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Summary

TESTLancaster Park, ChristchurchFri, 24 Feb - Wed, 01 Mar 1978 - 03:30

NZ

New Zealand

201/10 (47.00) & 105/10 (27)

VS

England

539/7 (20.00) & 96/4 (22)

ENG

England won by 174 runs

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NZ vs ENG — 2nd Test

Match No: 2nd Test
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1978
Teams: New Zealand vs England
Series: England in New Zealand Test Series
Ground: Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Toss: England, elected to bat first
Umpires: Fred GoodallRobert Monteith
Result: England won by 174 runs
Season: 1977/78

England

England innings

539/7 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 418 145.5 Ov (RR: 2.87)	418 (418)
Ian Botham	103 (103)
Geoff Miller	89 (89)

BOWLING

Richard Hadlee	4/147
Richard Collinge	3/89
Ewen Chatfield	1/94

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

201/10 (47.00)

BATTING

Total 235 92.7 Ov (RR: 2.53)	235 (235)
Robert Anderson	62 (62)
John Parker	53 (53)

BOWLING

Ian Botham	5/73
Phil Edmonds	4/38
Bob Willis	1/45

England

England innings

105/10 (27)

BATTING

Total 96/4d 22 Ov (RR: 4.36)	96 (96)
Ian Botham	30 (30)
Geoff Boycott (c)	26 (26)

BOWLING

Richard Collinge	2/29
Ewen Chatfield	0/22
Richard Hadlee	0/17

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

96/4 (22)

BATTING

Total 105 27 Ov (RR: 3.88)	105 (105)
Richard Hadlee	39 (39)
Extras (lb 6, nb 16)	22 (22)

BOWLING

Bob Willis	4/14
Ian Botham	3/38
Phil Edmonds	2/22

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