New Zealand Tour of England 2013: Fixtures, Results, Format and More
The New Zealand cricket team is back in England for its traditional two-month tour, the last of which was played in 2008 with New Zealand besting its hosts 3-1 in the Day series but losing both Test series contests and dropping its only Twenty20 match to England.
This year’s tour consists of the same format of matches with the exception of an added Twenty20 contest, with both Test series affairs having already been played on May 16 and May 24 as New Zealand dropped both contests.
In the first Test, England won the toss and chose to bat, which proved to be a solid decision despite a slow start. The home side posted a convincing victory in the sessions, winning by 170 runs in a showdown that saw New Zealand tally its sixth-lowest score in the history of its Test series with England.
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| England | First Test: May 16-20 | New Zealand |
| 232 (112.2 overs) | 207 (69 overs) | |
| 213 (68.3 overs) | 68 (22.3 overs) | |
| *England wins by 170 runs |
The second Test turned into a four-day match with rain effectively ending play on its opening day. New Zealand played much better in that match than it showed in the late stages of the first Test, but England made it difficult for the visitors to gain any momentum to pull off a late victory. When play was finished, England walked away with a 247-run win and a sweep of the two-match set.
| England | First Test: May 24-28 | New Zealand |
| 354 (99 overs) | 174 (43.4 overs) | |
| 287 (76 overs) | 220 (76.3 overs) | |
| *England wins by 247 runs |
Let’s take a look at the fixtures and format for the remainder of the tour, including dates and start times for each of the Day series matches and the Twenty20 contests.
Tour Squads
Tests
| England | New Zealand |
| Alastair Cook | Kane Williamson |
| James Anderson | Neil Wagner |
| Jonny Bairstow | Brendon McCullum |
| Ian Bell | Trent Boult (INJ) |
| Tim Bresnan | B.J. Watling |
| Nick Compton | Ross Taylor |
| Steven Finn | Dean Brownlie |
| Staurt Broad | Doug Bracewell |
| Matt Prior | Peter Fulton |
| Graeme Swann | Martin Guptill |
| Joe Root | Tim Southee |
| Jonathan Trott | Hamish Rutherford |
| Bruce Martin | |
| Mark Gillespie | |
| Tom Latham |
ODIs
| England | New Zealand |
| Alastair Cook | Kane Williamson |
| James Anderson | Grant Elliott |
| Jonny Bairstow | Brendon McCullum |
| Ian Bell | Trent Boult (INJ) |
| Tim Bresnan | Andrew Ellis |
| Ravi Bopara | Ross Taylor |
| Steven Finn | Nathan McCullum |
| Staurt Broad | Colin Munro |
| Chrios Woakes | Daniel Vettori |
| Graeme Swann | Martin Guptill |
| Joe Root | Tim Southee |
| Jonathan Trott | Luke Ronchi |
| Jos Buttler | Kyle Mills |
| Eoin Morgan | Mitchell McClenaghan |
| James Tredwell | James Franklin |
Fixture
| Date | Time | Venue |
| May 16-20 | 6 a.m. ET | Lord's, London |
| May 24-28 | 6 a.m. ET | Headinley,Leeds |
| May 31 | 5:45 a.m. ET | Lord's, London |
| June 2 | 5:45 a.m. ET | The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| June 5 | 9 a.m. ET | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| June 25 | 1:30 p.m. ET | Kennington Oval, London |
| June 27 | 1:30 p.m. ET | Kennington Oval, London |
*Fixture can also be found at CricBuzz.com.
Recent Injury News
As reported by Sky Sports, New Zealand seamer Trent Boult will miss the NatWest series with England due to a “torn side muscle”:
"Boult, who will almost certainly have to sit out the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy as well, suffered the injury early in England's second innings of the second Test at Headingley.
The left-armer's place in the three-match 50-over series will be taken by Ian Butler.
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Boult took five wickets early in the second Test, but his side will have to move forward without that production in the upcoming Day series contest, with Ian Butler replacing him.
As Sky Sports also noted, Andrew Ellis is out of action as well after breaking a rib earlier in the series. He was replaced by Doug Bracewell.
First ODI Preview
England hasn't lost a series at home since 2009, meaning New Zealand will be up against it again as it enters the Day series Friday.
The visiting side hasn't fared well in one-day contests in recent years, and it won't be an easy task upending a squad some believe is the favorite to win the Champions Trophy.
Conversely, England has only dropped two series of one-day matches since 2011. If New Zealand is to triumph on Friday, it will have to play much better cricket than it showed in the Test series.
Look for England to take at least two of three matches in the ODIs, starting with a decisive victory in London on Friday.
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