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Fri, 24 Feb - Fri, 24 Feb 1978 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Lancaster Park, Christchurch
England won by 174 runs
New Zealand
201/10 (47.00) & 105/10 (27)
England
539/7 (20.00) & 96/4 (22)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Graham Roope
2
John Parker
2
Robert Anderson
2
Phil Edmonds
1
Geoff Miller
1
Best Average
Phil Edmonds
10.000000
Bob Willis
11.800000
Sir Ian Botham
13.875000
Richard Collinge
23.600000
Sir Richard Hadlee
41.000000
Most Runs Conceed
Sir Richard Hadlee
164
Richard Collinge
118
Ewen Chatfield
116
Sir Ian Botham
111
Chris Old
64
Best Bowling Fig
Sir Ian Botham
5
Bob Willis
4
Sir Richard Hadlee
4
Phil Edmonds
4
Richard Collinge
3
Best Economy
Phil Edmonds
1.500000
Bev Congdon
1.600000
Stephen Boock
1.952380
Bob Willis
2.185185
Ewen Chatfield
2.761904
Best Strike Rate
Phil Edmonds
0.714285
Sir Richard Hadlee
0.615384
Chris Old
0.600000
Derek Randall
0.565217
Richard Collinge
0.470588
Most Wickets
Sir Ian Botham
8
Phil Edmonds
6
Richard Collinge
5
Bob Willis
5
Sir Richard Hadlee
4
Highest Score
Sir Ian Botham
103
Geoff Miller
89
Robert Anderson
62
John Parker
53
Graham Roope
50
Most Runs
Sir Ian Botham
133
Geoff Miller
89
Robert Anderson
77
John Parker
69
Graham Roope
59
Best Averages
Sir Ian Botham
133.000000
Geoff Miller
89.000000
John Parker
69.000000
Graham Roope
59.000000
Phil Edmonds
50.000000
Most Fours
Sir Ian Botham
15
Geoff Miller
10
Robert Anderson
10
Phil Edmonds
8
Sir Richard Hadlee
8
John Parker
7
Graham Roope
6
Most Runs Conceed
Phil Edmonds
60
Bob Willis
59
Best Bowling Fig
Chris Old
1
Ewen Chatfield
1
Stephen Boock
1
Most Not Outs
Graham Roope
2
Sir Ian Botham
2
Best Economy
Chris Old
3.047619
Richard Collinge
3.323943
Best Strike Rate
Richard Collinge
42.6
Sir Richard Hadlee
73.5
Stephen Boock
126
Chris Old
126
Ewen Chatfield
252
Sir Ian Botham
23.775
Bob Willis
32.4
Most Not Outs
Mark Burgess
2
John Parker
2
Bob Willis
1
Best Strike Rate
Sir Ian Botham
0.416927
Robert Anderson
0.383084
Most Runs
Phil Edmonds
50
Bob Taylor
45
Most Ducks
Derek Randall
2
Richard Collinge
2
Bev Congdon
2
Best Averages
Bob Taylor
45.000000
Robert Anderson
38.500000
Most 100s
Sir Ian Botham
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Sir Richard Hadlee
147
Ewen Chatfield
94
Richard Collinge
89
Sir Ian Botham
73
Chris Old
55
Bob Willis
45
Stephen Boock
41
Best Average
Stephen Boock
41.000000
Chris Old
64.000000
Ewen Chatfield
116.000000
Most Ducks
Warren Lees
2
Stephen Boock
2
John Wright
2
Highest Score
Phil Edmonds
50
Bob Taylor
45
Sir Richard Hadlee
39
Most sixes
Sir Ian Botham
1
Phil Edmonds
1
Most Wickets
Ewen Chatfield
1
Stephen Boock
1
Chris Old
1
Most Fours
Mark Burgess
4
Clive Radley
2
Bev Congdon
2
Chris Old
2
Most Balls Faced
Sir Ian Botham
319
Geoff Miller
273
John Parker
218
Bob Taylor
217
Robert Anderson
201
Graham Roope
195
Mark Burgess
165