New Zealand cricket team in England in 2013
| New Zealand cricket team in England in 2013 | |||
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| England | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 4 May 2013 – 27 June 2013 | ||
| Captains |
Alastair Cook (Test & ODI) Eoin Morgan (T20I) |
Brendon McCullum | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Joe Root (243) | Ross Taylor (142) | |
| Most wickets | Stuart Broad (12) | Tim Southee (12) | |
| Player of the series |
Joe Root (Eng) Tim Southee (NZ) |
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| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jonathan Trott (183) | Martin Guptill (330) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (5) | Mitchell McClenaghan (8) | |
| Player of the series | Martin Guptill (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Luke Wright (52) | Brendon McCullum (68) | |
| Most wickets | Luke Wright (2) | Mitchell McClenaghan (2) | |
The New Zealand cricket team was in England from 4 May to 27 June 2013 for a tour consisting of two Test matches, three One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 International matches. The New Zealand team also competed in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy between the ODI series and T20I series. The tour followed England's tour of New Zealand two months earlier.
Before the tour, there were fears that a number of New Zealand players might have been unavailable for the start of the tour due to a schedule overlap with the 2013 Indian Premier League. The contract between New Zealand Cricket and the players' association entitles the players to five weeks of IPL competition as New Zealand cricketers earn more money from IPL play than from international play for New Zealand Cricket.
The 1st Test started slowly, with England scoring just 160 runs in the 80 overs that were managed before rain curtailed the day's play. None of the four wickets taken during the day were for more than 40 runs, leaving Joe Root (25) and Jonny Bairstow (3) at the crease overnight. The pair added another 32 runs at the start of day 2 before the loss of Root's wicket in the 16th over of the day brought about a batting collapse; England went from 192/5 to 232 all out in the space of just under 18 overs, and none of the last five batsmen reached double figures.
James Anderson gave England a chance at a perfect response by taking the wickets of both New Zealand openers to join Ian Botham, Bob Willis and Fred Trueman as one of four English bowlers to have taken 300 Test wickets. New Zealand fought back through top-scorer Ross Taylor, who hit a fast-paced 66 off 72 balls before being trapped LBW to Anderson, and Kane Williamson, who ended the day unbeaten on 44. Dean Brownlie's was the last wicket of the day to fall, bringing captain Brendon McCullum to the crease with New Zealand on 153/4 at the close of play. However, McCullum lasted just five balls the following morning, caught behind for 2 runs off the bowling of Stuart Broad. It was the wicket of Williamson that spelled New Zealand's downfall, though, the last four wickets falling for 30 runs in fewer than 10 overs. Anderson's wicket of Bruce Martin gave him his fourth Test five-wicket haul at Lord's.
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