Thu, 27 Jul - Thu, 27 Jul 1978 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Kennington Oval, London
England won by 7 wickets
EnglandEngland
566/10 (47.00) & 138/3 (52.3)
New ZealandNew Zealand
396/8 (20.00) & 182/10 (105.1)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4
Most 50s 2 Graham Gooch
Best Average 13.5 Bob Willis 15.25 Phil Edmonds
Most 50s 2 Geoff Howarth 2 John Wright
Best Average 24 Brendon Bracewell 16.5 Geoff Miller
Most Wickets 6 Bob Willis 4 Phil Edmonds 4 Geoff Miller
Most Runs Conceed 104 Sir Ian Botham 81 Bob Willis
Best Average 28.67 Lance Cairns 30.5 Sir Richard Hadlee
Most Wickets 3 Lance Cairns
Most Runs Conceed 66 Geoff Miller
Best Bowling Fig 5 Bob Willis 4 Phil Edmonds
Most Wickets 3 Stephen Boock 3 Brendon Bracewell
Most Runs Conceed 116 Stephen Boock
Best Bowling Fig 3 Sir Ian Botham
Best Economy 1.12 Geoff Miller 1.19 Phil Edmonds
Most Runs Conceed 86 Lance Cairns 72 Brendon Bracewell
Best Bowling Fig 2 Sir Richard Hadlee
Best Economy 2.24 Chris Old
Highest Score 111 David Gower 91 Graham Gooch 49 Clive Radley
Best Averages 91 Graham Gooch 61 David Gower
Best Bowling Fig 2 Lance Cairns 2 Stephen Boock
Best Economy 1.83 Lance Cairns
Best Averages 28 Phil Edmonds
Most Fours 14 David Gower 11 Graham Gooch
Best Economy 1.86 Sir Richard Hadlee 1.95 Bev Congdon
Best Strike Rate 0.42 Jock Edwards
Most Fours 3 Phil Edmonds 3 Chris Old 2 Sir Ian Botham
Best Strike Rate 0.4 Geoff Howarth 0.4 John Wright
Highest Score 94 Geoff Howarth
Most Fours 2 Clive Radley
Best Bowling Fig 2 Geoff Miller 1 Chris Old
Highest Score 62 John Wright 38 Bruce Edgar
Most Fours 8 John Wright
Most Not Outs 2 Graham Roope
Most Runs Conceed 61 Phil Edmonds
Most Wickets 4 Sir Ian Botham 1 Chris Old
Most Runs 122 David Gower 91 Graham Gooch 51 Clive Radley
Most Not Outs 2 Graham Gooch 1 Bob Willis
Most Fours 6 Geoff Howarth 3 Bev Congdon 3 Mark Burgess
Best Strike Rate 33.2 Bob Willis 61.5 Sir Ian Botham 76.65 Phil Edmonds
Most Fours 2 Bruce Edgar 1 Sir Richard Hadlee
Most Runs Conceed 61 Sir Richard Hadlee
Most Wickets 2 Sir Richard Hadlee
Most Runs 94 Geoff Howarth 87 John Wright
Best Averages 25.5 Clive Radley 24 Graham Roope
Most 100s 2 David Gower
Most Runs 41 Mark Burgess
Best Bowling Fig 2 Brendon Bracewell
Most Not Outs 2 Stephen Boock
Best Strike Rate 0.51 Graham Gooch 0.44 David Gower
Worst Bowling Fig 58 Sir Ian Botham
Best Economy 2.11 Stephen Boock
Best Strike Rate 60 Brendon Bracewell 94 Lance Cairns
Best Strike Rate 0.38 Robert Anderson 0.33 Stephen Boock
Best Averages 47 Geoff Howarth
Worst Bowling Fig 43 Chris Old 42 Bob Willis
Most Fours 1 Mike Brearley
Best Averages 43.5 John Wright
Worst Bowling Fig 65 Lance Cairns 61 Stephen Boock 46 Brendon Bracewell 43 Sir Richard Hadlee
Most Fours 1 Lance Cairns 1 Robert Anderson
Most Balls Faced 233 Geoff Howarth 225 Bev Congdon 276 David Gower 178 Graham Gooch
Best Strike Rate 88.5 Geoff Miller
Most Balls Faced 220 John Wright 189 Mark Burgess
Best Strike Rate 98.4 Sir Richard Hadlee
Highest Score 36 Bev Congdon
Most Runs 38 Bev Congdon 38 Bruce Edgar
Best Average 26 Sir Ian Botham
Worst Bowling Fig 41 Phil Edmonds
Most sixes 1 Graham Roope
Most Ducks 2 Geoff Howarth 2 Brendon Bracewell 2 Bruce Edgar
Most Balls Faced 161 Clive Radley
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
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
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
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Cairns vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
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
Sir Ian Botham vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.1
✔ Batsman advantage
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
Lance Cairns vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Edgar vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bev Congdon vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Howarth vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 137.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ 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
David Gower vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Clive Radley vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 101.5
✔ 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
Bob Willis vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.5
⚠ 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
Mark Burgess vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 87.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Cairns vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.8
Balanced matchup
Geoff Howarth vs Chris Old
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Wright vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 155.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Robert Anderson vs Chris Old
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Gooch vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 71.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 80.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bev Congdon vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.7
⚠ Bowler dominance
David Gower vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 117.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Bev Congdon vs Chris Old
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 307.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bev Congdon vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 114.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Miller vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.5
Balanced matchup
Geoff Miller vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.5
Balanced matchup
Graham Roope vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 132.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mike Brearley vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Phil Edmonds vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.5
Balanced matchup
Graham Roope vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 144.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Taylor vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Bob Taylor vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 95.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Boock vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.5
Balanced matchup
Stephen Boock vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Jock Edwards vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jock Edwards vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Robert Anderson vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.0
Balanced matchup
Geoff Howarth vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 127.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Howarth vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 161.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Cairns vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Burgess vs Chris Old
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 97.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Burgess vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 67.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.5
Balanced matchup
Bruce Edgar vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Bruce Edgar vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 153.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Brendon Bracewell vs Bob Willis
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Brendon Bracewell vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Brendon Bracewell vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bruce Edgar vs Chris Old
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Chris Old
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Robert Anderson vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 120.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jock Edwards vs Sir Ian Botham
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
John Wright vs Keith Miller
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.0
Balanced matchup
Robert Anderson vs Phil Edmonds
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 162.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bob Taylor vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 93.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Old vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Chris Old vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Graham Roope vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Bob Willis vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Bob Willis vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
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
Geoff Miller vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 94.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Ian Botham vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Clive Radley vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Clive Radley vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.0
✔ Batsman advantage