Panesar bowls England to series win
England secured their first overseas series victory in three years with a convincing 121-run win in Napier
21/03Result
3rd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Napier, Mar 22-26 2008
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![England]( "England")
253 & 467/7d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
168 & 431 (118.5 ov)
Player of the Match
21/03Result
3rd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Napier, Mar 22-26 2008
-
![England]( "England")
253 & 467/7d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
168 & 431 (118.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Best performances - Bowlers
RJ Sidebottom
- O21.4
- M6
- R47
- W7
- Eco2.16
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
MS Panesar
- O46
- M17
- R126
- W6
- Eco2.73
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
England won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
22,23,24,25,26 March 2008 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND 253 (96.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Stuart Broad42 (103)
- Kevin Pietersen129 (208)
- Jeetan Patel2/37 (18)
- Tim Southee5/55 (23.1)
NEW ZEALAND 168 (48.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Stephen Fleming59 (72)
- Jamie How44 (73)
- Stuart Broad3/54 (17)
- Ryan Sidebottom7/47 (21.4)
ENGLAND 467/7d (131.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ian Bell110 (167)
- Andrew Strauss177 (343)
- Jeetan Patel2/104 (30.5)
- Daniel Vettori4/158 (45)
NEW ZEALAND 431 (118.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ross Taylor74 (117)
- Tim Southee*77 (40)
- Stuart Broad2/78 (32)
- Monty Panesar6/126 (46)
Everyone shakes hands and Sidebottom and Panesar take a stump each as they all head off to warm applause, met at the boundary edge by the New Zealand side. Southee finishes unbeaten on 77 off 40 balls with nine sixes - only four men have hit more in a Test innings.
As England get back inside their dressing room it's more relief than out-and-out celebration at the series win. But the beers came out and the smiles gradually start to show.
Presentations to follow when everyone has got their breath back ... and while we wait, congratulations to Jenny Thompson who was getting married while that onslaught was taking place.
Man of the Match is Ryan Sidebottom ... and also Man of the Series for his 24 wickets at 17.08, more than double the next highest wicket-taker. Sorry about the lack of comments etc but the host broadcaster has decided not to cover them so we cannot hear what is being said!
From Martin Williamson and Andrew McGlashan, it's good afternoon and thanks for joining us. We will be back in six weeks time for the resumption of the England-New Zealand Tests at Lord's on May 15.
118.5
W
Sidebottom to Martin, OUT, full and speared in through a non-existent defence, the off stump goes cartwheeling and that's the end of a thoroughly entertaining post-lunch half hour and of the match
CS Martin b Sidebottom 5 (35m 21b 1x4 0x6) SR: 23.80
118.4
0
Sidebottom to Martin, no run, again he is beaten outside the off stump. Martin is like a moth to a flame, he simply cannot resist the urge to nibble even though her knows no good can come of it
118.3
0
Sidebottom to Martin, no run, too wide and left
Sorry about not publishing feedback but it's as much as I can do to keep up!
118.2
0
Sidebottom to Martin, no run, back of a length outside off, Martin spars and misses
"Wow! Southee now has more runs than Martin in Test cricket - and he's played one Test to Martin's 40!" mails Troy.
Everyone comes in for the less able Martin ...
118.1
1
Sidebottom to Southee, 1 run, yorker driven with an open face on the bounce to Panesar at long-off
England are not seeing the funny side of this ... Panesar is hit out of the attack.
END OF OVER:118 | 14 Runs | NZ: 430/9
- Tim Southee76 (39b)
- Chris Martin5 (17b)
- Stuart Broad32-10-78-2
- Monty Panesar46-17-126-6
117.6
1b
Broad to Southee, 1 bye, down the leg side, a good slower ball, he misses and the plan is shredded because Ambrose lets the ball through his legs and they run the bye
Everyone saving the single ...
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