After a thrilling ODI series which England won by 3-2, both New Zealand and England are ready to compete for a Two-match Test series which starts on 22nd March in Auckland and the Second Test will be played in Christchurch from 30th March.
Ahead of this Test series check out the all stats that matter:
1 - First Test in Auckland will be played with pink ball under lights and it'll be first ever day-night Test match in New Zealand. Overall it'll be second and third day night Test match for New Zealand and England respectively.
1 - Stuart Broad needs 1 more wicket to complete 400 wickets in Tests and he'll become second from England and fifteenth in the world to take 400 or more Test wickets.
5 - Ben Stokes needs 5 more wickets for 100 Test wickets and he will be 47th bowler from England to achieve this milestone.
34 - England have been undefeated in a Test series for the last 34 years in New Zealand, last time they lost a series in NZ was in 1983/84.
50 - Moeen Ali will be playing the 50th Test match of his career for England in Auckland and he will be 2nd of Asian origin after Nasser Hussain (96 Tests) to play 50 or more tests for England.
1999 - New Zealand haven't won a Test series against England since 1999.
Head to Head (in Tests)
Team | Mat | won | lost | Draw |
New Zealand | 101 | 9 | 48 | 44 |
England | 101 | 48 | 9 | 44 |
Most Runs in NZ - ENG Test Matches
Player | Runs | Avg |
John Wright | 1518 | 37.02 |
Martin Crowe | 1421 | 40.60 |
Stephen Fleming | 1229 | 35.11 |
Graham Gooch | 1148 | 52.18 |
Alec Stewart | 1145 | 45.80 |
and from active players Alastair Cook (1024 runs @ 44.52 ) and Ross Taylor (927 runs @ 40.3)
Most Wickets in NZ - ENG Test Matches
Player | Wickets | Avg |
Richard Hadlee | 97 | 24.73 |
Ian Botham | 64 | 23.43 |
Bob Willis | 60 | 18.86 |
James Anderson | 52 | 27.11 |
Stuart Broad | 52 | 27.94 |
(Trent Boult 32 wickets @ 25.21 and Tim Southee 31 wickets @ 37.48)
- Both James Anderson and Stuart Broad have taken 52 wickets each in same number of Test matches (12)
Highest Individual Scores in NZ - ENG Test Matches
Player | Score | Venue | Year |
Walli Hammond (Eng) | 336* | Auckland | March 1933 |
John Edrich (Eng) | 310* | Leeds | July 1965 |
Walli Hammond (Eng) | 227 | Christchurch | March 1933 |
Best Bowling Figures in an innings in NZ - ENG Test Matches
Player | Bowl Figures | Venue | Year |
Derek Underwood (Eng) | 7/32 | Lords | July 1969 |
Tony Lock (Eng) | 7/35 | Manchester | July 1958 |
James Anderson (Eng) | 7/43 | Nottingham | July 2008 |