The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1978 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 3-0 with no matches drawn. New Zealand played two matches in The Netherlands on their way home.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
England won the Prudential Trophy 2-0.
1st ODI
| 15 July 1978 Scorecard |
England  206/8 (55 overs) |
v |  New Zealand187/8 (47 overs) |
| GA Gooch 94 (129) BL Cairns 5/28 (11 overs) |
BE Congdon 52* (76) GA Gooch 2/29 (10 overs) |
| England won by 19 runs North Marine Road, Scarborough Umpires: DJ Constant and JG Langridge Player of the match: GA Gooch (ENG) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- SL Boock and JG Wright (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
| 17 July 1978 Scorecard |
| England 278/5 (55 overs) |
v | New Zealand 152 (41.2 overs) |
| CT Radley 117* (140) BP Bracewell 1/41 (11 overs) |
BL Cairns 60 (43) PH Edmonds 3/39 (7.2 overs) |
| England won by 126 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: CT Radley (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- BP Bracewell and BA Edgar (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.
Test series summary
First Test
| 27 July–1 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard |
| New Zealand
|
v | England
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| 234 (104.2 overs) GP Howarth 94 (225) RGD Willis 5/42 (20.2 overs) |
279 (134.5 overs) DI Gower 111 (253) RJ Hadlee 2/43 (21.5 overs) | |
| 182 (105.1 overs) BA Edgar 38 (109) PH Edmonds 4/20 (34.1 overs) |
138/3 (52.3 overs) GA Gooch 91* (175) BL Cairns 1/21 (7 overs) |
| England won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: DJ Constant and BJ Meyer Player of the match: DI Gower (ENG) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 30 July was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
- BP Bracewell and BA Edgar (both NZ) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
| 10–14 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard |
| England
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v | New Zealand
|
| 429 (180.5 overs) G Boycott 131 (374) RJ Hadlee 4/94 (42 overs) |
120 (69.4 overs) GP Howarth 31* (137) IT Botham 6/34 (21 overs) | |
| 190 (f/o) (92.1 overs) BA Edgar 60 (197) PH Edmonds 4/44 (33.1 overs) |
| England won by an innings and 119 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: DJ Constant and TW Spencer Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 13 August was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test
| 24–28 August 1978 (5-day match) Scorecard |
| New Zealand
|
v | England
|
| 339 (143.1 overs) GP Howarth 123 (291) IT Botham 6/101 (38 overs) |
289 (112.3 overs) CT Radley 77 (200) RJ Hadlee 5/84 (32 overs) | |
| 67 (37.1 overs) GP Howarth 14* (50) IT Botham 5/39 (18.1 overs) |
118/3 (30.5 overs) DI Gower 46 (61) RJ Hadlee 2/31 (13.5 overs) |
| England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: GP Howarth (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 27 August was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- JE Emburey (ENG) made his Test debut.
Matches in Netherlands
New Zealand won both limited overs matches.
1st match
| 9 September 1978 (55-over match) Scorecard |
| New Zealand 213 (54.1 overs) |
v |  Netherlands190/4 (55 overs) |
| John Wright 45 Steven Lubbers 4/21 (10.1 overs) |
Steven Lubbers 100* Brendon Bracewell 2/34 (11 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 23 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen Umpires: L van Reeven, J Verhoef |
- Toss not known
2nd match
| 10 September 1978 (40-over match) Scorecard |
| New Zealand 238/8 (40 overs) |
v | Netherlands 191/4 (40 overs) |
| Lance Cairns 96 Rob van Weelde 3/16 (8 overs) |
Mar Flohil 81* Graeme Thomson 1/4 (3 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 47 runs Sportpark ABN AMRO, Amstelveen Umpires: L van Reeven, J Verhoef |
- Toss not known
External sources
Annual reviews
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