England vs New Zealand, New Zealand tour of England, 1st Test

ICC World Test Championship 2025/2027 · Test/5day · Thu, 4 Jun 2026, 10:00 UTC · Lord's, London

England won by 115 runs (England 140 & 226, New Zealand 113 & 138).

England: 140 (39.4 ov) & 226 (56 ov)
New Zealand: 113 (29.5 ov) & 138 (40.3 ov)

Match report

England (ENG) faced New Zealand (NZ) in the New Zealand tour of England, 1st Test of ICC World Test Championship 2025/2027, a Test match, at Lord's, London. Play began on Thursday, 4 June 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is a multi-day match with two innings per side and no limit on overs.

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Adrian Holdstock and Rod Tucker, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.

England made 140 in 39.4 overs, with Harry Brook top-scoring on 56 from 71 balls. Kyle Jamieson was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 62. New Zealand made 113 in 29.5 overs, with Kyle Jamieson top-scoring on 38 not out from 29 balls. Ollie Edward Robinson was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 39. England made 226 in 56 overs, with Emilio Gay top-scoring on 57 from 95 balls. Nathan Smith was the pick of the bowlers with 6 for 70. New Zealand made 138 in 40.3 overs, with Glenn Phillips top-scoring on 44 not out from 52 balls. Gus Atkinson was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 30.

Result: England won by 115 runs. Ollie Edward Robinson was named player of the match.

The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.

England · 1st innings: 140 (39.4 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Ben Duckett	lbw b Nathan Smith	19	37	2	51.35
Emilio Gay	c Daryl Mitchell b Kyle Jamieson	8	14	2	57.14
Jacob Bethell	lbw b William O'Rourke	6	22	0	27.27
Joe Root	c Tom Blundell b William O'Rourke	1	8	0	12.5
Harry Brook	c Kyle Jamieson b Nathan Smith	56	71	10	78.87
Jamie Smith	b Kyle Jamieson	1	6	0	16.67
Ben Stokes	c Kane Williamson b Kyle Jamieson	12	23	2	52.17
Gus Atkinson	lbw b Kyle Jamieson	4	11	0	36.36
Ollie Edward Robinson	c Tom Blundell b Kyle Jamieson	1	5	0	20
Josh Tongue	not out	10	23	2	43.48
Shoaib Bashir	c Kane Williamson b Nathan Smith	14	19	1	73.68

Extras: 8

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Henry	4	1	8	0	2
Kyle Jamieson	14	0	62	5	4.43
Nathan Smith	10.4	1	38	3	3.56
William O'Rourke	11	3	25	2	2.27

New Zealand · 1st innings: 113 (29.5 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham	lbw b Gus Atkinson	3	21	0	0	14.29
Devon Conway	lbw b Ollie Edward Robinson	1	5	0	0	20
Kane Williamson	c Emilio Gay b Ollie Edward Robinson	0	2	0	0	0
Rachin Ravindra	lbw b Ollie Edward Robinson	0	1	0	0	0
Daryl Mitchell	b Ollie Edward Robinson	12	23	1	0	52.17
Tom Blundell	b Josh Tongue	4	21	0	0	19.05
Glenn Phillips	b Josh Tongue	34	39	6	0	87.18
Nathan Smith	b Josh Tongue	15	18	2	0	83.33
Kyle Jamieson	not out	38	29	2	3	131.03
William O'Rourke	c Harry Brook b Gus Atkinson	1	17	0	0	5.88
Matt Henry	b Ollie Edward Robinson	0	5	0	0	0

Extras: 5

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Gus Atkinson	5	0	9	2	1.8
Ollie Edward Robinson	10.5	3	39	5	3.6
Josh Tongue	10	0	40	3	4
Ben Stokes	4	0	22	0	5.5

England · 2nd innings: 226 (56 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Ben Duckett	c Glenn Phillips b William O'Rourke	33	46	6	71.74
Emilio Gay	c Tom Blundell b Nathan Smith	57	95	8	60
Jacob Bethell	b Matt Henry	14	35	2	40
Joe Root	lbw b Nathan Smith	8	19	1	42.11
Harry Brook	lbw b William O'Rourke	0	4	0	0
Jamie Smith	b Nathan Smith	39	52	6	75
Ben Stokes	b Nathan Smith	0	3	0	0
Gus Atkinson	c & b Kyle Jamieson	14	32	1	43.75
Ollie Edward Robinson	c Glenn Phillips b Nathan Smith	29	30	3	96.67
Josh Tongue	b Nathan Smith	5	13	1	38.46
Shoaib Bashir	not out	0	8	0	0

Extras: 27

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kyle Jamieson	12	2	41	1	3.42
Nathan Smith	17	4	70	6	4.12
William O'Rourke	16	4	46	2	2.88
Matt Henry	11	1	43	1	3.91

New Zealand · 2nd innings: 138 (40.3 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham	c Harry Brook b Gus Atkinson	0	3	0	0	0
Devon Conway	c Jacob Bethell b Ben Stokes	41	91	4	0	45.05
Kane Williamson	lbw b Josh Tongue	18	36	2	0	50
William O'Rourke	b Gus Atkinson	0	6	0	0	0
Rachin Ravindra	b Ollie Edward Robinson	8	21	1	0	38.1
Daryl Mitchell	lbw b Ollie Edward Robinson	0	3	0	0	0
Tom Blundell	lbw b Josh Tongue	4	12	0	0	33.33
Glenn Phillips	not out	44	52	7	1	84.62
Nathan Smith	c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson	4	3	1	0	133.33
Kyle Jamieson	c Ben Duckett b Gus Atkinson	6	9	1	0	66.67
Matt Henry	b Gus Atkinson	0	10	0	0	0

Extras: 13

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Gus Atkinson	11.3	3	30	5	2.61
Ollie Edward Robinson	13	2	38	2	2.92
Josh Tongue	13	2	48	2	3.69
Ben Stokes	3	0	12	1	4

Latest overs

Over 41 (NZ, Gus Atkinson): 0 runs, 131/10 – W • •
Over 40 (NZ, Josh Tongue): 4 runs, 131/9 – • 4 • • • •
Over 39 (NZ, Gus Atkinson): 0 runs, 127/9 – • • • • • •
Over 38 (NZ, Josh Tongue): 10 runs, 127/9 – • 6 • 4 • •
Over 37 (NZ, Gus Atkinson): 4 runs, 117/9 – • W • • • 4
Over 36 (NZ, Josh Tongue): 2 runs, 113/8 – 1 • • 1 • •