England vs New Zealand 1st Test at London, 24 May, 2015

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to field
England 389/10 (100.5)  &  478/10 (129)
New Zealand 523/10 (131.2)  &  220/10 (67.3)
England won by 124 runs
Man of the Match: Ben Stokes
  • Matt Henry 10 * (24)

Over 22.1 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to Ben Stokes, no runs, gets forward and works it towards mid-wicket.

Over 22.2 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to Ben Stokes, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight to extra-cover.

Over 22.3 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to Ben Stokes, no runs,  presses forward to defend and the ball hits the inside half of the bat, goes wide of short leg.

Over 22.4 Mark Craig bowls a pitched up delivery to Ben Stokes, 1 run, gets forward and driven to mid-off for a quick single.

Over 22.5 Mark Craig bowls a pitched up delivery to Joe Root, no runs,  gets forward and drives sweetly to mid-off.

Over 22.6 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no runs, gets forward and defends it straight back to bowler.

Over 24.1 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no runs, stays on the back foot and pulls it straight to mid-wicket.

Over 24.2 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no runs, gets forward and clips it straight to short mid-wicket.

Over 24.3 Mark Craig bowls it short of length to Joe Root, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and pulls it down to fin-leg fence for four.

Over 24.4 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no runs, gets forward and defends it with an open face of the bat to point.

Over 24.5 Mark Craig bowls it short of length to Joe Root, Boundary! Rocks back and smashes it pass point for four.

Over 24.6 Mark Craig bowls it short of length to Joe Root,Boundary!gets Gets back in the crease and once again punches it pass point and the ball raced away for another boundary.

Over 40.1 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to Joe Root, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and drives it away through cover and picks up a single.

Over 40.2 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes, no runs, gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 40.3 Mark Craig bowls it flat in the air to Ben Stokes, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it down  the pitch.

Over 40.4 Mark Craig bowls a quicker arm ball to Ben Stokes, no runs, stays back in the crease and knocks it back to the bowler.

Over 40.5 Mark Craig bowls a slower one to Ben Stokes, no runs, gets down on his knee and went for a slog but misses.

Over 40.6 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes, no runs, presses forward and pushes it down the pitch.

Over 42.1 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to Joe Root, 1 run,  opens the bat face and guides it past the vacant point region for a single.

Over 42.2 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes, 1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts it away through cover.

Over 42.3 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no runs, leans forward and drives it towards mid-off.

Over 42.4 Mark Craig bowls a quicker arm ball to Joe Root, 2 byes, gets  down and misses the sweep, the ball misses the off-pole by a few inches.

Over 42.5 Mark Craig bowls it flat in the air to Joe Root, no runs, gets the inside edge on to the pads.

Over 42.6 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no runs, goes right back and pushes it straight to point.

Over 44.1 Mark Craig to Ben Stokes,  out Bowled!!  Craig comes round the wicket and bowls it quicker, the angle takes it straight on, Stokes misjudges it completely and lets it go, the ball hits the top of off-stump.

Over 44.2 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to JC Buttler, no runs, presses forward and blocks it down the pitch.

Over 44.3 Mark Craig bowls a slower one to JC Buttler, no runs, hangs back in the crease and defends it to short-cover.

Over 44.4 Mark Craig bowls a quicker arm ball to JC Buttler, no runs, gets forward and defened back to the bowler.

Over 44.5 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to JC Buttler, no runs, moves forward and dead-bats it to the off-side.

Over 44.6 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to JC Buttler, no runs, leans forward and pushes it down the pitch.

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