Bevan Congdon and Vic Pollard's 177-run partnership is NZ's highest for the 5th wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 176 between John Reid and John Beck

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Scorecard summary

England • 250/10(107.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

51 (145)

4/53 (29)

49 (115)

4/42 (19)

New Zealand • 97/10(41.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

19 (28)

4/33 (10.4)

17 (36)

3/21 (13)

England • 325/8(97 overs)

2nd INNINGS

139 (178)

2/43 (24)

138* (276)

2/24 (9)

New Zealand • 440/10(188.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

176 (377)

5/131 (53)

116 (311)

3/101 (45.1)

Match details

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	New Zealand tour of England
Season	1973
Series result	England led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 722
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	David Constant Dusty Rhodes

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New Zealand Innings

Player Name		R	B
GM Turner	caught	9	41
JM Parker	caught	6	36
BE Congdon	bowled	176	377
BF Hastings	lbw	11	57
MG Burgess	caught	26	41
V Pollard	lbw	116	311
KJ Wadsworth	caught	46	144
BR Taylor	lbw	11	35
DR Hadlee	hit wicket	14	62
RJ Hadlee	not out	4	29
RO Collinge	bowled	0	5
Extras	(lb 13, nb 7, w 1)
Total	440(10 wkts; 188.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Snow	43	10	104	2	2.41
GG Arnold	53	15	131	5	2.47
AW Greig	45.1	10	101	3	2.23
GRJ Roope	9	2	17	0	1.88
N Gifford	17	7	35	0	2.05
R Illingworth	21	7	31	0	1.47

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	16	Glenn Turner	John Parker
2nd	0	Bevan Congdon	Glenn Turner
3rd	52	Bevan Congdon	Brian Hastings
4th	62	Bevan Congdon	Mark Burgess
5th	177	Bevan Congdon	Vic Pollard
6th	95	Vic Pollard	Ken Wadsworth
7th	12	Vic Pollard	Bruce Taylor
8th	17	Bruce Taylor	Dayle Hadlee
9th	9	Dayle Hadlee	Richard Hadlee
10th	0	Richard Collinge	Richard Hadlee

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