English cricket team in New Zealand in 1987–88

The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1988 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 0–0.

Test series summary

First Test

12–17 February 1988
(5-day match)
Scorecard

England	v	New Zealand
319 (120.1 overs) BC Broad 114 (244) DK Morrison 5/69 (21.1 overs)		168 (81.5 overs) RJ Hadlee 37 (135) GR Dilley 6/38 (24.5 overs)
152 (74.1 overs) MD Moxon 27 (94) EJ Chatfield 4/36 (30 overs)		130/4 (77 overs) AH Jones 54* (159) GR Dilley 2/32 (18 overs)

Match drawn
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: BL Aldridge and SJ Woodward
Player of the match: EJ Chatfield (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
15 February was taken as a rest day.
PW Jarvis (ENG) made his Test debut.

Second Test

25–29 February 1988
(5-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	England
301 (134.2 overs) JG Wright 103 (276) GR Dilley 5/60 (28 overs)		323 (141.1 overs) MD Moxon 99 (269) EJ Chatfield 4/37 (31.1 overs)
350/7d (169 overs) MJ Greatbatch 107* (325) GR Dilley 2/44 (23 overs)

Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: FR Goodall and RL McHarg
Player of the match: JG Wright (NZ)

England won the toss and elected to field.
MJ Greatbatch (NZ) made his Test debut.

Third Test

3–7 March 1988
(5-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	England
512/6d (197 overs) MD Crowe 143 (333) DJ Capel 2/129 (39 overs)		183/2 (79 overs) MD Moxon 81* (232) EJ Chatfield 1/38 (23 overs)

Match drawn
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: BL Aldridge and SJ Woodward
Player of the match: KR Rutherford (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
There was no play on the fourth and fifth days.
RH Vance (NZ) made his Test debut.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

The Rothmans Cup was drawn 2-2.

1st ODI

9 March 1988
Scorecard

New Zealand 204 (49.4 overs)	v	England 207/5 (49.2 overs)
JG Wright 70 (92) JE Emburey 4/39 (9.4 overs)		NH Fairbrother 50* (75) EJ Chatfield 2/15 (10 overs)

England won by 5 wickets
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: RL McHarg and GC Morris
Player of the match: JG Wright (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
MJ Greatbatch, CM Kuggeleijn and RB Reid (all NZ) made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

12 March 1988
Scorecard

New Zealand 186/8 (45 overs)	v	England 188/4 (42.5 overs)
JG Wright 43 (73) JG Bracewell 43 (49) JE Emburey 3/38 (9 overs)		BC Broad 56 (78) W Watson 2/31 (9 overs)

England won by 6 wickets
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: BL Aldridge and GC Morris
Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG)

England won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced before play started to 45 overs per side.

3rd ODI

16 March 1988
Scorecard

England 219 (47.3 overs)	v	New Zealand 223/3 (46.3 overs)
BC Broad 106 (140) MC Snedden 4/34 (8.3 overs)		JG Wright 101 (120) PAJ DeFreitas 1/30 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: FR Goodall and SJ Woodward
Player of the match: JG Wright (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
RH Vance (NZ) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

19 March 1988
Scorecard

England 208 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 211/6 (49.2 overs)
NH Fairbrother 54 (65) EJ Chatfield 3/31 (10 overs)		AH Jones 90 (126) PW Jarvis 4/33 (9.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: RL McHarg and SJ Woodward
Player of the match: AH Jones (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

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