21/03Result
3rd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Napier, Mar 22-26 2008
England won by 121 runs
Player of the Match
Ryan Sidebottom
Ryan SidebottomEngland
21/03Result
3rd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Napier, Mar 22-26 2008
England won by 121 runs
Player of the Match
Ryan Sidebottom
Ryan SidebottomEngland

Best performances - Batsmen

AJ Strauss
177(343) 25x4 - 0x6
Control %93%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 64 runs
  • 6x4 - 0x6
4 12 37 40 28 14 9 33
KP Pietersen
129(208) 12x4 - 1x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 41 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
4 10 19 5 26 12 6 42

Best performances - Bowlers

RJ Sidebottom
RJ Sidebottom
O21.4
M6
R47
W7
Eco2.16
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
MS Panesar
MS Panesar
O46
M17
R126
W6
Eco2.73
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • ENG - 1st
  • NZ - 1st
  • ENG - 2nd
  • NZ - 2nd

England - 1st - Innings

4
MP Vaughan2 (11)
AN Cook2 (12)
0
AJ Strauss0 (6)
AN Cook0 (6)
0
KP Pietersen0 (1)
AN Cook0 (3)
32
IR Bell9 (58)
KP Pietersen22 (42)
89
PD Collingwood30 (82)
KP Pietersen56 (73)
22
KP Pietersen11 (33)
TR Ambrose11 (38)
61
KP Pietersen40 (59)
SCJ Broad18 (71)
32
RJ Sidebottom3 (27)
SCJ Broad24 (32)
13
RJ Sidebottom11 (9)
MS Panesar1 (13)
0
RJ Sidebottom0 (1)
JM Anderson0 (1)

New Zealand - 1st - Innings

1
MD Bell0 (2)
JM How0 (1)
102
SP Fleming59 (72)
JM How37 (60)
13
MS Sinclair6 (24)
JM How7 (12)
3
MS Sinclair1 (5)
LRPL Taylor2 (4)
0
GD Elliott0 (0)
MS Sinclair0 (2)
18
GD Elliott5 (8)
BB McCullum9 (8)
1
DL Vettori0 (6)
GD Elliott1 (16)
14
DL Vettori8 (11)
TG Southee5 (20)
12
DL Vettori6 (11)
JS Patel4 (25)
4
DL Vettori0 (4)
CS Martin4 (1)

England - 2nd - Innings

5
MP Vaughan4 (4)
AN Cook1 (1)
72
AJ Strauss35 (78)
AN Cook36 (68)
63
AJ Strauss27 (55)
KP Pietersen34 (86)
187
AJ Strauss72 (136)
IR Bell110 (167)
34
PD Collingwood22 (19)
AJ Strauss12 (27)
63
AJ Strauss31 (47)
TR Ambrose31 (60)
1
TR Ambrose0 (2)
SCJ Broad1 (1)
42*
RJ Sidebottom12 (20)
SCJ Broad30 (25)

New Zealand - 2nd - Innings

48
MD Bell35 (66)
JM How11 (57)
99
SP Fleming61 (91)
MD Bell34 (90)
9
SP Fleming5 (12)
MS Sinclair4 (12)
4
MS Sinclair2 (24)
LRPL Taylor2 (21)
12
GD Elliott4 (28)
LRPL Taylor8 (16)
104
BB McCullum37 (50)
LRPL Taylor64 (80)
5
DL Vettori0 (4)
BB McCullum5 (5)
48
DL Vettori25 (40)
JS Patel18 (45)
18
DL Vettori18 (12)
TG Southee0 (8)
84
CS Martin5 (21)
TG Southee77 (32)

Match Coverage

All Match News

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  • Anderson seeks consistency in England comeback

    James Anderson has known some dramatic peaks and troughs during his five-year England caree, and his recent tour of New Zealand provided a perfect microcosm

  • 'England deserved to win' - Vettori

    Daniel Vettori admitted the better team won and is worried about his side's fragile top order but thinks New Zealand have no worries on the bowling front

  • Vaughan savours hard-fought triumph

    Michael Vaughan has lauded his team-mates for England's convincing victory in Napier, one which helped them claim their first overseas series win in three years

  • Fleming 'only just' satisfied

    By tea Stephen Fleming had achieved his first aim, the 54 runs required to nudge his career average past 40, but within minutes of the resumption, he was gone - not to a sublime piece of skill from the bowler, Monty Panesar, but to yet another wafty, half

New Zealand 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st48MD BellJM How
2nd99SP FlemingMD Bell
3rd9SP FlemingMS Sinclair
4th4MS SinclairLRPL Taylor
5th12GD ElliottLRPL Taylor
6th104BB McCullumLRPL Taylor
7th5DL VettoriBB McCullum
8th48DL VettoriJS Patel
9th18DL VettoriTG Southee
10th84CS MartinTG Southee