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England vs New Zealand, 1st Test at London, Jul 27 1978 - Match Result

RESULT

1st Test, The Oval, July 27 - August 01, 1978, New Zealand tour of England and Netherlands

234 & 182

(T:138) 279 & 138/3

England won by 7 wickets

Player Of The Match

, ENG

111

Bevan Congdon has broken the record for playing the most Tests (59) for NZ, going past John Reid

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Scorecard summary

New Zealand • 234/10(104.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

94 (225)

5/42 (20.2)

62 (159)

2/31 (25)

England • 279/10(134.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

111 (253)

2/65 (40)

49 (126)

2/61 (35)

New Zealand • 182/10(105.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

38 (109)

4/20 (34.1)

36 (207)

3/46 (19)

England • 138/3(52.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

91* (175)

Brendon Bracewell

1/26 (13)

11 (23)

1/55 (20)

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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	Bruce Edgar Brendon Bracewell
Umpires	Barrie Meyer David Constant

Match Coverage

ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND

At The Oval, July 27, 28, 29, 31, August 1

ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
JM Brearley	lbw	11	50
GA Gooch	not out	91	175
CT Radley	lbw	2	35
DI Gower	caught	11	23
GRJ Roope	not out	10	41
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 8)
Total	138(3 wkts; 52.3 ovs)

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