New Zealand National Cricket Team and England Cricket Team, 2 giants in cricket have been a fan favorite for a long time. These 2 giants are known for their excellent performance throughout their cricketing history. With their long history of intense matches, the teams have performed really well against each other.
The last match that took place between the giants was a test series which was filled with various nail biting moments. In this blog, we are going to discuss about the last match of this test series and provide you with a detailed breakdown of the scorecard for that match. So, let’s begin with this blog and cover in detail the New Zealand National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Match Details
The match between the New Zealand national cricket team and the England cricket team that we are going to discuss here was part of the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy 2024/25. The match took place from 14 December 2024 to 17 December 2024. The venue for the series was Seddon Park, Hamilton. Here are the important details related to this match that you should know about before diving into the scorecard:
| Toss | England, elected to field first |
| Series | England tour of New Zealand- ICC World Test Championship |
| Venue | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | Mitchell Santner |
| Player Of The Series | Harry Brook |
| Series result | England won the 3-match series 2-1 |
| Match days | 14,15,16,17 December 2024 – day (5-day match) |
| Umpires | Adrian Holdstock- DRSAhsan Raza- DRS |
| TV Umpire | Rod Tucker |
| Reserve Umpire | Cory Black |
| Match Referee | David Boon |
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard 1st Inning
England won the toss for this match and decided to field first. This was an important decision for the team to make as it would help in knowing which team could win. This means that it was New Zealand’s time to pad up and enter the field to bat. So, let’s see how the 1st inning of this test match went.
New Zealand National Cricket Team Batting In 1st Inning
New Zealand’s batsmen Tom Latham and Will Young were the openers for this match. Here is how the New Zealand team performed in the first inning.
| Batting | Bowling By | Wicket By | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Tom Latham | Matthew Potts | Ollie Pope (Catch) | 63 | 135 | 199 | 9 | 0 | 46.66 |
| Will Young | Gus Atkinson | Harry Brook (Catch) | 42 | 92 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 45.65 |
| Kane Williamson | Matthew Potts | Matthew Potts (Bowled) | 44 | 87 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 50.57 |
| Rachin Ravindra | Brydon Carse | Ben Duckett (Catch) | 18 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 72.00 |
| Daryl Mitchell ` | Gus Atkinson | Ben Stokes (Catch) | 14 | 32 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Tom Blundell | Brydon Carse | Jacob Bethell (Catch) | 21 | 29 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 72.41 |
| Glenn Phillips | Matthew Potts | Zak Crawley (Catch) | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | Matthew Potts | Matthew Potts (Bowled) | 76 | 117 | 156 | 10 | 2 | 64.95 |
| Matt Henry | Ben Stokes | Harry Brook (Catch) | 8 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Tim Southee | Gus Atkinson | Brydon Carse (Catch) | 23 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 230.00 |
| Will O’Rourke | not out | not out | 5 | 30 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Extras | (b 12, lb 10, nb 4, w 2)- 28 | |||||||
| Total | 97.1 Ov (RR: 3.57) 347 | |||||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wicket Number | Player | Team Runs | Overs |
| 1. | Will Young | 105 | 30.3 |
| 2. | Tom Latham | 142 | 44.1 |
| 3. | Rachin Ravindra | 172 | 52.3 |
| 4. | Kane Williamson | 185 | 58.6 |
| 5. | Daryl Mitchell ` | 206 | 63.3 |
| 6. | Glenn Phillips | 212 | 66.2 |
| 7. | Tom Blundell | 231 | 68.6 |
| 8. | Matt Henry | 272 | 77.5 |
| 9. | Tim Southee | 303 | 80.4 |
| 10. | Mitchell Santner | 347 | 97.1 |
Bowling By England Cricket Team in 1st Inning
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Matthew Potts | 28.1 | 7 | 90 | 4 | 3.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Atkinson | 26 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 2.53 | 1 | 2 |
| Brydon Carse | 19 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 4.10 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 24 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 3.79 | 0 | 2 |
With the ending of the batting of New Zealand national cricket team’s batting for the 1st inning, the scoreboard was New Zealand made 347 runs. Now it was turn of Team England to bat for the 1st inning.
England Cricket Team Batting In 1st Inning
England cricket team had to make 347 runs to come equal to the score of Team New Zealand in the 1st inning. This would make the next inning easier for them. England cricket team sent Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett as their openers.
| Batting | Bowling By | Wicket By | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Zak Crawley | Matt Henry | Matt Henry (Catch) | 21 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Ben Duckett | Matt Henry | Matt Henry (lbw) | 11 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Jacob Bethell | Will O’Rourke | Glenn Phillips (Catch) | 12 | 33 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Joe Root | Will O’Rourke | Will Young (Catch) | 32 | 42 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Harry Brook | Will O’Rourke | Will O’Rourke (Bowled) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ollie Pope | Mitchell Santner | Daryll Mitchell (Catch) | 24 | 42 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Ben Stokes | Mitchell Santner | Mitchell Santner (lbw) | 27 | 43 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 62.79 |
| Gus Atkinson | Matt Henry | Mitchell Santner (Catch) | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Brydon Carse | Mitchell Santner | Mitchell Santner (Catch) | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Matthew Potts | Matt Henry | Glenn Phillips (Catch) | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Shoaib Bashir | not out | not out | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5)- 9 | |||||||
| Total | 35.4 Ov (RR: 4.00) 143 | |||||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wicket Number | Player | Team Runs | Overs |
| 1. | Zak Crawley | 32 | 4.2 |
| 2. | Ben Duckett | 33 | 4.6 |
| 3. | Jacob Bethell | 77 | 15.5 |
| 4. | Harry Brook | 77 | 15.6 |
| 5. | Joe Root | 82 | 17.6 |
| 6. | Ollie Pope | 134 | 30.5 |
| 7. | Ben Stokes | 137 | 32.1 |
| 8. | Gus Atkinson | 141 | 33.5 |
| 9. | Brydon Carse | 141 | 34.2 |
| 10. | Matthew Potts | 143 | 35.4 |
Bowling By New Zealand National Cricket Team in 1st Inning
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Matt Henry | 13.4 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 3.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 11 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Will O’Rourke | 8 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
England cricket team was not able to perform really well in the 1st inning as their batsmen were able to make only 143 runs in this inning. This would create a lot of pressure on the team in the 2nd inning.
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard 2nd Inning
England cricket team was behind 204 runs from the New Zealand national cricket team already and it was the time for the beginning of the 2nd inning. So, here is how the 2nd inning of the match went.
New Zealand National Cricket Team Batting In 2nd Inning
Now, the 2nd inning has started with the batting of the New Zealand national cricket team and they sent Tom Latham and Will Young as openers. The team did not have a lot of pressure as they were already in a big lead. So, let’s take a look at how New Zealand batsmen performed in the 2nd inning.
| Batting | Bowling By | Wicket By | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | Gus Atkinson | Gus Atkinson (Bowled) | 19 | 31 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 61.29 |
| Will Young | Ben Stokes | Jacob Bethell (Catch) | 60 | 85 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 70.58 |
| Kane Williamson | Shoaib Bashir | Shoaib Bashir (Catch) | 156 | 204 | 305 | 20 | 1 | 76.47 |
| Will O’Rourke | Ben Stokes | Ollie Pope (Catch) | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rachin Ravindra | Matthew Potts | Brydon Carse (Catch) | 44 | 90 | 138 | 4 | 1 | 48.88 |
| Daryl Mitchell | Jacob Bethell | Matthew Potts (Catch) | 60 | 84 | 112 | 7 | 2 | 71.42 |
| Tom Blundell | not out | not out | 44 | 55 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 80.00 |
| Glenn Phillips | Shoaib Bashir | Brydon Carse (Catch) | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mitchell Santner | Joe Root | Shoaib Bashir (Catch) | 49 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 128.94 |
| Tim Southee | Jacob Bethell | Zak Crawley (Catch) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Matt Henry | Jacob Bethell | Jacob Bethell (Bowled) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 12, lb 3, w 1) 16 | |||||||
| Total | 101.4 Ov (RR: 4.45) 453 | |||||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wicket Number | Player | Team Runs | Overs |
| 1. | Tom Latham | 35 | 9.4 |
| 2. | Will Young | 124 | 27.1 |
| 3. | Will O’Rourke | 128 | 29.3 |
| 4. | Rachin Ravindra | 235 | 59.3 |
| 5. | Kane Williamson | 327 | 78.3 |
| 6. | Daryl Mitchell | 375 | 87.5 |
| 7. | Glenn Phillips | 380 | 90.2 |
| 8. | Mitchell Santner | 443 | 99.5 |
| 9. | Tim Southee | 453 | 101.3 |
| 10. | Matt Henry | 453 | 101.4 |
England Cricket Team Bowling in 2nd Inning
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Matthew Potts | 16 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Atkinson | 9 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Brydon Carse | 11 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 3.09 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 12.2 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 4.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 36 | 1 | 170 | 2 | 4.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bethell | 14.2 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 5.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Brook | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
The 2nd innings batting by the New Zealand national cricket team ended with the making a score of 453. This made the overall target for England for 658 runs and they only made 143 runs in the 1st inning. This means that they need to make 515 runs to win this series. It was time for England to enter the field and conclude the match.
England Cricket Team Batting in 2nd Inning
The England’s batting for the 2nd inning started with Zak Crawlet and Ben Duckett. Not a really good performance was given by the team in the 2nd inning too. So, here is the how the team’s batsmen performed in the 2nd inning.
| Batting | Bowling By | Wicket By | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Zak Crawley | Matt Henry | Matt Henry (lbw) | 5 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Ben Duckett | Tim Southee | Tim Southee (Bowled) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jacob Bethell | Tim Southee | Glenn Phillips (Catch) | 76 | 96 | 154 | 13 | 1 | 79.16 |
| Joe Root | Mitchell Santner | Mitchell Santner (lbw) | 54 | 64 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 84.37 |
| Harry Brook | Will O’Rourke | Daryl Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Ollie Pope | Matt Henry | Matt Henry (Bowled) | 17 | 36 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 47.22 |
| Gus Atkinson | Mitchell Santner | Glenn Phillips (Catch) | 43 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 104.87 |
| Brydon Carse | Mitchell Santner | Tom Blundell (Bowled) | 11 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 91.66 |
| Matthew Potts | Mitchell Santner | Tim Southee (Catch) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shoaib Bashir | not out | not out | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ben Stokes | absent hurt | absent hurt | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Extras | (b 16, w 5) 21 | |||||||
| Total | 47.2 Ov (RR: 4.94) 234 | |||||||
Fall Of Wickets
| Wicket Number | Player | Team Runs | Overs |
| 1. | Ben Duckett | 8 | 1.4 |
| 2. | Zak Crawley | 18 | 4.6 |
| 3. | Joe Root | 122 | 25.5 |
| 4. | Harry Brook | 133 | 28.3 |
| 5. | Jacob Bethell | 166 | 34.1 |
| 6. | Ollie Pope | 215 | 42.4 |
| 7. | Gus Atkinson | 231 | 45.3 |
| 8. | Matthew Potts | 231 | 45.5 |
| 9. | Brydon Carse | 234 | 47.2 |
Bowling By New Zealand National Cricket Team in 2nd Inning
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Matt Henry | 13 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 4.76 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 8 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Will O’Rourke | 12 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 14.2 | 1 | 85 | 4 | 5.93 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard Squad
Players who are part of the team plays the most important role in deciding which team would win. Here is the list of the playing 11 for the New Zealand National Cricket Team and England Cricket Team that were part of this match:
| New Zealand National Cricket Team | England Cricket Team |
| Tom Latham | Zak Crawley |
| Will Young | Ben Duckett |
| Kane Williamson | Jacob Bethell |
| Rachin Ravindra | Joe Root |
| Daryl Mitchell ` | Harry Brook |
| Tom Blundell | Ollie Pope |
| Glenn Phillips | Ben Stokes |
| Mitchell Santner | Gus Atkinson |
| Matt Henry | Brydon Carse |
| Tim Southee | Matthew Potts |
| Will O’Rourke | Shoaib Bashir |
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