England vs New Zealand 2021, 1st Test: Head -To- Head Records

England hosts New Zealand for a two-match Test series starting with the first Test at Lord’s on June 2. The second Test match will be played from June 10-14. Thereafter the Kiwis will stay in a 3-day isolation period before the World Test Championship final against India. In the head-to-head records, England are way ahead of the Kiwis in the number of victories.

The Test series will kick off England’s long summer. They will host India for a five-Test match series after the Test series against New Zealand. The teams have played over 100 Test matches in their cricketing history which dates back to the 1930s.

England vs New Zealand 2021, Head-To-Head Records

Matches Played-105

England Won-48

NZ Won-11

Draw-46

Team Stats

Highest Total

NZ- 615/9d, Mount Maunganui, 2019

England- 593/6 d, Auckland, 1975

Lowest Total 

NZ- 26, Auckland, 1955

England- 58, Auckland, 2018

Largest victory (by runs)

England- inns & 215 runs, 1963

NZ- inns & 132 runs, 1984

Top Player Stats

Highest individual score For NZ- Nathan Astle-222

Highest individual score For England-Wally Hammond 336*

Most runs scored for NZ- 1518, John Wright

Most runs scored for England-1148, Graham Gooch

Best bowling figures for NZ- Sir Richard Hadlee- 10/100

Best bowling figures for England-Stuart Broad-7/44

Most wickets

For NZ- Sir Richard Hadlee-97

For England- Stuart Broad-66

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