English cricket team in New Zealand in 1977–78
# English cricket team in New Zealand in 1977–78

The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1978 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 1–1.

## Tour match summary

### England vs Auckland

* 27–29 January 1978 (3-day match)
* Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: WRC Gardiner and RL Monteith
* Auckland won the toss and decided to field
* JR Wiltshire retired hurt in the Auckland first innings having scored 3 (team score 42/2)

### England vs Northern Districts

* 30 January 1978 (35-over match)

| England 164/9 (35 overs) | v | Northern Districts 83/3 (20.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| DW Randall 24 CW Dickeson 3/58 (7 overs) | | JG Wright 24 RGD Willis 1/10 (5 overs) |

* England won via faster scoring rate Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: BA Bricknell and JBR Hastie
* Northern Districts won the toss and decided to field
* When play was halted Northern Districts needed to have scored 97 runs to win

### England vs Central Districts

* 1–3 February 1978 (3-day match)
* Match tied Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: David Kinsella and Steve Woodward
* England won the toss and decided to bat

### England vs Canterbury

* 5–7 February 1978 (3-day match)
* Match drawn Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: Fred Goodall and DC Wilson
* Canterbury won the toss and decided to field

## Test series summary

### First Test

* 10–15 February 1978 (5-day match)
* New Zealand won by 72 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: WRC Gardiner and RL Monteith
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* 13 February was taken as a rest day.
* SL Boock and JG Wright (both NZ) made their Test debuts.

### Second Test

* 24 February–1 March 1978 (5-day match)
* England won by 174 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: FR Goodall and RL Monteith
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 February was taken as a rest day.
* CT Radley (ENG) made his Test debut.

### Third Test

* 4–10 March 1978 (6-day match)
* Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: WRC Gardiner and JBR Hastie
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 March was taken as a rest day.

## Gallery

* Ian Botham, Wellington test
* Richard Hadlee bowling. Botham at non-strikers end, Wellington
* Richard Hadlee bowling and Ian Botham (non-striker), Wellington
* Ian Botham batting in Wellington
* Bob Willis bowling in Wellington
* Bob Willis batting in Wellington
* New Zealand celebrate victory in Wellington
* Mike Hendrick batting in Wellington
* Phil Edmonds batting in Wellington
* Bob Taylor (cricketer) batting in Wellington
* Geoffrey Boycott in Wellington
* Boycott dismissed in Wellington
* The final scoreboard from Wellington
