# New Zealand cricket team in England in 1978

The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1978 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 3-0 with no matches drawn. New Zealand played two matches in The Netherlands on their way home.

## One Day Internationals (ODIs)

England won the Prudential Trophy 2-0.

### 1st ODI

* 15 July 1978 Scorecard
| England 206/8 (55 overs) | v | New Zealand 187/8 (47 overs) |
| GA Gooch 94 (129) BL Cairns 5/28 (11 overs) | | BE Congdon 52* (76) GA Gooch 2/29 (10 overs) |
* England won by 19 runs North Marine Road, Scarborough Umpires: DJ Constant and JG Langridge Player of the match: GA Gooch (ENG)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* SL Boock and JG Wright (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.

### 2nd ODI

* 17 July 1978 Scorecard
| England 278/5 (55 overs) | v | New Zealand 152 (41.2 overs) |
| CT Radley 117* (140) BP Bracewell 1/41 (11 overs) | | BL Cairns 60 (43) PH Edmonds 3/39 (7.2 overs) |
* England won by 126 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: CT Radley (ENG)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* BP Bracewell and BA Edgar (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.

## Test series summary
### First Test

* 27 July–1 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard
* England won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: DJ Constant and BJ Meyer Player of the match: DI Gower (ENG)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 July was taken as a rest day.
* There was no play on the fourth day.
* BP Bracewell and BA Edgar (both NZ) made their Test debuts.

### Second Test

* 10–14 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard
* England won by an innings and 119 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: DJ Constant and TW Spencer Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 August was taken as a rest day.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

### Third Test

* 24–28 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard
* England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: GP Howarth (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 August was taken as a rest day.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
* JE Emburey (ENG) made his Test debut.

## Matches in Netherlands

New Zealand won both limited overs matches.

### 1st match

* 9 September 1978 (55-over match) Scorecard
| New Zealand 213 (54.1 overs) | v | Netherlands 190/4 (55 overs) |
| John Wright 45 Steven Lubbers 4/21 (10.1 overs) | | Steven Lubbers 100* Brendon Bracewell 2/34 (11 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 23 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen Umpires: L van Reeven, J Verhoef
* Toss not known

### 2nd match

* 10 September 1978 (40-over match) Scorecard
| New Zealand 238/8 (40 overs) | v | Netherlands 191/4 (40 overs) |
| Lance Cairns 96 Rob van Weelde 3/16 (8 overs) | | Mar Flohil 81* Graeme Thomson 1/4 (3 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 47 runs Sportpark ABN AMRO, Amstelveen Umpires: L van Reeven, J Verhoef
* Toss not known

## External sources

* CricketArchive – tour itineraries
* New Zealand in England, 1978 at ESPNCricinfo

## Annual reviews

* Playfair Cricket Annual 1979
* Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1979
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