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ReplayEngland in New Zealand Test Series · Match 1 · Test
5 Mar 2008 · Seddon Park, Hamilton · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
A real match, replayed ball by ball from its Cricsheet record. Nothing here is simulated.
0/00 ov
Batting
Bowling
RJ Sidebottom0-0-0-0
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Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.
Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.
JM How facing RJ Sidebottom
Left-arm fast-medium · New ball (1-20)
Career figures as of 2 Nov 2026, so they include matches after this one (5 Mar 2008).
New Zealand0/0 (0 ov) · in progress
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM How*batting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| MD Bell*batting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0/0 (0 ov) | |||||
Yet to bat: SP Fleming, MS Sinclair, LRPL Taylor, JDP Oram, BB McCullum, DL Vettori, KD Mills, JS Patel, CS Martin
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.
Top strength (▲) and weakness (▼) from each player's career in this format, as of 2 Nov 2026, against comparable players.
Strength: Right-arm fast-medium: average 39.4 · 96th percentile · 494 balls
Weakness: Once set (40+ balls): balls per dismissal 41.8 · 17th percentile · 501 balls
Strength: Once set (40+ balls): balls per dismissal 105.3 · 93rd percentile · 316 balls
Weakness: England: average 19.5 · 14th percentile · 299 balls
Strength: Away from home: average 57.2 · 96th percentile · 1,594 balls
Weakness: At home: average 32.6 · 5th percentile · 1,455 balls
Strength: Right-arm fast-medium: strike rate 48.7 · 95th percentile · 452 balls
Weakness: Once set (40+ balls): balls per dismissal 42.5 · 8th percentile · 467 balls
Strength: Zimbabwe: average 319 · 100th percentile · 1,046 balls
Weakness: India: average 22.3 · 2nd percentile · 714 balls
Strength: At home: average 17.2 · 100th percentile · 1,263 balls
Weakness: Away from home: average 84.6 · 1st percentile · 1,486 balls
Strength: India: average 72 · 97th percentile · 2,013 balls
Weakness: South Africa: average 17.3 · 1st percentile · 480 balls
Strength: Zimbabwe: average 15.4 · 99th percentile · 881 balls
Weakness: South Africa: average 94.9 · 1st percentile · 2,173 balls
Strength: Old ball (21-80): economy 2.8 · 95th percentile · 889 balls
Weakness: Right-handed batters: average 33.3 · 24th percentile · 1,170 balls
Strength: Left-handed batters: economy 2.6 · 99th percentile · 1,494 balls
Weakness: Right-handed batters: economy 3.5 · 5th percentile · 3,665 balls
Strength: South Africa: average 26.9 · 85th percentile · 2,231 balls
Weakness: Australia: average 56.9 · 9th percentile · 1,961 balls
Strength: Left-arm fast: strike rate 59.2 · 96th percentile · 1,177 balls
Weakness: Settling in (balls 16-40): balls per dismissal 63.5 · below the 1st percentile · 5,140 balls
Strength: Australia: average 84.8 · 99th percentile · 520 balls
Weakness: Settling in (balls 16-40): balls per dismissal 55.4 · 4th percentile · 1,108 balls
Strength: New at the crease (first 15 balls): balls per dismissal 45.9 · 95th percentile · 597 balls
Weakness: Old ball (21-80): average 5.1 · 8th percentile · 453 balls
Strength: Right-arm medium: average 110.5 · 98th percentile · 492 balls
Weakness: Left-arm fast-medium: average 17.4 · below the 1st percentile · 896 balls
Strength: Leg break: average 108.9 · 95th percentile · 1,475 balls
Weakness: Right-handed batters: economy 4.7 · 1st percentile · 800 balls
Strength: Bangladesh: average 142 · 98th percentile · 881 balls
Weakness: United Arab Emirates: average 19 · 1st percentile · 664 balls
Strength: India: average 67.4 · 96th percentile · 727 balls
Weakness: Right-handed batters: economy 3.6 · 2nd percentile · 1,199 balls
Strength: Away from home: average 46.7 · 100th percentile · 528 balls
Weakness: Old ball (21-80): strike rate 40.1 · 8th percentile · 538 balls
Strength: New Zealand: average 18.5 · 97th percentile · 1,626 balls
Weakness: Second new ball (81+): strike rate 67 · 15th percentile · 1,206 balls
Strength: Right-handed batters: average 26.1 · 99th percentile · 5,581 balls
Weakness: Left-handed batters: average 61.7 · 1st percentile · 3,086 balls
Strength: United Arab Emirates: average 21.6 · 95th percentile · 846 balls
Weakness: Left-handed batters: average 58.7 · 3rd percentile · 3,165 balls