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English cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23

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English cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23
 
  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)

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]

Squads

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Tests
 New Zealand[6]  England[7]

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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8–9 February 2023
(D/N)
Scorecard
v
465 (69.2 overs)
Harry Brook 97 (71)
Kyle Jamieson 3/65 (15 overs)
310 (82.1 overs)
Quinn Sunde 91 (128)
Olly Stone 3/54 (11.1 overs)
Match drawn
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Tim Parlane (NZ)
  • Toss uncontested, England batted first.

Test series

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1st Test

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16–20 February 2023[n 1]
(D/N)
Scorecard
v
325/9d (58.2 overs)
Harry Brook 89 (81)
Neil Wagner 4/82 (16.2 overs)
306 (82.5 overs)
Tom Blundell 138 (181)
Ollie Robinson 4/54 (19 overs)
374 (73.5 overs)
Joe Root 57 (62)
Blair Tickner 3/55 (12 overs)
126 (45.3 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 57* (101)
James Anderson 4/18 (10.3 overs)
England won by 267 runs
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Harry Brook (Eng)

2nd Test

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24–28 February 2023
Scorecard
v
435/8d (87.1 overs)
Harry Brook 186 (176)
Matt Henry 4/100 (22.1 overs)
209 (53.2 overs)
Tim Southee 73 (49)
Stuart Broad 4/61 (14.2 overs)
256 (74.2 overs)
Joe Root 95 (113)
Neil Wagner 4/62 (15.2 overs)
483 (162.3 overs) (f/o)
Kane Williamson 132 (282)
Jack Leach 5/157 (61.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 1 run
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Kane Williamson (NZ)

Notes

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  1. ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in four days.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's FTP for 2023-2027 announced". International Cricket Council. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ "ICC confirms details of next World Test Championship". International Cricket Council. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Everything you need to know about World Test Championship 2021-23". International Cricket Council. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ "India/England tours headline 2022-23 home summer". New Zealand Cricket. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "England Men's Test squad announced for the tour of New Zealand". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Jamieson ruled out of England series with recurrence of stress fracture". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  10. ^ "NZ vs ENG: Ben Stokes Breaks Brendon McCullum's Record For Test Sixes". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Broad and Anderson surpass Warne and McGrath with record-breaking haul". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Kane Williamson becomes New Zealand's record Test run-scorer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  13. ^ "New Zealand beat England in one-run thriller, make history by overcoming follow-on". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  14. ^ "New Zealand beat England by one run in a classic Test thriller". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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