Played at Jade Stadium, Christchurch, on 13,14,15,16 March 2002 (5-day match)

Result England won by 98 runs

Toss New Zealand, who chose to field first
Series England led the 3-match series 1-0

Test debut IG Butler (New Zealand)
Player of the match GP Thorpe (England)

Umpires BF Bowden and EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire DM Quested
Match referee JL Hendriks (West Indies)

Close of play
13 Mar day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 9/1 (MJ Horne 0*, DL Vettori 4*, 6 ov)
14 Mar day 2 - England 2nd innings 63/2 (MA Butcher 22*, N Hussain 6*, 15.3 ov)
15 Mar day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 28/0 (MH Richardson 20*, MJ Horne 3*, 10 ov)
16 Mar day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 451 (93.3 ov) - end of match

• 12th men: CS Martin (NZ) and C White (Eng)
• Scorers: AJ Feely and MR Ogier

• Day 1
• Lunch: England 89/4 (Hussain 31*, Ramprakash 6*; 27 overs)
• Tea: England 176/6 (Hussain 70*, Foster 15*; 59 overs)
• England 1st innings:
• 50 in 50 minutes, from 67 balls;
• 100 in 128 minutes, from 177 balls;
• 150 in 197 minutes, from 286 balls;
• 200 in 286 minutes, from 437 balls.
• 5th wicket partnership (Hussain/Ramprakash):
• 50 in 59 minutes, from 101 balls.
• N Hussain:
• 50 in 159 minutes, from 113 balls, 8x4;
• 100 in 305 minutes, from 233 balls, 14x4.
• Partnerships:
• 1st wicket (Trescothick/Vaughan): 0 in 2 minutes, from 3 balls;
• 2nd wicket (Vaughan/Butcher): 0 in 2 minutes, from 2 balls;
• 3rd wicket (Vaughan/Hussain): 46 in 41 minutes, from 60 balls;
• 4th wicket (Hussain/Thorpe): 37 in 58 minutes, from 75 balls;
• 5th wicket (Hussain/Ramprakash): 56 in 67 minutes, from 112 balls;
• 6th wicket (Hussain/Flintoff): 12 in 24 minutes, from 36 balls;
• 7th wicket (Hussain/Foster): 45 in 82 minutes, from 146 balls;
• 8th wicket (Hussain/Giles): 18 in 15 minutes, from 21 balls;
• 9th wicket (Hussain/Caddick): 12 in 17 minutes, from 25 balls;
• 10th wicket (Hussain/Hoggard): 2 in 12 minutes, from 17 balls.
• Runs per hour:
• 1st - 51 (13 overs);
• 2nd - 38 (14 overs);
• 3rd - 51 (16 overs);
• 4th - 36 (16 overs);
• 5th - 40 (16 overs).
• Innings bowling spells:
• CL Cairns: 7-2-32-3, 5-1-16-0, 3-1-10-0;
• CJ Drum: 5-2-14-0, 7-3-11-1, 4-2-3-0, 4-1-8-1, 0.2-0-0-1;
• IG Butler: 5-0-26-0, 3-0-17-0, 4-2-7-0, 4-0-9-2;
• NJ Astle: 3-3-0-0, 12-6-28-2, 3-1-4-0;
• DL Vettori: 9-1-26-0;
• CD McMillan: 3-1-6-0.
• New ball taken after 80 overs (England 227/9 - Hussain 105*, Hoggard 0*)
• Attendance: 5947

• Day 2
• Lunch: New Zealand 66/3 (Vincent 2*, Fleming 0*; 27 overs)
• Tea: New Zealand 147
• New Zealand 1st innings:
• 50 in 78 minutes, from 116 balls;
• 100 in 165 minutes, from 237 balls.
• Partnerships:
• 1st wicket (Richardson/Horne): 4 in 14 minutes, from 23 balls;
• 2nd wicket (Horne/Vettori): 46 in 65 minutes, from 95 balls;
• 3rd wicket (Vettori/Vincent): 15 in 18 minutes, from 27 balls;
• 4th wicket (Vincent/Fleming): 14 in 30 minutes, from 45 balls;
• 5th wicket (Fleming/Astle): 14 in 9 minutes, from 12 balls;
• 6th wicket (Fleming/McMillan): 24 in 46 minutes, from 63 balls;
• 7th wicket (McMillan/Cairns): 0 in 2 minutes, from 3 balls;
• 8th wicket (McMillan/Parore): 0 in 1 minute, from 1 ball;
• 9th wicket (McMillan/Drum): 29 in 28 minutes, from 37 balls;
• 10th wicket (Drum/Butler): 1 in 7 minutes, from 10 balls.
• Runs per hour:
• 1st - 36 (15 overs);
• 2nd - 34 (14 overs);
• 3rd - 45 (13 overs).
• Innings bowling spells:
• AR Caddick 6-3-10-0, 8-3-18-0, 4-2-22-3;
• MJ Hoggard: 20-7-59-5, 1.2-0-4-2;
• A Flintoff: 4-1-11-0, 8-1-18-0.
• England 2nd innings:
• 50 in 52 minutes, from 70 balls.
• Partnerships:
• 1st wicket (Trescothick/Vaughan): 11 in 16 minutes, from 21 balls;
• 2nd wicket (Trescothick/Butcher): 39 in 36 minutes, from 51 balls.
• Runs per hour:
• 1st - 52 (13 overs).
• Attendance: 5092

• Day 3
• Lunch: England 212/5 (Thorpe 62*, Flintoff 55*; 49 overs)
• Tea: England 377/5 (Thorpe 142*, Flintoff 129*; 77 overs)
• England 2nd innings:
• 100 in 122 minutes, from 161 balls;
• 150 in 155 minutes, from 202 balls;
• 200 in 194 minutes, from 259 balls;
• 250 in 244 minutes, from 336 balls;
• 300 in 273 minutes, from 377 balls;
• 350 in 317 minutes, from 439 balls;
• 400 in 375 minutes, from 523 balls;
• 450 in 404 minutes, from 562 balls.
• 6th wicket partnership (Thorpe/Flintoff):
• 50 in 29 minutes, from 39 balls;
• 100 in 81 minutes, from 114 balls;
• 150 in 115 minutes, from 167 balls;
• 200 in 154 minutes, from 223 balls;
• 250 in 188 minutes, from 270 balls.
• 7th wicket partnership (Thorpe/Foster):
• 50 in 52 minutes, from 72 balls.
• GP Thorpe:
• 50 in 75 minutes, from 51 balls, 8x4, 1x6;
• 100 in 173 minutes, from 121 balls, 17x4, 1x6;
• 150 in 268 minutes, from 183 balls, 22x4, 2x6;
• 200 in 330 minutes, from 231 balls, 28x4, 4x6.
• A Flintoff:
• 50 in 77 minutes, from 49 balls, 9x4, 1x6;
• 100 in 156 minutes, from 114 balls, 19x4, 2x6.
• Partnerships:
• 3rd wicket (Butcher/Hussain): 31 in 39 minutes, from 53 balls;
• 4th wicket (Butcher/Thorpe): 4 in 3 minutes, from 3 balls;
• 5th wicket (Thorpe/Ramprakash): 21 in 33 minutes, from 45 balls;
• 6th wicket (Thorpe/Flintoff): 281 in 215 minutes, from 312 balls;
• 7th wicket (Thorpe/Foster): 81* in 76 minutes, from 104 balls.
• Runs per hour:
• 2nd - 45 (13 overs);
• 3rd - 86 (14 overs);
• 4th - 60 (15 overs);
• 5th - 96 (13 overs);
• 6th - 51 (14 overs);
• 7th - 73 (14 overs).
• Innings bowling spells:
• CJ Drum: 4-0-16-0, 8-2-27-2, 9-3-33-0, 4-0-24-0, 4-1-15-0, 3-0-15-0;
• IG Butler: 13-2-61-3, 2-0-28-0, 3-0-27-0, 5-0-21-0;
• CL Cairns: 4-0-8-0;
• CD McMillan: 2-0-6-0, 2-0-14-0, 3-0-25-0, 3-0-21-0;
• NJ Astle: 2-0-11-0, 2-0-3-1, 1.4-0-6-0;
• DL Vettori 22-3-97-0.
• New ball taken after 80 overs (England 388/6 - Thorpe 45*, Foster 0*)
• England 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (31st over - CJ Drum's 12th over)
• Attendance: 5853

• Day 4
• Lunch: New Zealand 140/3 (Fleming 30*, Astle 13*; 46 overs)
• Tea: New Zealand 270/6 (Astle 83*, Vettori 4*; 72 overs)
• New Zealand 2nd innings:
• 50 in 81 minutes, from 114 balls;
• 100 in 147 minutes, from 215 balls;
• 150 in 209 minutes, from 302 balls;
• 200 in 252 minutes, from 360 balls;
• 250 in 294 minutes, from 416 balls;
• 300 in 328 minutes, from 473 balls;
• 350 in 361 minutes, from 516 balls;
• 400 in 381 minutes, from 536 balls;
• 450 in 409 minutes, from 575 balls.
• 3rd wicket partnership (Richardson/Fleming):
• 50 in 69 minutes, from 109 balls.
• 4th wicket partnership (Fleming/Astle):
• 50 in 41 minutes, from 53 balls.
• 5th wicket partnership (Astle/McMillan):
• 50 in 50 minutes, from 71 balls.
• 10th wicket partnership (Astle/Cairns):
• 50 in 21 minutes, from 24 balls;
• 100 in 46 minutes, from 55 balls.
• MH Richardson:
• 50 in 117 minutes, from 90 balls, 10x4.
• NJ Astle:
• 50 in 74 minutes, from 54 balls, 10x4;
• 100 in 148 minutes, from 114 balls, 16x4, 2x6;
• 150 in 185 minutes, from 136 balls, 25x4, 3x6;
• 200 in 217 minutes, from 153 balls, 27x4, 9x6.
• Partnerships:
• 1st wicket (Richardson/Horne): 42 in 75 minutes, from 107 balls;
• 2nd wicket (Richardson/Vincent): 11 in 8 minutes, from 12 balls;
• 3rd wicket (Richardson/Fleming): 66 in 93 minutes, from 145 balls;
• 4th wicket (Fleming/Astle): 70 in 55 minutes, from 72 balls;
• 5th wicket (Astle/McMillan): 53 in 52 minutes, from 72 balls;
• 6th wicket (Astle/Parore): 10 in 9 minutes, from 12 balls;
• 7th wicket (Astle/Vettori): 48 in 32 minutes, from 55 balls;
• 8th wicket (Astle/Drum): 1 in 5 minutes, from 8 balls;
• 9th wicket (Astle/Butler): 32 in 17 minutes, from 25 balls;
• 10th wicket (Astle/Cairns): 118 in 55 minutes, 69 balls.
• Runs per hour:
• 1st - 33 (14 overs);
• 2nd - 33 (14 overs);
• 3rd - 54 (15 overs);
• 4th - 71 (13 overs);
• 5th - 65 (13 overs);
• 6th - 100 (15 overs).
• NJ Astle: 1x4 all run.
• Innings bowling spells:
• AR Caddick: 13-7-27-2, 6-0-33-1, 3-0-17-2, 3-1-45-1;
• MJ Hoggard: 4-2-5-0, 3-1-11-0, 6-0-23-0, 2-0-13-0, 6-2-28-0, 2-0-41-0, 1.3-0-21-1;
• AF Giles: 1-0-1-0, 13-3-38-0, 3-0-10-0, 8-2-21-1, 3-1-3-0;
• A Flintoff: 2-1-6-0, 6-0-30-1, 5-0-34-1, 3-0-24-0.
• New ball taken after 81 overs (New Zealand 315/8 - Astle 116*, Butler 4*)
• New Zealand 2nd innings: 1x7 ball over (39th over - A Flintoff 1st over)