TestNo. 470MenScorecard

New Zealand v England

England won by an innings and 99 runs

27 February to 2 March 1959Christchurch

New Zealand

142 & 13372.2 ov

Englandwon by an innings and 99 runs

374142.1 ov

Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it

Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.

England innings

374142.1 ov

England batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Peter Richardson	caught	8	53	61	0	0	15.1
Willie Watson	caught	10	25	30	1	0	40.0
Tom Graveney	lbw	42	112	98	4	0	37.5
Peter May	caught	71	143	144	10	0	49.7
Colin Cowdrey	bowled	15	23	30	3	0	65.2
Ted Dexter	bowled	141	292	237	24	0	48.3
John Mortimore	caught	11	30	25	2	0	36.7
Roy Swetman	bowled	9	38	33	0	0	23.7
Fred Trueman	lbw	21	63	63	3	0	33.3
Tony Lock	bowled	15	66	34	1	0	22.7
Frank Tyson	not out	6*	8	19	1	0	75.0
Extras	b 12, lb 13	25
Total	all out, 142.1 overs	374

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 380

1-13 Willie Watson2-30 Peter Richardson3-98 Tom Graveney4-126 Colin Cowdrey5-171 Peter May6-197 John Mortimore7-224 Roy Swetman8-305 Fred Trueman9-367 Tony Lock10-374 Ted Dexter

Bowling to England
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bob Blair	31	5	89	2	2.87
Ken Hough	39	11	96	3	2.46
Alex Moir	36	9	83	2	2.31
John Reid	18.1	9	34	3	1.87
John Sparling	16	7	38	0	2.38
Bert Sutcliffe	2	0	9	0	4.50

New Zealand innings

14272.5 ov

New Zealand batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Bolton	caught	33	109	190	1	0	30.3
Roger Harris	caught	6	28	46	1	0	21.4
John Guy	caught	3	25	25	0	0	12.0
John Reid	bowled	40	73	73	7	0	54.8
Bert Sutcliffe	caught	0	2	1	0	0	0.0
Noel McGregor	caught	0	5	8	0	0	0.0
John Sparling	stumped	12	42	41	1	0	28.6
Alex Moir	caught	0	2	1	0	0	0.0
Eric Petrie	lbw	8	57	53	0	0	14.0
Bob Blair	lbw	0	6	5	0	0	0.0
Ken Hough	not out	31*	28	36	3	1	110.7
Extras	b 5, lb 4	9
Total	all out, 72.5 overs	142

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 380

1-22 Roger Harris2-33 John Guy3-83 John Reid4-83 Bert Sutcliffe5-86 Noel McGregor6-101 Bruce Bolton7-101 Alex Moir8-102 John Sparling9-102 Bob Blair10-142 Eric Petrie

Bowling to New Zealand
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Fred Trueman	10.5	3	39	1	3.60
Frank Tyson	14	4	23	3	1.64
Tony Lock	26	15	31	5	1.19
John Mortimore	22	8	40	1	1.82

New Zealand innings

13372.2 ov

New Zealand batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	Mins	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Bolton	caught	26	119	124	2	0	21.8
Roger Harris	bowled	13	49	59	2	0	26.5
John Guy	caught	56	127	143	9	0	44.1
John Reid	caught	1	11	11	0	0	9.1
Bert Sutcliffe	caught	12	26	22	3	0	46.2
Noel McGregor	lbw	6	50	54	0	0	12.0
John Sparling	bowled	0	5	6	0	0	0.0
Alex Moir	caught	1	7	8	0	0	14.3
Eric Petrie	not out	2*	23	23	0	0	8.7
Bob Blair	caught	2	5	4	0	0	40.0
Ken Hough	bowled	7	14	12	0	0	50.0
Extras	b 1, lb 5, nb 1	7
Total	all out, 72.2 overs	133

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 380

1-37 Roger Harris2-68 Bruce Bolton3-79 John Reid4-101 Bert Sutcliffe5-117 John Guy6-119 John Sparling7-120 Alex Moir8-121 Noel McGregor9-123 Bob Blair10-133 Ken Hough

Bowling to New Zealand
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Fred Trueman	8	2	20	1	2.50
Frank Tyson	14	6	23	2	1.64
Tony Lock	28.2	13	53	6	1.87
John Mortimore	21	10	27	1	1.29
Ted Dexter	1	0	3	0	3.00

Tests in February 1959

4 matches

TestScorecardIndia415 & 275/9111.2West Indies644/8d214Match drawnDelhi, 6 February TestScorecardEngland205 & 21454.4Australia351 & 69/112.7Australia won by 9 wicketsMelbourne, 13 February TestScorecardWest Indies146 & 245113Pakistan304 & 88/034Pakistan won by 10 wicketsKarachi, 20 February TestScorecardEngland374142.1New Zealand142 & 13372.2England won by an innings and 99 runsChristchurch, 27 February

Match facts

Format: Test No. 470
Dates: 27 February to 2 March 1959
Ground: Christchurch
Result: England won by an innings and 99 runs
In the database: Scorecard

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    "bowling": [{"player": "Bob Blair", "overs": "31", "wickets": 2, ...}, ...]
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