England vs New Zealand, 1st Test — New Zealand tour of England
ENG
140 &
226 56 ov
England won by 115 runs
NZ
113 &
138/9 40 ov
Match summary
England beat New Zealand by 115 runs in the 1st Test of the New Zealand tour of England at Lord's, London on Thu, 04 Jun, 2026. England 1st 140/10 (39.4 ov); New Zealand 1st 113/10 (29.5 ov); England 2nd 226/10 (56 ov); New Zealand 2nd 138/10 (40.3 ov). Emilio Gay top-scored with 57 off 95 balls for England 2nd. Nathan Smith took 6/70. New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl.
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40.3WGus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A bold move from Matt Henry as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
40.20Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
40.10Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
39.60Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease, trying to hit hook, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
39.54Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
39.40Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease, trying to hit drive, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
39.30Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
39.20Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease and slash drive towards deep cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
39.10Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at long on, who halts the ball.
38.60Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards square leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
38.50Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Henry hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
38.40Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Henry hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
38.30Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
38.20Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
38.10Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
37.60Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josh Tongue bowls a sharp delivery, and Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
37.56Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers hook sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
37.40Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward deep point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
37.34Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Glenn Phillips elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep point region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
37.20Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
37.10Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Glenn Phillips hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards deep point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
36.60Gus Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards deep mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
36.5WGus Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, no run, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards short mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Ben Duckett, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kyle Jamieson.
36.40Gus Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
36.30Gus Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
36.20Gus Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
36.14Gus Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
35.61Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
35.50Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the off stump, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
35.40Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kyle Jamieson hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.