England vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008
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England vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008
England will play 3 ODIs and 2 T20s followed by 3 Test matches during the New Zealand tour starting January 28, 2008.
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Tue 05, February 2008: 1st Twenty20 - England vs New Zealand at Auckland
- Thu 07, February 2008: 2nd Twenty20 - England vs New Zealand at Christchurch
- Sat 09, February 2008: 1st ODI - England vs New Zealand at Wellington
- Tue 12, February 2008: 2nd ODI - England vs New Zealand at Hamilton
- Fri 15, February 2008: 3rd ODI - England vs New Zealand at Auckland
- Wed 20, February 2008: 4th ODI - England vs New Zealand at Napier
- Sat 23, February 2008: 5th ODI - England vs New Zealand at Christchurch
- Wed 05 - Sun 09, March 2008: 1st Test - England vs New Zealand at Hamilton
- Thu 13 - Mon 17, March 2008: 2nd Test - England vs New Zealand at Wellington
- Sat 22 - Wed 26, March 2008: 3rd Test - England vs New Zealand at Napier
England vs New Zealand First ODI at Wellington
New Zealand thrash England by six wickets
Feb 09, 2008
New Zealand thrashed England by six wickets to claim the opening contest of their five-match ODI series on Saturday, the hosts controlling proceedings from start to finish to win with 20 overs to spare.
New Zealand looked a different side from the one that was outclassed in the two Twenty20 internationals that preceded this series and handed England a first loss on the tour after skittling out the tourists for a feeble 130 in 49.4 overs.
The hosts welcomed back regular captain Daniel Vettori and all-rounder Jacob Oram from injury and never allowed England to settle into their innings after skipper Paul Collingwood had won the toss and opted to bat on a blustery day in the capital.
In front of a crowd of 16,000, the sluggish pitch was not to England's liking and they limped to 69-4 by the halfway mark, pressured into making some poor shots off New Zealand's accurate bowling and sharp fielding. Wickets continued to fall in the second half of the innings, leaving the lower order with no alternative other than to accumulate runs steadily in a bid to see out the 50 overs.
First one-day international, Wellington: New Zealand 131-4 beat England 130 by six wickets
England vs New Zealand First ODI at Wellington
Scores
England won the toss and decided to bat
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130 all out (49.4 overs)
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131 for 4 (30.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Cook | b Martin | 11 |
26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mustard | b Styris | 31 |
60 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bell | b Martin | 5 |
16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pietersen | b Oram | 6 |
20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collingwood | run out | 12 |
18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Shah | run out | 20 |
36 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bopara | c Fulton | b Styris | 3 |
21 | 0 | 0 |
| Swann | run out | 7 |
16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Broad | not out | 18 |
39 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sidebottom | c and b | Patel | 4 |
28 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson | b Patel | 3 |
18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 6w 4lb | 10 | ||||
| Total | all out | 130 | (49.4 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Ryder | c sub | b Broad | 31 |
50 | 4 | 1 |
| McCullum | c Mustard | b Broad | 42 |
42 | 5 | 1 |
| How | c Mustard | b Sidebottom | 28 |
41 | 4 | 0 |
| Taylor | not out | 24 |
39 | 2 | 1 | |
| Styris | c Sidebottom | b Broad | 0 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulton | not out | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1w 2b 2lb | 5 | ||||
| Total | for 4 | 131 | (30.0 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: Asad Rauf, G A Baxter
New Zealand: Ryder, McCullum, How, Taylor, Styris, Fulton, Oram, Vettori, Mills, Patel, Martin
England: Cook, Mustard, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Shah, Bopara, Swann, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson
England vs New Zealand First ODI at Wellington
Venue
Westpac Stadium, previously known as WestpacTrust Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin in other parts of New Zealand, although the locals refer to it by either its proper name or simply as The Stadium. Fans of football team Wellington Phoenix refer to the stadium as The Ring of Fire. The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situated close to major transport facilities one kilometre north of the CBD. It was built on reclaimed railway land, which was surplus to requirements.The stadium has a capacity of nearly 36,000 including the corporate boxes; 40,000 with temporary seating. It was built to replace Athletic Park, the city’s old rugby stadium, which had fallen into disrepair and was poorly situated for the demands of modern sport. It has since been redeveloped for residential use. The new stadium is one of the best in New Zealand.