England, elected to field first |
Series | England tour of New Zealand |
Season | 1977/78 |
Series result | New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | Test no. 817 |
Match days | day(5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() John Wright![]() Stephen Boock |
Umpires | ![]() Ralph Gardiner![]() Robert Monteith |
Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 10 Feb - day 1 -New Zealand 1st innings 152/3 (John Wright 55*, Bevan Congdon 26*, null ov)
Sat, 11 Feb - day 2 -England 1st innings 89/2 (Geoff Boycott 36*, Bob Taylor 0*, null ov)
Sun, 12 Feb - day 3 -New Zealand 2nd innings 12 (John Wright 0*, Robert Anderson 2*, null ov)
Mon, 13 Feb - rest day
Tue, 14 Feb - day 4 -England 2nd innings 53/8 (Phil Edmonds 6*, Bob Willis 0*, null ov)
Wed, 15 Feb - day 5 -England 2nd innings 64/10 (27.3 ov) - end of match