2015 England Vs New Zealand First Test @ Lord's May 21 - 25,2015

NZ won the toss and chose to field

Squads

England 
Alastair Cook, Adam Lyth,Gary  Ballance, Ian Bell,Joe  Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Ali,Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson

New Zealand
Tom Latham,Martin  Guptill, Kane Williamson,Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson, Watling, Mark Craig,Tim  Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

Test debuts - Adam Lyth and Mark Wood (England)

 

Matt Henry (New Zealand)

 

 

Day One Thursday May 21,2015

England scored 354/7 in 90 Overs
Fall of Wickets(England)
Adam Lyth                  07(17 Balls)
Gary Ballance              01(9 Balls)
Alastair Cook              16(36 Balls  4x3)
Ian Bell                        01(8 Balls)
Ben Stokes                  92(94 Balls 4x15 & 6x1)
Joe Root                      98(161 Balls 4x11)
Jos Butler                     67(126 Balls 4x9)
Moeen Ali                    49*(92 Balls 4x8)

Ben Stokes(92)and Joe Root(61)put on 161 Runs Partnership for the 5th wicket and lead the fight back for England after England lost 4 wickets for just 30 Runs in 12.2 Overs
At close England were 354/7 with Moeen Ali 49* at the crease

Day Two Friday May 22,2015
 
England started the innings at 354/7 with Moeen Ali 49* at the crease
Fall of Wickets(England)
Moeen Ali                    58(107 Balls 4x9)
Stuart Broad                 03(10 Balls)
James Anderson            11(26 Balls 4x2)
Mark Wood                  08*(14 Balls 4x1)
Wicket Takers(NZ)
Trent Boult                   4/79(29 Overs)
Matt Henry                   4/93(24.5 Overs)- best figures by a New Zealand bowler on debut at Lord’s
Mark Craig                   1/77(18 Overs)
Tim Southee                   1/104(24 Overs)
England 389/10 in 100.5 Overs
Trent Boult took the wickets of Ali and Broad in the morning session as England managed to add just 35 runs to their overnight score

Matt Henry made his Test debut for NZ Vs England at Lord’s on May 21, 2015. He was introduced first-change by Brendon McCullum, after Trent Boult and Tim Southee opened bowling. Almost immediately he bowled a short one that hurried on to Alastair Cook; the English captain, in an effort to pull, top-edged the ball and was caught by BJ Watling.
He clean bowled Ian Bell with a peach of a delivery; he also had the dangerous Joe Root edging one to the standby wicketkeeper Tom Latham for 92; and he had James Anderson caught and bowled to clean up the innings, thereby finishing with figures of 24.5-3-93-4. These are the best figures by a New Zealand bowler on debut at Lord’s.
NZ 303/2 in 77 Overs at close of play
Fall of Wickets(NZ)
Tom Latham              59(98 Balls 4x10)

Martin Guptill             70(115 Balls 4x8 & 6x1)

Kane Williamson         92*(141 Balls 4x12)
Ross Taylor                 47*(109 Balls 4x5)

Tom Latham and Martin Guptill put on a first-wicket stand of 148Runs

Day Three Saturday May 23,2015

At Lunch NZ were 407/4 in 100.3 overs with Kane Williamson 112*, Corey Anderson 4* at the crease
Fall of Wickets(NZ)
Ross Taylor                    62(135 Balls 4x7)
Brendon McCullum        42(38 Balls 4x6 & 6x1)
Kane Williamson moved to his 10th Test hundred - and first against England - as New Zealand took a lead on the third morning at Lord's. His third-wicket stand with Ross Taylor was ended on 189, but Brendon McCullum batted with his trademark intent before becoming Mark Wood's first Test wicket as NZ reached lunch on 407/4
Kane Williamson became just the third New Zealand No. 3 to score at hundred at Lord's