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England v New Zealand

1955-03-11 · Test · Men · University Oval, Dunedin

England won by 8 wickets

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Scoring mix · New Zealand
Fours40 · 35.4%
Sixes18 · 15.9%
Other runs55 · 48.7%
Scoring mix · England
Fours92 · 53.2%
Sixes6 · 3.5%
Other runs75 · 43.4%
Scoring mix · New Zealand
Fours44 · 38.3%
Sixes18 · 15.7%
Other runs53 · 46.1%
Scoring mix · England
Fours28 · 58.3%
Other runs20 · 41.7%
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Brian Statham
4/24 · 1.41
Frank Tyson
3/23 · 1.21
Trevor Bailey
2/19 · 1.54
Johnny Wardle
1/31 · 1.19
Bob Appleyard
0/16 · 2.28
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
John Reid
4/36 · 1.33
Harry Cave
2/27 · 1.12
Tony MacGibbon
2/39 · 1.57
Bob Blair
0/29 · 3.62
Alex Moir
0/42 · 4.66
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Frank Tyson
4/16 · 1.33
Bob Appleyard
2/19 · 2.71
Johnny Wardle
2/41 · 2.82
Brian Statham
1/30 · 2.00
Trevor Bailey
0/9 · 1.12
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Tony MacGibbon
1/16 · 2.18
Bob Blair
1/20 · 5.00
John Reid
0/12 · 3.00
INNINGS 1

New Zealand

81.2 overs · run rate 1.53 · all out
125
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Geoff Rabonestumped Godfrey Evans18-200.00
Murray Chapplebowled0-000.00
Bert Sutcliffecaught Brian Statham74-530.00
John Reidbowled4-100.00
Noel McGregorbowled2-000.00
Les Wattbowled0-000.00
Harry Cavebowled1-000.00
Alex Moirbowled7-100.00
Bob Blairbowled0-000.00
Tony MacGibboncaught Godfrey Evans7-100.00
Ian Colquhounnot out0*-000.00
Extras 12 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 12)Total 125 (81.2 ov)Run rate 1.53

Fall of wickets1-3 (Murray Chapple)2-63 (Geoff Rabone)3-68 (John Reid)4-72 (Noel McGregor)5-76 (Les Watt)6-86 (Harry Cave)7-103 (Alex Moir)8-113 (Bob Blair)9-122 (Tony MacGibbon)10-125 (Bert Sutcliffe)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Frank Tyson1972331.2100
Brian Statham1792441.4100
Trevor Bailey12.261921.5400
Johnny Wardle26153111.1900
Bob Appleyard731602.2800
Partnerships · New Zealand
1st wicket · Geoff Rabone & Murray Chapple
3
2nd wicket · Geoff Rabone & Bert Sutcliffe
60
3rd wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & John Reid
5
4th wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Noel McGregor
4
5th wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Les Watt
4
6th wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Harry Cave
10
7th wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Alex Moir
17
8th wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Bob Blair
10
9th wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Tony MacGibbon
9
10th wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Ian Colquhoun
3
INNINGS 2

England

92.5 overs · run rate 2.25 · declared
209/8d
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Leonard Huttoncaught Ian Colquhoun11-200.00
Tom Graveneybowled41-700.00
Peter Maybowled10-100.00
Colin Cowdreylbw42-600.00
Reg Simpsonbowled21-210.00
Trevor Baileylbw0-000.00
Godfrey Evansbowled0-000.00
Johnny Wardlenot out32*-300.00
Frank Tysoncaught Noel McGregor16-200.00
Bob Appleyardnot out0*-000.00
Extras 36 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 36)Total 209/8d (92.5 ov)Run rate 2.25

Did not bat: Brian Statham

Fall of wickets1-60 (Leonard Hutton)2-71 (Tom Graveney)3-101 (Peter May)4-150 (Colin Cowdrey)5-152 (Trevor Bailey)6-152 (Reg Simpson)7-156 (Godfrey Evans)8-208 (Frank Tyson)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Bob Blair812903.6200
Tony MacGibbon24.5113921.5700
John Reid27113641.3300
Harry Cave24152721.1200
Alex Moir914204.6600
Partnerships · England
1st wicket · Leonard Hutton & Tom Graveney
60
2nd wicket · Tom Graveney & Peter May
11
3rd wicket · Peter May & Colin Cowdrey
30
4th wicket · Colin Cowdrey & Reg Simpson
49
5th wicket · Reg Simpson & Trevor Bailey
2
6th wicket · Reg Simpson & Godfrey Evans
0
7th wicket · Godfrey Evans & Johnny Wardle
4
8th wicket · Johnny Wardle & Frank Tyson
52
9th wicket (unbroken) · Johnny Wardle & Bob Appleyard
1
INNINGS 3

New Zealand

56.3 overs · run rate 2.33 · all out
132
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Geoff Rabonelbw7-000.00
Bert Sutclifferun out35-410.00
Murray Chapplebowled20-110.00
John Reidbowled28-310.00
Noel McGregorcaught Colin Cowdrey8-100.00
Les Wattbowled2-000.00
Harry Cavebowled1-000.00
Tony MacGibbonbowled0-000.00
Alex Moirlbw10-200.00
Bob Blairbowled3-000.00
Ian Colquhounnot out1*-000.00
Extras 17 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 17)Total 132 (56.3 ov)Run rate 2.33

Fall of wickets1-24 (Geoff Rabone)2-68 (Bert Sutcliffe)3-75 (Murray Chapple)4-96 (Noel McGregor)5-98 (Les Watt)6-103 (Harry Cave)7-103 (Tony MacGibbon)8-123 (Alex Moir)9-126 (John Reid)10-132 (Bob Blair)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Frank Tyson1261641.3300
Brian Statham1553012.0000
Trevor Bailey84901.1200
Johnny Wardle14.344122.8200
Bob Appleyard721922.7100
Partnerships · New Zealand
1st wicket · Geoff Rabone & Bert Sutcliffe
24
2nd wicket · Bert Sutcliffe & Murray Chapple
44
3rd wicket · Murray Chapple & John Reid
7
4th wicket · John Reid & Noel McGregor
21
5th wicket · John Reid & Les Watt
2
6th wicket · John Reid & Harry Cave
5
7th wicket · John Reid & Tony MacGibbon
0
8th wicket · John Reid & Alex Moir
20
9th wicket · John Reid & Bob Blair
3
10th wicket · Bob Blair & Ian Colquhoun
6
INNINGS 4

England

15.2 overs · run rate 3.19
49/2
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Leonard Huttoncaught Ian Colquhoun3-000.00
Tom Graveneynot out32*-500.00
Peter Maybowled13-200.00
Colin Cowdreynot out0*-000.00
Extras 1 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 1)Total 49/2 (15.2 ov)Run rate 3.19

Did not bat: Reg Simpson, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Frank Tyson, Bob Appleyard, Brian Statham

Fall of wickets1-22 (Leonard Hutton)2-47 (Peter May)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Bob Blair402015.0000
Tony MacGibbon7.221612.1800
John Reid421203.0000
Partnerships · England
1st wicket · Leonard Hutton & Tom Graveney
22
2nd wicket · Tom Graveney & Peter May
25
3rd wicket (unbroken) · Tom Graveney & Colin Cowdrey
2

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