New Zealand vs England Test series 2022
1st Test:
First Test of the 2 match series between New Zealand and England is going to be played at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga starting from February 16th 2023.
New Zealand vs England History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the fortieth bilateral series between the teams, New Zealand won the series 6 times. Whereas England won 24 times. Nine (9) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 6 series in a span of 15 years, from 1950-51 to 1965-66, where the New Zealand team won 0 times and England won all 6 times.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 2 series in a span of 4 years, from 1946-47 to 1950-51.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 3 series from 2017-18 to 2022.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against England was 4 series from 2015 to 2022.
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 6 series from 1950–51 to 1965-66.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against New Zealand was 20 series from 1929–30 to 1983-84.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against England are LWWWD.
Matches:
The teams completed 110 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 12 times, whereas the opponent won 51 times with 47 draws.
The teams played consecutive 7 tests (thrice) without any draw from 1951 to 1958, in which, England won all 7 games, from 1978 to 1984, in which, England won 6 times and New Zealand won once, and from 2002 to 2008, in which England won 5 times and New Zealand won twice.
The teams played 7 consecutive draws in the span of 14 year from 1937 to 1951.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 2 matches from 2015 to 2018.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against England was 11 matches from 1984 to 1990.
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 7 matches from 1951 to 1958.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against New Zealand was 47 matches from 1930 to 1978.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against England are LLLWD.
Kiwi Backyard:
Series:
At Kiwi backyard, the teams met to play bilateral series 20 times. Out of them, New Zealand won the series 3 times and the visitors won the series 10 times. Seven (7) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in a span of 15 years, from 1950-51 to 1965-66, where New Zealand won 0 series and England won all 4 times.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 2 series in a span of 18 years, from 1932-33 to 1950-51.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 2 series from 2017-18 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against England was 3 series (twice) from 1977-78 to 1991-92 and from 2012-12 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 4 series from 1950-51 to 1965-66.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against New Zealand was 11 series from 1929-30 to 1983-84.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against England are WWDLD.
Matches:
On the soil of New Zealand, the teams faced each other 51 times. Out of them, New Zealand received 6 victories, and defeated 18 times with 27 draws.
The teams played 4 consecutive tests (twice) without any draw in the span of 8 years from 1951 to 1959, where the home side won 0 times and the opponent won all 4 times and in the span of 11 years from 2002 to 2013, where both times won twice.
The teams played 7 consecutive draws from 1930 to 1951.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 2 matches from 2002 to 2008.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against England was 7 matches (thrice) from 1930 to 1951, from 1978 to 1992 and from 2013 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 4 matches from 1951 to 1959.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against New Zealand was 23 matches from 1930 to 1978.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against England are DWDWD.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifth rank (New Zealand (99)) and third rank (England (107)) teams. The host is 8 points behind the visitors.
New Zealand:
The team completed 460 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 109 times and lost 181 times. 170 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points without impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 5 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a couple (2) of points without impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a (1) point without impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand are DLDDL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are DDLLL.
England:
The team completed 1058 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 387 times and lost 317 times. 354 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will gain a couple (2) of points without impact in the ranking.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 3 points without impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain a (1) point without impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose a (1) point without impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England are WWDWL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WWWWW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Mount Maunganui shows thunderstorms would be possible later in the first day, the weather would be mostly sunny on the third day and partly cloudy on the remaining three (3) days of the engagement. There would be extremely high chances of rain on the first day, as the precipitation percentage would be 80% and very less chances of rain on remaining four (4) days, as the precipitation percentage would be between 7% to 11%. The temperature would be between 21 to 23 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 13 to 16 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 1 time in 3 games. The selection didn’t favor the team, at all, as the teams won 0 times and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are L – – – -.
The teams never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2019.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 1 time and lost 1 time, too.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WL – – -.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was a 3 match run in a span of 3 years, from 2019 to present.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 0 matches, till date.
The first batting team won the matches 1 time. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWL – -.
Overall, 1 time the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLL – -.
Home Side:
Particularly, for New Zealand, the team won the toss 0 times in 3 played games, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while winning the toss, are – – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWW – -.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 373 runs in 2020, and the highest successful chase was 40 runs in 2022.
The first innings lowest total was 328 runs in 2022, and the highest total was 431 runs in 2020. For the second innings, the lowest total was 239 runs in 2020, whereas the highest was 615 runs (declared with one (1) wicket in hand) in 2019. For the third inning, the lowest total was 169 runs in 2022, whereas the highest was 197 runs in 2019. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 40 runs (match completed as win with 8 wickets in hand) in 2022, whereas the highest was 271 runs in 2020.
The batting average of the first innings is 37.06 and 45.24 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 21.84, and 26.08 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other once at the venue. The home team won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against England at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has an above average record at the venue. The team won 2 times and lost 1 time in 3 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are LWW – -.
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The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a poor record, as the team never won, yet and lost the only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are L – – – -.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
New Zealand:
The side may go with three (3) paces, as the team may include an (1) all-rounder, with pace, a (1) batting all-rounder with spin and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
New Zealand Eleven: T. Latham, D. Conway, K. Williamson, H. Nicholls, D. Mitchell, T. Blundell, M. Bracewell, S. Kuggeleijn, T. Southee, N. Wagner, B. Tickner
England:
The team may go with 3 pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would include an (1) all-rounder with pace.
England Eleven: Z. Crawley, B. Duckett, O. Pope, J. Root, H. Brook, B. Stokes, B. Foakes, O. Robinson, J. Leach, S. Broad, J. Anderson
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-new-zealand-2022-23-1322349/new-zealand-vs-england-1st-test-1322355/live-cricket-score
