- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (lb 6, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL131 all out (40.1 Overs, RR: 3.26, 161 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Michael Vaughan, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Andrew Strauss, 5.6 ov), 3-38 (Alastair Cook, 8.5 ov), 4-64 (Ian Bell, 15.4 ov), 5-91 (Paul Collingwood, 27.3 ov), 6-95 (Kevin Pietersen, 28.5 ov), 7-122 (Tim Ambrose, 35.4 ov), 8-124 (Matthew Hoggard, 37.6 ov), 9-125 (Steve Harmison, 38.3 ov), 10-131 (Monty Panesar, 40.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MR Gillespie 14.1 0 62 3 4.37 2 0 IE O'Brien 12 2 34 4 2.83 0 1 GD Elliott 8 3 12 2 1.50 0 0 MG Orchard 6 2 17 1 2.83 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (lb 12, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL271 all out (76.2 Overs, RR: 3.55)Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Matthew Bell, 24.5 ov), 2-127 (Jamie How, 31.6 ov), 3-144 (Ross Taylor, 37.5 ov), 4-148 (Peter Fulton, 38.4 ov), 5-219 (Grant Elliott, 63.2 ov), 6-219 (Mark Orchard, 63.3 ov), 7-232 (Mathew Sinclair, 66.4 ov), 8-258 (Bevan Griggs, 73.1 ov), 9-267 (Jeetan Patel, 75.2 ov), 10-271 (Mark Gillespie, 76.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Hoggard 20 7 51 1 2.55 0 0 CT Tremlett 18 4 62 1 3.44 0 2 SJ Harmison 22 2 100 5 4.54 1 2 PD Collingwood 5 0 19 1 3.80 0 0 MS Panesar 11.2 2 27 2 2.38 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 2, nb 1)TOTAL325/7 (89 Overs, RR: 3.65, 369 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Michael Vaughan, 6.5 ov), 2-27 (Alastair Cook, 8.4 ov), 3-117 (Kevin Pietersen, 33.1 ov), 4-242 (Andrew Strauss, 66.6 ov), 5-242 (Paul Collingwood, 67.4 ov), 6-302 (Tim Ambrose, 83.3 ov), 7-306 (Matthew Hoggard, 85.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MR Gillespie 17 1 74 2 4.35 0 1 IE O'Brien 22 3 98 2 4.45 0 0 MG Orchard 11 2 35 1 3.18 0 0 GD Elliott 13 2 28 0 2.15 0 0 JS Patel 24 4 84 1 3.50 0 0 LRPL Taylor 2 0 4 0 2.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Season
Hours of play (local time)
Match days
Umpires
Close of Play
- Thu, 28 Feb - day 1 - Major Association XI 1st innings 177/4 (MS Sinclair 14*, GD Elliott 13*, 47 ov)
- Fri, 29 Feb - day 2 - England XI 2nd innings 155/3 (AJ Strauss 55*, IR Bell 21*, 44 ov)
- Sat, 1 Mar - day 3 - England XI 2nd innings 325/7 (89 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls, 63 mins (AJ Strauss 23, IR Bell 28, Ex 0)
- England XI: 200 runs in 55.4 overs, 227 mins (335 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 155 balls, 112 mins (AJ Strauss 52, IR Bell 48, Ex 1)
- IR Bell: 50 off 83 balls, 120 mins (9x4)
- AJ Strauss: 100 off 185 balls, 239 mins (15x4)
- England XI: 250 runs in 72.1 overs, 290 mins (434 balls), Extras 2
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 63 mins (IR Bell 27, TR Ambrose 25, Ex 0)
- England XI: 300 runs in 83.2 overs, 341 mins (501 balls), Extras 2
- IR Bell: 100 off 148 balls, 232 mins (15x4, 1x6)
- Rain: England XI - 325/7 in 89.0 overs (IR Bell 104, MS Panesar 3)
- Tea: England XI - 325/7 in 89.0 overs (IR Bell 104, MS Panesar 3)
- Rain: England XI - 325/7 in 89.0 overs (IR Bell 104, MS Panesar 3)
- Match abandoned at 3-35pm. Rain
- Rain: New Zealand XI - 177/4 in 47.0 overs (MS Sinclair 14, GD Elliott 13)
- Start of play on day 2 delayed to 1pm. 77 0vers
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls, 60 mins (MS Sinclair 30, GD Elliott 18, Ex 3)
- New Zealand XI: 200 runs in 55.1 overs, 217 mins (334 balls), Extras 15
- New Zealand XI: 250 runs in 71.4 overs, 283 mins (434 balls), Extras 16
- England XI 2nd innings
- England XI: 50 runs in 12.5 overs, 55 mins (78 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls, 53 mins (AJ Strauss 21, KP Pietersen 29, Ex 0)
- England XI: 100 runs in 30.1 overs, 118 mins (182 balls), Extras 1
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 64 balls, 82 mins (5x4, 3x6)
- AJ Strauss: 50 off 95 balls, 115 mins (6x4)
- England: 150 runs in 43.4 overs, 174 mins (263 balls), Extras 1
- Play on day 3 to start at 10am
- England XI 1st innings
- England XI: 50 runs in 11.4 overs, 51 mins (71 balls), Extras 6
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 69 balls, 90 mins (9x4)
- England XI: 100 runs in 30.4 overs, 121 mins (185 balls), Extras 9
- Major Association XI 1st innings
- New Zealand XI: 50 runs in 16.1 overs, 60 mins (97 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls, 60 mins (MD Bell 25, JM How 22, Ex 6)
- JM How: 50 off 63 balls (8x4)
- New Zealand XI: 100 runs in 25.3 overs, 98 mins (153 balls), Extras 7
- New Zealand XI: 150 runs in 40.4 overs, 164 mins (246 balls), Extras 13
- Scorers: MF Jones and HS Simpson
Match Coverage
All Match NewsElliott named in New Zealand Test squad
The Wellington allrounder, Grant Elliott, has been named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first Test against England at Hamilton, which starts on Wednesday
Strauss and Bell find form for England
Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell lifted the spirits on a chilly day in Dunedin, recording a century apiece to put a gloss on England's final preparations ahead of next week's first Test in Hamilton
Harmison gets his groove back
On a day when Steve Harmison produced his first five-wicket haul of the New Zealand tour, the good vibes were more clearly visible than usual
England ponder their options
After a tough opening day, England's coach Peter Moores has to ponder whether to include Andrew Strauss and Steve Harmison in the Test XI
England made to toil in warm-up
England's cricketers were given a rude awakening on the opening day of their final warm-up match against a New Zealand Select XI, when they were bowled out for a mere 131