Ben Stokes

Stokes’s propels England win at Lord’s Test!

Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes
Cook Applauds Ben Stoke
Cook Applauds Ben Stokes
Alistar Cook 162
Alistar Cook 162
Mike Wood 93-3
Mike Wood
Joe Root 183 notout
Joe Root
Another New Zealand wicket
Another New Zealand wicket
Moeen Ali celebrates after sealing victory
Moeen Ali celebrates after sealing victory

New Zealand tour of England, 1st Investec Test: England v New Zealand at Lord’s, May 21-25, 2015 Day Five

England 389 (100.5 ov)Joe Root 92 off 161,11 fours,  Ben Stokes 92 off 94, 11 fours and 1 six, TA Boult 73-4, MJ Henry 93-4  and 478 (129 ov)  (Cook 162 off 345, 17 fours, Ben Stokes 101 off  92, 15 fours and 3 sixes, JE Root 84 off 139, 12 fours, TA Boult 85-5, TG Southee 162-2, Henry 106-2.

 New Zealand 523 (131.2 ov)  (Williamson 132 off 262, 15 fours, Guptill 70 off 115, 8 fours and 1 six, Taylor 62 off 135, 7 fours, Watling 61 not out off 86, 11 fours, Latham 59 off 98, 10 fours) SCJ Broad 77-3,  MA Wood 93-3, MM Ali 94-3,  220 (67.3 ov)  BJ Walting 59 off 143, 9 fours, CJ Anderson 67 off 87, 13 fours and 1 six, SCJ Broad  50-3, BA Stokes 38-3, JE Root 7-1.

England Won by 124 runs. England lead the  2 match series 1-0

England clinch the first test against New Zealand after Ben Stokes and Broad takes 3 wickets a piece. Earlier Alistar Cook top scored 162 off 345,  17 fours, enabled England to post 478, overturning a 134 first innings deficit.

Alistar Cook  who needs another 30 runs, must wait till second test match at  Headingly, Leeds, this Friday to beat Graham Gooch’s  batting record. Action all rounder Ben Stokes,  fastest 1o1,  and 38-3, featured very much in England Victory. Trent Boult polished off England second innings by taking all the remaining four wicket for 9 runs.  He ended up a five wicket haul for 85 runs. James Anderson must wait to become the first Englishman to 400 wickets.

New Zealand were 0-2 after 3 balls as both Martin Gupdtill and Tom Latham were dismissed for duck.

Ben Stokes took the wickets of Kane Williamson and Brendon McCullum in successive deliveries. Williamson scooped a low catch to gully off the back foot and  then McCullum was bowled first ball off thigh pad and bat by an excellent ball that nipped back the slope. New Zealand lost the first test despite stiff resistance from Corey Anderson 67  off 87 and  BJ Walting 59 off 146. This test recorded the highest ever test score in history at Lord’s with 1610 runs.