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English cricket team in New Zealand in 2024–25

English cricket team in New Zealand in 2024–25
Crowe–Thorpe Trophy
 
  New Zealand England
Dates 28 November – 18 December 2024
Captains Tom Latham Ben Stokes
Test series
Result England won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Kane Williamson (395) Harry Brook (350)
Most wickets Matt Henry (15) Brydon Carse (18)
Player of the series Harry Brook (Eng)

The England cricket team toured New Zealand in November and December 2024 to play three Test matches against New Zealand cricket team.[1][2][3][4] The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[5][6] In April 2024, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the full tour itinerary.[7][8]

Squads

 New Zealand[9]  England[10]

On 24 November, Jordan Cox was ruled out of the series with a fractured right thumb,[11][12] with Ollie Robinson added to the squad on 27 November as his replacement.[13][14]

On 9 December, Devon Conway was ruled out of the third Test due to personal reason, and Mark Chapman added to the squad as his replacement.[15][16]

Tour match

23–24 November 2024
Scorecard
New Zealand Prime Minister's XI
v
136 (36.4 overs)
Snehith Reddy 60 (82)
Brydon Carse 4/48 (8.4 overs)
249 (45.1 overs)
Zak Crawley 94 (90)
Harjot Johal 3/25 (7 overs)
313/5d (68 overs)
Troy Johnson 80 (115)
Olly Stone 3/53 (11 overs)
196/9 (22 overs)
Joe Root 82* (54)
Yahya Zeb 2/24 (4 overs)
Match drawn
Sir John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Cory Black (NZ) and Craig Pryor (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

Test series

1st Test

28 November – 2 December 2024
Scorecard
v
348 (91 overs)
Kane Williamson 93 (197)
Brydon Carse 4/64 (19 overs)
499 (103 overs)
Harry Brook 171 (197)
Matt Henry 4/84 (23 overs)
254 (74.1 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 84 (167)
Brydon Carse 6/42 (19.1 overs)
104/2 (12.4 overs)
Jacob Bethell 50* (37)
Matt Henry 1/12 (3 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Brydon Carse (Eng)

2nd Test

6–8 December 2024
Scorecard
v
280 (54.4 overs)
Harry Brook 123 (115)
Nathan Smith 4/86 (11.4 overs)
125 (34.5 overs)
Kane Williamson 37 (56)
Gus Atkinson 4/31 (8.5 overs)
427/6d (82.3 overs)
Joe Root 106 (130)
Tim Southee 2/72 (14 overs)
259 (54.2 overs)
Tom Blundell 115 (102)
Ben Stokes 3/5 (2.2 overs)
England won by 323 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Harry Brook (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gus Atkinson (Eng) took a hat-trick with the final three wickets of New Zealand's first innings, the first hat-trick at this venue in Tests.[24]
  • The margin of victory was England's biggest in terms of runs against New Zealand.[25]
  • World Test Championship points: England 12, New Zealand 0.

3rd Test

14–17 December 2024
Scorecard
v
347 (97.1 overs)
Mitchell Santner 76 (117)
Matthew Potts 4/90 (28.1 overs)
143 (35.4 overs)
Joe Root 32 (42)
Matt Henry 4/48 (13.4 overs)
453 (101.4 overs)
Kane Williamson 156 (204)
Jacob Bethell 3/72 (14.2 overs)
234 (47.2 overs)
Jacob Bethell 76 (96)
Mitchell Santner 4/85 (14.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 423 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Mitchell Santner (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • The first session of play on Day 3 was lost due to rain.
  • Tim Southee (NZ) played in his last Test match.[26][27]
  • Will Young (NZ),[28] Rachin Ravindra (NZ), and Mitchell Santner (NZ)[29] all scored their 1,000th run in Tests.
  • New Zealand equalled their biggest Test win by margin of runs.[30][31]
  • World Test Championship points: New Zealand 12, England 0.

Notes

  1. ^ In squad for third Test only.
  2. ^ In squad for second and third Tests only.

References

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