Thu, 24 Aug - Mon, 28 Aug 1978 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Lord's, London
England won by 7 wickets
EnglandEngland
429/10 (47.00) & 118/3 (30.5)
New ZealandNew Zealand
452/8 (20.00) & 67/10 (37.1)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 12.73 Sir Ian Botham 16.43 Sir Richard Hadlee 19 Bob Willis 20 John Emburey 33.33 Brendon Bracewell
Most 50s 2 Clive Radley 2 David Gower 2 Mark Burgess
Best Bowling Fig 6 Sir Ian Botham 5 Sir Richard Hadlee 4 Bob Willis 2 John Emburey 2 Richard Collinge
Best Economy 1.37 John Emburey 1.39 Mike Hendrick 1.47 Stephen Boock
Most Runs Conceed 140 Sir Ian Botham 115 Sir Richard Hadlee 100 Brendon Bracewell
Best Economy 1.58 Phil Edmonds 2 Bev Congdon 2.11 Bob Willis
Most Runs Conceed 95 Bob Willis 84 Richard Collinge 44 Stephen Boock
Most Wickets 11 Sir Ian Botham 7 Sir Richard Hadlee 5 Bob Willis 3 Brendon Bracewell 2 John Emburey
Best Averages 137 Geoff Howarth 58.5 David Gower 44 Graham Gooch 41 Mike Brearley 41 Mark Burgess
Best Strike Rate 0.58 David Gower 0.56 Sir Richard Hadlee 0.45 Graham Gooch 0.44 Bob Willis 0.43 Mark Burgess
Highest Score 123 Geoff Howarth 77 Clive Radley 71 David Gower 68 Mark Burgess 42 Graham Gooch
Most Runs 137 Geoff Howarth 117 David Gower 82 Mark Burgess 77 Clive Radley 44 Graham Gooch
Most Fours 15 Geoff Howarth 13 David Gower 11 Mark Burgess 9 Clive Radley 8 Bruce Edgar
Best Bowling Fig 1 Stephen Boock 1 Mike Hendrick
Most Not Outs 2 Graham Gooch 2 Mike Brearley 2 Geoff Howarth 2 Stephen Boock
Most Runs Conceed 40 John Emburey
Most Not Outs 1 Bob Willis
Best Economy 2.33 Richard Collinge
Best Strike Rate 30.6 Sir Ian Botham 39 Sir Richard Hadlee 50.6 Brendon Bracewell 54 Bob Willis 87.3 John Emburey
Most Wickets 1 Mike Hendrick 1 Stephen Boock
Best Strike Rate 108 Richard Collinge 168 Mike Hendrick
Best Strike Rate 0.4 Geoff Howarth
Most Ducks 2 Clive Radley 2 Richard Collinge 2 Sir Richard Hadlee
Best Averages 21 Sir Ian Botham
Most 100s 2 Geoff Howarth
Worst Bowling Fig 101 Sir Ian Botham 84 Sir Richard Hadlee 79 Bob Willis 68 Brendon Bracewell 58 Richard Collinge
Best Average 42 Richard Collinge
Most Ducks 2 Stephen Boock 2 Brendon Bracewell
Most Balls Faced 341 Geoff Howarth 201 Clive Radley 200 David Gower 189 Mark Burgess 128 John Wright
Worst Bowling Fig 33 Stephen Boock
Highest Score 33 Mike Brearley
Most sixes 1 David Gower
John Wright vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.3
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.1
✔ Batsman advantage
John Wright vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Edgar vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Burgess vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Howarth vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 75.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.4
Balanced matchup
Bob Taylor vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Edgar vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Howarth vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 137.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 136.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Phil Edmonds vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Boycott vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 132.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bev Congdon vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Burgess vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 87.5
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 83.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 96.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Clive Radley vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 101.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Willis vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Robert Anderson vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Boock vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.8
Balanced matchup
John Wright vs John Emburey
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Parker vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Boycott vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 134.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 80.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Gower vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 117.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Richard Collinge vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.7
Balanced matchup
Bev Congdon vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.7
âš  Bowler dominance
John Emburey vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 76.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 96.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Hendrick vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Bob Taylor vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 95.5
✔ Batsman advantage
John Parker vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.5
Balanced matchup
John Parker vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Robert Anderson vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.0
Balanced matchup
Geoff Howarth vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Brendon Bracewell vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Stephen Boock vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Bruce Edgar vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 88.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Brendon Bracewell vs John Emburey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Robert Anderson vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Bob Taylor vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 93.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Hendrick vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Bob Taylor vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Willis vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Bob Willis vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Geoff Boycott vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Phil Edmonds vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 70.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Phil Edmonds vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Phil Edmonds vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 91.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Clive Radley vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 524.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Clive Radley vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Emburey vs Richard Collinge
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Emburey vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Richard Collinge vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 75.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Richard Collinge vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Bev Congdon vs Mike Hendrick
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 87.0
✔ Batsman advantage