Close of play 6 Feb day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 56/6 (NJ Astle 15*, DN Patel 5*) 7 Feb day 2 - England 1st innings 204/3 (N Hussain 60*, GP Thorpe 47*) 8 Feb day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 48/0 (BA Pocock 13*, BA Young 32*) 9 Feb day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 125/4 (BA Pocock 45*, LK Germon 0*) 10 Feb day 5 - New Zealand 2nd innings 191 (103.2 ov) - end of match
Match notes
18 year old Vettori becomes the youngest player ever to play for New Zealand.
Day 1
Match delayed due to rain. Two sessions play lost with 30 overs minimum to be bowled.
Day 2
Lunch: Eng 20/1 (Atherton 7*, Stewart 5*)
Tea: Eng 115/3 (Hussain 14*, Thorpe 5*)
Day 3
Lunch: Eng 282/4 (Thorpe 85*, Crawley 33*)
Tea: Eng 350/7 (Cork 4*, Gough 14*)
SB Doull's 4th 5-wicket haul and his 5th wicket gave him 50 Test wickets.
Day 4
Match delayed due to rain. 2 hours and 45 minutes lost with a minimum of 49 overs to be bowled.
Day 5
Lunch: NZ 177/8 (Cairns 12*, Allott 0*)
England take the new ball after 81 overs.
England's 3rd innings victory against NZ in the past 8 Tests between the 2 countries (others were 1991/92 1st Test, 1994 1st Test). These are the only innings victories by England against any country in the past 10 years.