result
1st Test, Birmingham, Jul 1 - Jul 3 1999, New Zealand tour of England
226 & 107
(43.4 ov, target 208)126 & 211/3
England won by 7 wickets
player of the match

England
New Zealand 1st INNINGS
England 1st INNINGS
New Zealand 2nd INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 208 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to bat first |
Series | New Zealand tour of England |
Season | 1999 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Alex Tudor |
Series result | England led the 4-match series 1-0 |
Match number | TEST No. 1455 |
Match days | Â - day match (5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Aftab Habib![]() Chris Read |
Umpires | ![]() Peter Willey![]() Steve Bucknor |
TV Umpire | ![]() Ray Julian |
Match Referee | ![]() Peter van der Merwe |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 01 Jul - day 1 -New Zealand 1st innings 226
Fri, 02 Jul - day 2 -England 2nd innings 3/1 (Mark Butcher 3*, Alex Tudor 0*, 1.1 ov)
Sat, 03 Jul - day 3 -England 2nd innings 211/3 (43.4 ov) - end of match