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.