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Cricket Records for England vs New Zealand in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	258	74.2	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023	Test # 2494
England	38 runs	479	188.1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
New Zealand	72 runs	137	27.3x8	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
New Zealand	78 runs	312	63.0	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
New Zealand	83 runs	246	56.1	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1999	Test # 1458
England	98 runs	550	93.3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
England	114 runs	345	91.4	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jul 1990	Test # 1147
England	121 runs	553	118.5	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
England	124 runs	345	67.3	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 May 2015	Test # 2162
England	126 runs	438	100.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
England	127 runs	347	69.2	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
England	130 runs	265	53.4	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
England	165 runs	511	129.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
England	168 runs	383	79.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Jan 1992	Test # 1185
England	170 runs	239	22.3	v New Zealand	Lord's	16 May 2013	Test # 2088
England	174 runs	280	27.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
England	189 runs	460	110.1	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
New Zealand	189 runs	300	55.0	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
New Zealand	199 runs	455	91.5	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015	Test # 2163
England	205 runs	343	77.3	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
England	230 runs	362	75.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
England	247 runs	468	76.3	v New Zealand	Leeds	24 May 2013	Test # 2089
England	267 runs	394	45.3	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023	Test # 2492

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	4 wickets	305	146.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
England	4 wickets	284	71.3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
New Zealand	5 wickets	101	27.1	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
England	5 wickets	277	78.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	2 Jun 2022	Test # 2464
England	5 wickets	299	50.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2022	Test # 2465
England	6 wickets	88	45.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
England	6 wickets	294	88.0	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
England	7 wickets	173	59.3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
England	7 wickets	216	60.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	17 Jun 1965	Test # 592
England	7 wickets	138	52.3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
England	7 wickets	118	30.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
England	7 wickets	208	43.4	v New Zealand	Birmingham	1 Jul 1999	Test # 1455
England	7 wickets	282	87.0	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
England	7 wickets	296	54.2	v New Zealand	Leeds	23 Jun 2022	Test # 2467
England	8 wickets	63	18.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930	Test # 186
England	8 wickets	49	15.2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
England	8 wickets	138	52.3	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
England	8 wickets	89	25.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
New Zealand	8 wickets	74	24.0	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
New Zealand	8 wickets	38	10.5	v England	Birmingham	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2423
England	9 wickets	95	30.5	v New Zealand	Birmingham	27 May 1965	Test # 591
New Zealand	9 wickets	58	23.0	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1999	Test # 1456
England	9 wickets	45	8.0	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jun 2004	Test # 1702

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]