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TESTKennington Oval, LondonThu, 27 Jul - Tue, 01 Aug 1978 - 15:30

ENG

England

566/10 (47.00) & 138/3 (52.3)

VS

New Zealand

396/8 (20.00) & 182/10 (105.1)

NZ

England won by 7 wickets

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ENG vs NZ — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1978
Teams: England vs New Zealand
Series: New Zealand in England Test Series
Ground: Kennington Oval, London
Toss: New Zealand, elected to bat first
Umpires: Barrie MeyerDavid Constant
Result: England won by 7 wickets
Season: 1978

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

396/8 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 234 104.2 Ov (RR: 2.24)	234 (234)
Geoff Howarth	94 (94)
John Wright	62 (62)

BOWLING

Bob Willis	5/42
Geoff Miller	2/31
Chris Old	1/43

England

England innings

566/10 (47.00)

BATTING

Total 279 134.5 Ov (RR: 2.06)	279 (279)
David Gower	111 (111)
Clive Radley	49 (49)

BOWLING

Stephen Boock	2/61
Lance Cairns	2/65
Richard Hadlee	2/43

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

138/3 (52.3)

BATTING

Total 182 105.1 Ov (RR: 1.73)	182 (182)
Bruce Edgar	38 (38)
Bevan Congdon	36 (36)

BOWLING

Phil Edmonds	4/20
Ian Botham	3/46
Geoff Miller	2/35

England

England innings

182/10 (105.1)

BATTING

Total 138/3 52.3 Ov (RR: 2.62)	138 (138)
Graham Gooch	91 (91)
Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 8)	13 (13)

BOWLING

Stephen Boock	1/55
Lance Cairns	1/21
Brendon Bracewell	1/26

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