title: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1983–84
text: # English cricket team in New Zealand in 1983–84
  
  The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1984 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. New Zealand won the Test series 1–0, with two matches drawn.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  ### First Test
  
  * 20–24 January 1984 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Match drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: FR Goodall and SJ Woodward Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  
  ### Second Test
  
  * 3–5 February 1984 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: FR Goodall and SJ Woodward Player of the match: RJ Hadlee (NZ)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  * The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
  * ACS Pigott (ENG) made his Test debut.
  
  ### Third Test
  
  * 10–15 February 1984 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: FR Goodall and SJ Woodward Player of the match: IDS Smith (NZ)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  * 13 February was taken as a rest day.
  
  ## One Day Internationals (ODIs)
  
  England won the Rothmans Cup 2-1.
  
  ### 1st ODI
  
  * 18 February 1984 Scorecard
  
  | England 188/9 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 134 (42.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | DW Randall 70 (85) RJ Hadlee 5/32 (10 overs) | | BL Cairns 23 (26) RJ Hadlee 23 (31) IT Botham 2/7 (6 overs) |
  
  * England won by 54 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: FR Goodall and IC Higginson Player of the match: DW Randall (ENG)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  * NA Foster and CL Smith (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
  
  ### 2nd ODI
  
  * 22 February 1984 Scorecard
  
  | New Zealand 135 (47.1 overs) | v | England 139/4 (45.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | JV Coney 44 (73) VJ Marks 5/20 (10 overs) | | CL Smith 70 (118) EJ Chatfield 2/16 (10 overs) |
  
  * England won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: GC Morris and SJ Woodward Player of the match: VJ Marks (ENG)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  
  ### 3rd ODI
  
  * 25 February 1984 Scorecard
  
  | England 209/9 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 210/3 (45.3 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | AJ Lamb 97* (140) EJ Chatfield 3/29 (10 overs) | | MD Crowe 105* (105) IT Botham 1/22 (7 overs) |
  
  * New Zealand won by 7 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: DA Kinsella and GC Morris Player of the match: MD Crowe (NZ)
  * England won the toss and elected to bat.
  