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Thu, 25 Feb - Thu, 25 Feb 1971 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Lancaster Park, Christchurch
England won by 8 wickets
New Zealand
493/10 (48.30) & 254/10 (97.3)
England
313/8 (20.00) & 89/2 (25)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Derek Underwood
8.083333
Ken Shuttleworth
8.200000
Richard Collinge
14.750000
Hedley Howarth
15.750000
Mike Shrimpton
18.666666
Best Bowling Fig
Derek Underwood
6
Hedley Howarth
4
Ken Shuttleworth
3
Mike Shrimpton
3
Richard Collinge
2
Most Wickets
Derek Underwood
12
Ken Shuttleworth
5
Richard Collinge
4
Hedley Howarth
4
Mike Shrimpton
3
Best Economy
Basil D'Oliveira
0.666666
Peter Lever
1.550000
Ken Shuttleworth
2.050000
Derek Underwood
2.209567
Ray Illingworth
2.478260
Most Runs Conceed
Derek Underwood
97
Don Wilson
68
Hedley Howarth
63
Bob Cunis
61
Richard Collinge
59
Highest Score
Basil D'Oliveira
100
Glenn Turner
76
Bev Congdon
55
John Hampshire
51
Ray Illingworth
36
Best Strike Rate
Peter Lever
1.333333
Don Wilson
0.833333
John Hampshire
0.606666
Basil D'Oliveira
0.462962
Vic Pollard
0.426229
Most Runs
Vic Pollard
52
Brian Luckhurst
39
Ray Illingworth
36
Basil D'Oliveira
100
John Hampshire
91
Best Averages
Basil D'Oliveira
100.000000
John Hampshire
91.000000
Glenn Turner
43.500000
Brian Luckhurst
39.000000
Ray Illingworth
36.000000
Most Fours
John Hampshire
14
Basil D'Oliveira
13
Glenn Turner
8
Bev Congdon
6
Vic Pollard
6
Most 50s
John Hampshire
2
Bev Congdon
2
Glenn Turner
2
Most Wickets
Don Wilson
2
Peter Lever
1
Bob Cunis
1
Most Runs Conceed
Ray Illingworth
57
Mike Shrimpton
56
Best Bowling Fig
Bob Cunis
1
Peter Lever
1
Don Wilson
1
Most Not Outs
John Hampshire
2
Brian Luckhurst
2
Best Economy
Don Wilson
2.720000
Hedley Howarth
2.739130
Best Strike Rate
Derek Underwood
21.95
Ken Shuttleworth
24
Richard Collinge
28.5
Most Not Outs
Richard Collinge
2
Derek Underwood
1
Best Strike Rate
John Edrich
0.424242
Ken Shuttleworth
0.384615
Best Averages
Bev Congdon
28.000000
Vic Pollard
26.000000
Most 100s
Basil D'Oliveira
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Derek Underwood
85
Don Wilson
56
Hedley Howarth
46
Vic Pollard
45
Ray Illingworth
45
Bob Cunis
44
Richard Collinge
39
Most Runs
Glenn Turner
87
Bev Congdon
56
Most Ducks
Mike Shrimpton
2
Bob Cunis
2
Ross Morgan
2
Best Average
Peter Lever
31.000000
Don Wilson
34.000000
Most Ducks
Hedley Howarth
2
Ken Wadsworth
2
Best Strike Rate
Mike Shrimpton
29
Hedley Howarth
34.5
Don Wilson
75
Peter Lever
120
Worst Bowling Fig
Mike Shrimpton
35
Most Fours
Ray Illingworth
4
Bob Cunis
3
Hedley Howarth
3
Brian Luckhurst
2
Most Balls Faced
Glenn Turner
363
Basil D'Oliveira
216
Bev Congdon
161
John Hampshire
150
Brian Luckhurst
127
Vic Pollard
122
Highest Score
Bob Cunis
35
Vic Pollard
34
Most sixes
Basil D'Oliveira
2
Most Balls Faced
Graham Dowling
114