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Fri, 10 Feb - Wed, 15 Feb 1978 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Basin Reserve, Wellington
New Zealand won by 72 runs
New Zealand
503/10 (47.00) & 123/10 (44.3)
England
462/8 (20.00) & 64/10 (27.3)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Bev Congdon
7.000000
Sir Richard Hadlee
10.000000
Sir Ian Botham
10.000000
Chris Old
12.285714
Richard Collinge
12.833333
Most Wickets
Sir Richard Hadlee
10
Bob Willis
7
Chris Old
7
Richard Collinge
6
Sir Ian Botham
4
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Richard Hadlee
100
Bob Willis
97
Chris Old
86
Richard Collinge
77
Mike Hendrick
62
Best Economy
Bev Congdon
0.804597
Sir Ian Botham
1.826484
Stephen Boock
2.100000
Dayle Hadlee
2.136363
Chris Old
2.205128
Most 50s
Geoff Boycott
2
John Wright
2
Best Strike Rate
Sir Richard Hadlee
0.659090
Robert Anderson
0.519230
Sir Ian Botham
0.388059
Chris Old
0.339285
Graham Roope
0.313559
Highest Score
Geoff Boycott
77
John Wright
55
Bev Congdon
44
Graham Roope
37
Robert Anderson
28
Best Averages
Geoff Boycott
39.000000
John Wright
37.000000
Sir Richard Hadlee
29.000000
Robert Anderson
27.000000
Brian Rose
26.000000
Most Runs
Geoff Boycott
78
John Wright
74
Robert Anderson
54
Bev Congdon
44
Graham Roope
37
Best Bowling Fig
Chris Old
6
Sir Richard Hadlee
6
Bob Willis
5
Richard Collinge
3
Bev Congdon
2
Most Fours
Geoff Boycott
9
Robert Anderson
9
Graham Roope
6
Bev Congdon
4
Sir Richard Hadlee
4
John Wright
3
Sir Ian Botham
3
Most Wickets
Bev Congdon
2
Mike Hendrick
2
Stephen Boock
1
Most Runs Conceed
Dayle Hadlee
47
Sir Ian Botham
40
Best Economy
Mike Hendrick
2.296296
Sir Richard Hadlee
2.421307
Best Strike Rate
Sir Richard Hadlee
24.78
Richard Collinge
31
Sir Ian Botham
32.85
Best Strike Rate
Brian Rose
0.305882
Warren Lees
0.300000
Best Average
Bob Willis
13.857142
Stephen Boock
21.000000
Mike Hendrick
31.000000
Best Strike Rate
Chris Old
33.4286
Bob Willis
34.2857
Bev Congdon
52.2
Stephen Boock
60
Best Averages
Bev Congdon
22.000000
Graham Roope
18.500000
Worst Bowling Fig
Sir Richard Hadlee
74
Bob Willis
65
Chris Old
54
Most Runs
Geoff Howarth
34
Sir Richard Hadlee
29
Most Ducks
Bob Taylor
2
Graham Roope
2
Mike Hendrick
2
Most Fours
Richard Collinge
1
Bob Willis
1
Bob Taylor
1
Most Balls Faced
John Wright
349
Geoff Boycott
308
Bev Congdon
161
Geoff Howarth
145
Graham Roope
118
Robert Anderson
104
Geoff Miller
101
Most Ducks
Bev Congdon
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Dayle Hadlee
47
Mike Hendrick
46
Richard Collinge
42
Sir Ian Botham
27
Best Bowling Fig
Sir Ian Botham
2
Mike Hendrick
2
Stephen Boock
1
Most Not Outs
Bob Willis
2
Brian Rose
2
Sir Richard Hadlee
2
Stephen Boock
2
Highest Score
Sir Richard Hadlee
27
Geoff Miller
24