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CRICKET – May 15-19 – Lord’s – First npower Test – England v. New Zealand
HISTORY
Formal cricketing contact between England and New Zealand began when the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) sent a team to New Zealand in the 1906–07 season.New Zealand became the fifth national team to achieve “Test” status in 1930 (after England, Australia, India and South Africa). It played England in 19 of its first 22 tests over the following 21 years.
New Zealand suffered many humiliating defeats against England. However, at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, in February 1978, New Zealand beat England for the first time. Despite needing only 137 in the second innings, England capitulated with the humble total of 64. Richard Hadlee took 6 wickets for 26 runs. This inaugural victory, at the 48th time of asking, was enthusiastically welcomed by the New Zealand cricketing authorities as proof that the team could at last compete with its former colonial masters. The series was drawn 1–1. Normal service was resumed when New Zealand toured England later that year, a 3–0 England whitewash.
New Zealand’s first Test victory in England came in the second test at Headingley, Leeds, in July-August 1983. Medium pace bowler Lance Cairns claimed 10 wickets in the match for 144 runs. New Zealand’s premier bowler, Richard Hadlee, was wicketless, though he did score 75 runs in the first innings. A winning series remained elusive, England winning 3-1. …
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NEW ZEALAND v. ENGLAND CRICKET
HISTORY
New Zealand became the fifth country to be granted “Test” status in 1930. New Zealand’s Test debut was an eight-wicket loss to MCC at Lancaster Park. Despite achieving several drawn series in the interim, they failed to beat England in a Test series until 1983. The second Test of the series was played on a particularly difficult pitch in Christchurch. England, captained by Bob Willis, allowed New Zealand to reach 307 in the First Innings, prompting Willis to remark that it was the worst bowling performance he had ever seen. The English team was “skittled out” for 82 and 93, losing by an innings and 132 runs. Richard Hadlee was the outstanding player, scoring 99 runs and taking 8 wickets for 44 runs. New Zealand won the series 1-0.
In 1999, Andrew Caddick took 5 wickets for 32 runs, in the First Innings, reducing New Zealand to 107, after they had dismissed England for 126. Alex Tudor’s 99 set up a seven-wicket win. However, New Zealand achieved their first Test win in England since 1986 at Lord’s, to square the series. Excellent bowling performances at the Oval gave New Zealand the series, 2-1.
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Geraint Jones, Andrew Strauss and Steve Harmison were included in the England squad for the 2004 home series against New Zealand. Strauss made 112 on his debut, while Harmison took eight wickets, giving England victory by 7 wickets. 526 in the First Innings of the Second Test, at Headingley (including Jones’ only hundred) proved to be sufficient to win the match. Harmison and Ashley Giles took seven wickets between them in Second Innings of the final Test at Trent Bridge. Graham Thorpe’s 104 led to the required 284 runs being reached with a minimum of fuss, England winning the series 3-0. The English team will tour New Zealand for three Test matches, five One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals from 5th February to 26th March 2008.
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England v India Test Match
With England’s hopes of a win thwarted by the weather, will their next match provide the all important win? England v India – Friday 27th July.
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England v West Indies – 19/06
At 11am, England will meet the West Indies in the final day of the nPower Test at River side. England is fav ourite to win at 7/4 (currently available from Blue Square).
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