The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1978 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 1β1, with New Zealand defeating England in a Test match for the first time in their history. [1] [2] [3]
The English team had toured Pakistan immediately before the series in New Zealand, playing three Test matches and three One Day Internationals in the country. They arrived in New Zealand in late January 1978 and played four matches against New Zealand domestic sides before the first Test of the series at Wellington in mid-February. Two more first-class matches were played between the first and second Tests, before the tour ended following the third Test at Auckland at the beginning of March. [4]
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Four matches were played before the first Test, three first-class matches against Auckland, Central Districts, and Canterbury and a 35-over List A match against Northern Districts. Following the first Test England played two more first-class matches, one angst Otago and the other against a Young New Zealand side. [4] The tourists did not lose any of these matches, although the game against Central Districts ended in a tie.
27β29 January 1978
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30 January 1978
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England won via faster scoring rate
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1β3 February 1978
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Tie
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5β7 February 1978
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17β19 February 1978
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England XI won by 6 wickets
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20β22 February 1978
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Young New Zealand
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England XI won by an innings and 23 runs
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The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1978 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 1β1, with New Zealand defeating England in a Test match for the first time in their history. [1] [2] [3]
The English team had toured Pakistan immediately before the series in New Zealand, playing three Test matches and three One Day Internationals in the country. They arrived in New Zealand in late January 1978 and played four matches against New Zealand domestic sides before the first Test of the series at Wellington in mid-February. Two more first-class matches were played between the first and second Tests, before the tour ended following the third Test at Auckland at the beginning of March. [4]
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Four matches were played before the first Test, three first-class matches against Auckland, Central Districts, and Canterbury and a 35-over List A match against Northern Districts. Following the first Test England played two more first-class matches, one angst Otago and the other against a Young New Zealand side. [4] The tourists did not lose any of these matches, although the game against Central Districts ended in a tie.
27β29 January 1978
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Match drawn
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30 January 1978
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England XI
164/9 (35 overs) |
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Northern Districts
83/3 (20.3 overs) |
England won via faster scoring rate
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1β3 February 1978
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Tie
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5β7 February 1978
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Drawn
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17β19 February 1978
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England XI won by 6 wickets
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20β22 February 1978
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Young New Zealand
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England XI won by an innings and 23 runs
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