title: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1958–59
text: # English cricket team in New Zealand in 1958–59
  
  The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1959 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. England won the series 1–0 with one match drawn.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  ### First Test
  
  * 27 February–2 March 1959 (4-day match) Scorecard
  * England won by an innings and 99 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: J Cowie and EWT Tindill
  * England won the toss and elected to bat.
  * 1 March was taken as a rest day.
  * The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
  * BA Bolton, RM Harris and KW Hough (all NZ) made their Test debuts.
  
  ### Second Test
  
  * 14–18 March 1959 (4-day match) Scorecard
  * Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: J Cowie and RWR Shortt
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  * 15 March was taken as a rest day.
  * There was no play on the third or fourth days.
  