The

England national cricket team The England cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903. Engla ...

toured

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

in February and March 1978 and played a three-match Test series against the

New Zealand national cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 ...

. The series was drawn 1–1.

Tour match summary

England vs Auckland

England vs Northern Districts

England vs Central Districts

England vs Canterbury

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Gallery

File:Ian Botham batting vs NZ.jpg,

Ian Botham Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham, (born 24 November 1955) is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords, a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017 and charity fundraiser. Hailed as one ...

, Wellington test File:Ian Botham (batting) and Richard Hadlee (bowling).jpg,

Richard Hadlee Sir Richard John Hadlee (born 3 July 1951) is a New Zealand former cricketer. Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, and amongst the very finest fast bowlers. Hadlee was appointed an MBE in the 1980 ...

bowling. Botham at non-strikers end, Wellington File:Richard Hadlee bowling and Ian Botham (non-striker).jpg, Richard Hadlee bowling and Ian Botham (non-striker), Wellington File:Ian Botham batting vs NZ - February 1978.jpg, Ian Botham batting in Wellington File:Bob Willis bowling - NZ v Eng Feb 1978.jpg,

Bob Willis Robert George Dylan Willis (born Robert George Willis; 30 May 1949 – 4 December 2019) was an English cricketer, who represented England between 1971 and 1984. A right-handed fast bowler, Willis is regarded by many as one of the greatest fa ...

bowling in Wellington File:Bob Willis batting - NZ v Eng Feb 1978.jpg, Bob Willis batting in Wellington File:New Zealand Cricket Team after First Win Against England.jpg, New Zealand celebrate victory in Wellington File:Mike Hendrick batting vs NZ, February 1978.jpg,

Mike Hendrick Michael Hendrick (22 October 1948 – 26 July 2021) was an English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty-two One Day Internationals for England from 1973 to 1981. He played for Derbyshire from 1969 to 1981, and for Nottinghamshire f ...

batting in Wellington File:Phil Edmonds batting vs NZ, February 1978.jpg,

Phil Edmonds Philippe-Henri Edmonds (born 8 March 1951) is a former cricketer who represented England at international level and Middlesex at county level. After retiring he became a successful, albeit controversial, corporate executive. Edmonds played mos ...

batting in Wellington File:Bob Taylor batting vs NZ, February 1978.jpg,

Bob Taylor (cricketer) Robert William Taylor (born 17 July 1941) is an English former cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first-class cricket appearances in total, ta ...

batting in Wellington File:Geoffrey Boycott batting vs NZ. February 1978.jpg,

Geoffrey Boycott Sir Geoffrey Boycott (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's m ...

in Wellington File:Geoffrey Boycott dismissed by Richard Collinge. February 1978, Wellington.jpg, Boycott dismissed in Wellington File:Scoreboard - NZ v England, Wellington, February 1978.jpg, The final scoreboard from Wellington

References

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