NZ vs ENG, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Christchurch
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Series
New Zealand v England Tests - Men
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Toss
England won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Ahsan Raza , Rodney Tucker
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Match Referee
David Boon
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Tv Umpire
Adrian Holdstock
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Man of the Match
Brydon Carse
NZ
ENG
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Root | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 153.33 |
| Jacob Bethell | 50 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 135.14 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Smith | 3.4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 10.36 |
12.3 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
12.2 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
12.1 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
SIX! Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
11.6 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
11.5 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
11.4 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
11.3 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
SIX! Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
11.2 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
11.1 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
10.6 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Wide Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
10.6 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Wide Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
10.6 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
10.5 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
10.4 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
10.3 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
FOUR! Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Gloved in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by O'Rourke.
10.2 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
10.1 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
9.6 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
9.5 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
9.4 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
9.3 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
9.2 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
APPEAL! Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, hit body for no runs, caught by Blundell, appeal made for Caught. Good decision from Rod Tucker.
9.1 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
FOUR! Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Gloved past fine leg for 4 runs.
8.6 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
8.5 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Seaming away back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
8.4 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
No ball Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left and it was a no ball, fielded by Blundell.
8.4 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
8.3 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, top edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
8.2 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Seaming away short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
8.1 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, wide down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
12.3 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Seaming in short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Mitchell.
12.2 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
12.1 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
SIX! Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
11.6 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
11.5 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
11.4 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
11.3 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
SIX! Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
11.2 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
11.1 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
10.6 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Wide Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
10.6 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Wide Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
10.6 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
10.5 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
10.4 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
10.3 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
FOUR! Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Gloved in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by O'Rourke.
10.2 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
10.1 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
9.6 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
9.5 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
9.4 Will O'Rourke to Joe Root
Will O'Rourke to Joe Root. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
9.3 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
9.2 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
APPEAL! Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, hit body for no runs, caught by Blundell, appeal made for Caught. Good decision from Rod Tucker.
9.1 Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell
FOUR! Will O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Gloved past fine leg for 4 runs.
8.6 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
8.5 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Seaming away back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
8.4 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
No ball Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left and it was a no ball, fielded by Blundell.
8.4 Nathan Smith to Joe Root
Nathan Smith to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
8.3 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, top edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
8.2 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Seaming away short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
8.1 Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Short, wide down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
ENG Batting: 104/2 in 12.4 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c&b: Matt Henry | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Ben Duckett | c: Matt Henry b: Will O'Rourke | 27 (18) | 4 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Jacob Bethell | not out | 50 (37) | 8 | 1 | 135.14 |
| Joe Root | not out | 23 (15) | 3 | 1 | 153.33 |
| Harry Brook | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ollie Pope | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Stokes | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Woakes | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gus Atkinson | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brydon Carse | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shoaib Bashir | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Matt Henry | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Nathan Smith | 3.4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.36 |
| Will O'Rourke | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
NZ Batting: 254/10 in 74.1 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c: Harry Brook b: Chris Woakes | 1 (7) | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Devon Conway | c: Gus Atkinson b: Brydon Carse | 8 (26) | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw: Chris Woakes | 61 (86) | 7 | 0 | 70.93 |
| Rachin Ravindra | c: Jacob Bethell b: Brydon Carse | 24 (38) | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c: Chris Woakes b: Brydon Carse | 84 (167) | 12 | 1 | 50.30 |
| Tom Blundell | c: Ollie Pope b: Chris Woakes | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glenn Phillips | lbw: Brydon Carse | 19 (32) | 1 | 0 | 59.38 |
| Nathan Smith | lbw: Brydon Carse | 21 (44) | 2 | 0 | 47.73 |
| Tim Southee | c: Joe Root b: Gus Atkinson | 12 (13) | 0 | 2 | 92.31 |
| Matt Henry | lbw: Brydon Carse | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Will O'Rourke | not out | 5 (39) | 0 | 0 | 12.82 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Chris Woakes | 19 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.11 |
| Gus Atkinson | 17.3 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.26 |
| Brydon Carse | 19.1 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.19 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 12 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.42 |
| Ben Stokes | 6.3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.62 |
ENG Batting: 499/10 in 103.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | lbw: Matt Henry | 0 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Duckett | c: Devon Conway b: Will O'Rourke | 46 (62) | 6 | 0 | 74.19 |
| Jacob Bethell | c: Tom Blundell b: Nathan Smith | 10 (34) | 2 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Joe Root | b: Nathan Smith | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Brook | c: Tom Blundell b: Matt Henry | 171 (197) | 15 | 3 | 86.80 |
| Ollie Pope | c: Glenn Phillips b: Tim Southee | 77 (98) | 8 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Ben Stokes | c: Tim Southee b: Matt Henry | 80 (146) | 9 | 0 | 54.79 |
| Chris Woakes | c: Tom Latham b: Tim Southee | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Gus Atkinson | c: Glenn Phillips b: Nathan Smith | 48 (36) | 4 | 2 | 133.33 |
| Brydon Carse | not out | 33 (24) | 2 | 3 | 137.50 |
| Shoaib Bashir | c: Tim Southee b: Matt Henry | 5 (9) | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 20 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Matt Henry | 23 | 5 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.65 |
| Nathan Smith | 26 | 0 | 141 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.42 |
| Will O'Rourke | 25 | 2 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.52 |
| Glenn Phillips | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 |
NZ Batting: 348/10 in 91.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c: Ollie Pope b: Brydon Carse | 47 (54) | 6 | 0 | 87.04 |
| Devon Conway | c&b: Gus Atkinson | 2 (8) | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Zak Crawley b: Gus Atkinson | 93 (197) | 10 | 0 | 47.21 |
| Rachin Ravindra | c: Zak Crawley b: Shoaib Bashir | 34 (49) | 3 | 0 | 69.39 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c: Harry Brook b: Brydon Carse | 19 (47) | 0 | 0 | 40.43 |
| Tom Blundell | c: Gus Atkinson b: Shoaib Bashir | 17 (32) | 2 | 0 | 53.12 |
| Glenn Phillips | not out | 58 (87) | 6 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Nathan Smith | c: Joe Root b: Shoaib Bashir | 3 (13) | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
| Tim Southee | c: Gus Atkinson b: Brydon Carse | 15 (25) | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Matt Henry | c: Ben Duckett b: Shoaib Bashir | 18 (32) | 2 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Will O'Rourke | b: Brydon Carse | 0 (13) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 20 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.50 |
| Gus Atkinson | 18 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.39 |
| Brydon Carse | 19 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.37 |
| Ben Stokes | 13 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.54 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 20 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 |
| Jacob Bethell | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. Seaming in short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Mitchell.