English cricket team in New Zealand in 2007–08
# English cricket team in New Zealand in 2007–08

The England cricket team toured New Zealand for three Test matches, 5 One-day Internationals, and 2 Twenty20 Internationals between February and March 2008.

## Squads

| Test squads | Test squads | ODI squads | ODI squads |
| - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | England | New Zealand | England |
| Daniel Vettori (c) | Michael Vaughan (c) | Daniel Vettori (c) | Paul Collingwood (c) |
| Brendon McCullum (wk) | Tim Ambrose (wk) | Brendon McCullum (wk) | Phil Mustard (wk) |
| Matthew Bell | James Anderson | Jesse Ryder | Tim Ambrose |
| Grant Elliott | Ian Bell | Jamie How | James Anderson |
| Stephen Fleming | Stuart Broad | Ross Taylor | Ian Bell |
| Mark Gillespie | Paul Collingwood | Scott Styris | Ravi Bopara |
| Jamie How | Alastair Cook | Peter Fulton | Stuart Broad |
| Chris Martin | Steve Harmison | Jacob Oram | Alastair Cook |
| Kyle Mills | Matthew Hoggard | Kyle Mills | Dimitri Mascarenhas |
| Iain O'Brien | Phil Mustard | Paul Hitchcock | Kevin Pietersen |
| Jacob Oram | Monty Panesar | Chris Martin | Owais Shah |
| Jeetan Patel | Kevin Pietersen | Michael Mason | Ryan Sidebottom |
| Mathew Sinclair | Owais Shah | Jeetan Patel | Graeme Swann |
| Ross Taylor | Ryan Sidebottom | | James Tredwell |
| Tim Southee | Andrew Strauss | | Chris Tremlett |
| | Graeme Swann | | Luke Wright |

## Matches

### Twenty20 Series

**1st Twenty20**

* 5 February scorecard

| England 184/8 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 152 (19.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Kevin Pietersen 43(23) Chris Martin 2/34 (4) | | Jacob Oram 61(40) Ryan Sidebottom 3/16 (3.2) |

* England won by 32 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Dimitri Mascarenhas

**2nd Twenty20**

* 7 February scorecard

| England 193/8 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 143/8 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Paul Collingwood 54(28) Tim Southee 2/22 (4) | | Jamie How 31(25) Ryan Sidebottom 2/19 (4) |

* England won by 50 runs Jade Stadium, Christchurch Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Paul Collingwood

### ODI Series

**1st ODI**

* 9 February scorecard

| England 130 (49.4) | v | New Zealand 131/4 (30) |
| - | - | - |
| Phil Mustard 31(60) Jeetan Patel 2/14 (6.4) | | Brendon McCullum 42(42) Stuart Broad 3/26 (9) |

* New Zealand won by 6 wickets Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Garry Baxter (NZ) Player of the match: Scott Styris (NZ)

**2nd ODI**

* 12 February scorecard

| England 158 (35.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 165/0 (18.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Alastair Cook 53 (69) Daniel Vettori 2/16 (6.1 overs) | | Brendon McCullum 80* (47) |

* New Zealand won by 10 wickets (D/L method) Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Gary Baxter (NZ) Player of the match: Jesse Ryder (NZ)
* Rain reduced play to 36 overs after stoppage during first innings. D/L method set the target at 165.

**3rd ODI**

* 15 February scorecard

| England 229/4 (44 overs) | v | New Zealand 234/9 (50 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ian Bell 73 (89) Daniel Vettori 2/23 (10 overs) | | Jacob Oram 88 (91) Stuart Broad 3/32 (10 overs) |

* England won by 6 wickets (D/L Method) Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Asad Rauf, Gary Baxter Player of the match: Paul Collingwood

**4th ODI**

* 20 February scorecard

| England 340/6 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 340/7 (50 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Phil Mustard 83 (74) Jesse Ryder 2/14 (3 overs) | | Jamie How 139 (116) Stuart Broad 2/75 (10 overs) |

* Match tied McLean Park Umpires: Asad Rauf, Billy Bowden Player of the match: Jamie How

**5th ODI**

* 23 February scorecard

| England 242/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 213/6 (37 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Wright 47 (40) Mills 4/36 (10 overs) | | McCullum 77 (43) Sidebottom 3/51 (10 overs) |

* New Zealand won by 34 runs (D/L Method) Jade Stadium, Christchurch Umpires: Rauf, Bowden Player of the match: Brendon McCullum

### Test Series

**1st Test**

* 5–9 March Scorecard
* New Zealand won by 189 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Steve Davis & Daryl Harper (both AUS) Player of the match: Kyle Mills
* Ryan Sidebottom takes a Test hat-trick.

**2nd Test**

* 13–17 March scorecard
* England won by 126 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Player of the match: Tim Ambrose

**3rd Test**

* 22–26 March (scorecard)
* England win by 121 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Player of the match: Ryan Sidebottom
* Tim Southee and Grant Elliott (NZ) both made their Test debuts.

### Tour Matches

**Canterbury vs. England XI-2 February**

* 2 February scorecard

| England 295/6 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 261/11 (50 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ian Bell 79 (89) Todd Astle 2/52 (9 overs) | | Johann Myburgh 87 (98) James Anderson 5/47 (10 overs) |

* England XI win by 34 runs Village Green, Christchurch, New Zealand Umpires: Billy Bowden & Tony Hill
* 13 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding)

**Canterbury vs. England XI-3 February**

* 3 February (scorecard)

| Canterbury 218/9 (50 overs) | v | England 220/3 (42.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Michael Papps 89 (128) Paul Collingwood 3/25 (5 overs) | | Alastair Cook 138* (140) Todd Astle 1/30 (5 overs) |

* England XI win by 7 wickets village green, Christchurch, New Zealand Umpires: Gary Baxter & Tony Hill
* Players per side: Canterbury 13 (11 batting, 11 fielding); England XI 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

**New Zealand Selection XI vs. England XI**

* 25–26 February (scorecard)
* Match Drawn University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand Umpires: Dave Quested & Derek Walker (both NZL)
* Players per side: 14 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

**New Zealand Selection XI vs. England XI**

* 28 February – 1 March (scorecard)
* Match Drawn University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand Umpires: Barry Frost & Phil Jones (both NZL)
