The England cricket team toured New Zealand in February 2023 to play two Test matches.[1][2] The Test matches were not part of the 2021–23 ICC World Test Championship.[3][4] New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour in June 2022.[5]
| English cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23 | |||
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| New Zealand | England | ||
| Dates | 16 – 28 February 2023 | ||
| Captains | Tim Southee | Ben Stokes | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tom Blundell (267) | Harry Brook (329) | |
| Most wickets | Neil Wagner (11) |
James Anderson (10) Stuart Broad (10) Jack Leach (10) | |
| Player of the series | Harry Brook (Eng) | ||
Squads
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Ahead of the first Test, Kyle Jamieson was ruled out of the series due to the recurrence of the stress fracture while Matt Henry was unavailable for the first Test due to family reasons.[8] Both of these players were replaced by Jacob Duffy and Scott Kuggeleijn in New Zealand's squad.[9]
Tour match
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- Toss uncontested, England batted first.
Test series
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Scott Kuggeleijn and Blair Tickner (NZ) both made their Test debuts.
- Ben Stokes (Eng) surpassed Brendon McCullum's (NZ) record of 107 sixes to become the highest six hitter in Test cricket.[10]
- James Anderson and Stuart Broad (Eng) became the highest wicket takers as a pair in Tests, surpassing Warne-McGrath (Aus) record of 1001 wickets.[11]
2nd Test
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Only 65 overs per day were possible on Day 1 & 2 due to rain.
- Kane Williamson surpassed Ross Taylor's record of 7,683 runs to become the highest run scorer for New Zealand in Tests.[12]
- New Zealand became the fourth side to win a Test match after being asked to follow-on.[13]
- This was only the second time that a side has won a Test by one run.[14]
Notes
edit- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in four days.
References
edit- ^ "Men's FTP for 2023-2027 announced". International Cricket Council. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "ICC confirms details of next World Test Championship". International Cricket Council. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about World Test Championship 2021-23". International Cricket Council. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "India/England tours headline 2022-23 home summer". New Zealand Cricket. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Jamieson set for potential international return against England | Sodhi retained". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "England Men's Test squad announced for the tour of New Zealand". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Jamieson & Henry withdrawn from Test squad, Duffy & Kuggeleijn called in". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Jamieson ruled out of England series with recurrence of stress fracture". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Touching moment as big-hitting Stokes overtakes coach McCullum to make Test cricket history". Fox Sports. AFP. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Broad and Anderson surpass Warne and McGrath with record-breaking haul". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Kane Williamson becomes New Zealand's record Test run-scorer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand beat England in one-run thriller, make history by overcoming follow-on". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand beat England by one run in a classic Test thriller". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2023.