result
1st Test, London, Jul 27 - Aug 1 1978, New Zealand tour of England and Netherlands
234 & 182
(52.3 ov, target 138)279 & 138/3
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: 138 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Kennington Oval, London | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to bat first |
Series | New Zealand tour of England and Netherlands |
Season | 1978 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() David Gower |
Series result | England led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | Test no. 828 |
Match days | day(5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Brendon Bracewell![]() Bruce Edgar |
Umpires | ![]() Barrie Meyer![]() David Constant |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 27 Jul - day 1 -New Zealand 1st innings 224/7 (Richard Hadlee 5*, null ov)
Fri, 28 Jul - day 2 -England 1st innings 225/7 (Bob Taylor 6*, Phil Edmonds 8*, null ov)
Sat, 29 Jul - day 3 -New Zealand 2nd innings 123/7 (Bevan Congdon 15*, Lance Cairns 1*, null ov)
Sun, 30 Jul - rest day
Mon, 31 Jul - day 4 -New Zealand 2nd innings 123/7 (Bevan Congdon 15*, Lance Cairns 1*, null ov)
Tue, 01 Aug - day 5 -England 2nd innings 138/3 (52.3 ov) - end of match