England vs New Zealand 1st Test at London, 24 May, 2015

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to field
England 389/10 (100.5)  &  478/10 (129)
New Zealand 523/10 (131.2)  &  220/10 (67.3)
England won by 124 runs
Man of the Match: Ben Stokes
  • Matt Henry 10 * (24)

Over 7.5 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and turns it to mid-wicket.

Over 7.6 TG Southee bowls a half volley to IR Bell, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it handsomely behind square on the off-side.

Over 8.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, comes on to the front foot and blocks it down the pitch.

Over 8.6 Matt Henry bowls a back of length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, defends it off the front foot.

Over 9.4 TG Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and pushed back to the bowler.

Over 9.5 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, Boundary! Goes for the drive off the front foot, he gets a thick outside edge as the ball flies over the slip cordon and raced away to the boundary.

Over 9.6 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 11.5 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and works it towards mid-wicket .

Over 11.6 TG Southee bowls a half volley to IR Bell, Boundary! Leans into the drive and creams it through the vacant extra cover region.

Over 12.2 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards point.

Over 12.3 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs,  prods forward and defends it towards point off the outside half of the bat.

Over 12.4 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to IR Bell, 3 runs, gets forward and flicks it away through mid-wicket and picks up three runs.

Over 12.6 Matt Henry bowls a half volley to IR Bell, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it uppishly square of the wicket and the ball runs away to the fence in no time.

Over 14.1 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, comes on the front foot and blocks it towards point.

Over 14.2 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs,  gets behind the line and blocks with the straightest of bats.

Over 14.3 Matt Henry bowls a back of length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets on top of the bounce and defends it to the right of the bowler.

Over 14.4 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and squeezes it out into the off-side.

Over 14.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 14.6 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, 1 run, gets forward and helps it behind square on the on-side and picks out the fielder,.

Over 15.1 TA Boult bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, 2 runs, leans forward, opens the face of the bat and drives it square of the wicket.

Over 15.2 TA Boult bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, 1 run, gets forward and clips it backward of square leg.

Over 16.1 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and blocks it to cover.

Over 16.2 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to IR Bell, no runs, presses forward and defends it down the pitch.

Over 16.3 Mark Craig bowls a quicker arm ball to IR Bell, 2 runs, gets waits for it to arrive and chops it to the right of slip.

Over 16.4 Mark Craig bowls a tossed up delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 16.5 Mark Craig bowls a quicker arm ball to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and defended down the pitch.

Over 16.6 Mark Craig bowls a quicker arm ball to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and blocks it left of short-leg.

Over 18.1 Mark Craig bowls it short of length to IR Bell, no runs, rocks back in the crease and tries to cut hard but misses.

Over 18.2 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, gets forward and clips it to backward square leg off the inside half of the bat.

Over 18.3 Mark Craig bowls a good length delivery to IR Bell, no runs, stays in the crease and defends it watchfully on the off-side.

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