title: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1991–92
text: # English cricket team in New Zealand in 1991–92
  
  The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in January to mid-February 1992 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. England won the series 2–0 with one match drawn. The concurrent three-match ODI series was won 3-0 by England. The tour immediately preceded the 1992 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand where New Zealand did surprisingly well due to a series of innovations under captain Martin Crowe.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  ### 1st Test
  
  * 18–22 January 1992 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * England won by an innings and 4 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: BL Aldridge and RS Dunne Player of the match: PCR Tufnell (ENG)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  * BR Hartland (NZ) and DA Reeve (ENG) made their Test debuts.
  
  ### 2nd Test
  
  * 30 January–3 February 1992 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * England won by 168 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: BL Aldridge and RS Dunne Player of the match: GA Gooch (ENG)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  * ML Su'a (NZ) made his Test debut.
  
  ### 3rd Test
  
  * 6–10 February 1992 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Match drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: BL Aldridge and RS Dunne Player of the match: AJ Stewart (ENG)
  * England won the toss and elected to bat.
  * RT Latham (NZ) made his Test debut.
  * Ian Botham became the first player to dismiss a father-son duo in Test cricket when he dismissed Chris Cairns in the first innings, having previously dismissed Lance Cairns.
  
  ## One Day Internationals (ODIs)
  
  England won the Bank of New Zealand Trophy 3-0.
  
  ### 1st ODI
  
  * 11 January 1992 Scorecard
  
  | New Zealand 178/7 (50 overs) | v | England 179/3 (33.5 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | CL Cairns 42 (59) DA Reeve 3/20 (10 overs) | | RA Smith 61* (71) CZ Harris 2/40 (8 overs) |
  
  * England won by 7 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: DB Cowie and SJ Woodward Player of the match: DA Reeve (ENG)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  
  ### 2nd ODI
  
  * 12 February 1992 Scorecard
  
  | New Zealand 186/7 (50 overs) | v | England 188/7 (49.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | KR Rutherford 52 (86) DA Reeve 1/19 (10 overs) | | AJ Lamb 40 (61) RT Latham 3/25 (8 overs) |
  
  * England won by 3 wickets Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: BL Aldridge and RS Dunne Player of the match: KR Rutherford (NZ)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  * ML Su'a (NZ) made his ODI debut.
  
  ### 3rd ODI
  
  * 15 February 1992 Scorecard
  
  | England 255/7 (40 overs) | v | New Zealand 184/8 (40 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | RA Smith 85 (71) CL Cairns 2/37 (6 overs) | | KR Rutherford 37 (49) CZ Harris 37 (62) DR Pringle 2/11 (6 overs) |
  
  * England won by 71 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: RL McHarg and SJ Woodward Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  * The match was reduced before play started from 50 to 40 overs per side.
  