England will host New Zealand for the third and final Test at the Headingley, Leeds, starting from June 23.
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England will host New Zealand in the first of three-match Test series starting on June 2 at the Lord’s in London. The second Test will get underway from June 10 at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham while the third and final is scheduled to begin from June 23 at the Headingley in Leeds. The Test series will be important for both the sides as it will help them accumulate crucial points to the World Test Championship tally. The England vs New Zealand Test series 2022 will also mark a new era as Ben Stokes will take over as the captain for the hosts while Brendon McCullum will begin his red ball captaincy journey.
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England have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. The hosts won the first Test at Lord’s by five wickets and continued to add to the momentum and clinch the second match at Nottingham by five wickets as well. However, New Zealand will look to avenge their defeats and play for pride, in the final match will gets underway from June 23 at the Headingley. Let us have a look at some of the important stats ahead of the fixture.
Highest and lowest totals
| Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454/8d | 91.0 | 4.98 | 3 | 29 May 2015 |
| 409 | 143.2 | 2.85 | 1 | 3 Jun 2004 |
| 377 | 139.3 | 2.7 | 2 | 28 Jul 1983 |
| 350 | 72.1 | 4.84 | 1 | 29 May 2015 |
| 341 | 118.3 | 2.87 | 2 | 11 Jun 1949 |
| 276 | 98.4 | 2.79 | 1 | 5 Jul 1973 |
| 220 | 76.3 | 2.87 | 4 | 24 May 2013 |
| 195/2 | 49.0 | 3.97 | 4 | 11 Jun 1949 |
| 193 | 88.1 | 2.18 | 2 | 8 Jul 1965 |
| 174 | 43.4 | 3.98 | 2 | 24 May 2013 |
| 166 | 84.0 | 1.97 | 3 | 8 Jul 1965 |
| 161 | 42.0 | 3.83 | 3 | 3 Jun 2004 |
| 142 | 70.3 | 2.01 | 3 | 5 Jul 1973 |
| 129 | 101.2 | 1.27 | 3 | 3 Jul 1958 |
| 103/5 | 27.1 | 3.79 | 4 | 28 Jul 1983 |
| 67 | 59.1 | 1.13 | 1 | 3 Jul 1958 |
Most Runs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB McCullum | 2004-2015 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 191 | 55 | 31.83 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| V Pollard | 1965-1973 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 62 | 37.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FB Smith | 1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 96 | 150.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LRPL Taylor | 2013-2015 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 70 | 36.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BJ Watling | 2015-2015 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 120 | 67.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B Sutcliffe | 1949-1958 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 82 | 30.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| L Ronchi | 2015-2015 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 88 | 59.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JG Wright | 1983-1983 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 93 | 59.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SP Fleming | 2004-2004 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 97 | 54.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MG Burgess | 1973-1973 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 87 | 52.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most Wickets
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL Cairns | 1983-1983 | 1 | 2 | 57.2 | 16 | 144 | 10 | 7/74 | 10/144 | 14.40 | 2.51 | 34.4 | 1 | 1 |
| TA Boult | 2013-2015 | 2 | 4 | 77.0 | 16 | 218 | 9 | 5/57 | 5/59 | 24.22 | 2.83 | 51.3 | 1 | 0 |
| KS Williamson | 2013-2015 | 2 | 4 | 42.0 | 6 | 137 | 7 | 3/15 | 4/117 | 19.57 | 3.26 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TG Southee | 2013-2015 | 2 | 4 | 89.0 | 22 | 253 | 7 | 4/83 | 5/126 | 36.14 | 2.84 | 76.2 | 0 | 0 |
| RO Collinge | 1965-1973 | 2 | 2 | 66.0 | 14 | 161 | 6 | 5/74 | 5/74 | 26.83 | 2.43 | 66.0 | 1 | 0 |
| EJ Chatfield | 1983-1983 | 1 | 2 | 51.0 | 13 | 162 | 6 | 5/95 | 6/162 | 27.00 | 3.17 | 51.0 | 1 | 0 |
| MD Craig | 2015-2015 | 1 | 2 | 57.5 | 24 | 121 | 5 | 3/73 | 5/121 | 24.20 | 2.09 | 69.4 | 0 | 0 |
| J Cowie | 1949-1949 | 1 | 1 | 43.0 | 6 | 127 | 5 | 5/127 | 5/127 | 25.40 | 2.95 | 51.6 | 1 | 0 |
| TB Burtt | 1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | 54.3 | 18 | 153 | 5 | 5/97 | 5/153 | 30.60 | 2.80 | 65.4 | 1 | 0 |
| JV Coney | 1983-1983 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 2/21 | 4/51 | 12.75 | 2.55 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
