New Zealand adds 53 runs, all out for 350 vs England

May 30, 2015 05:51 pm | Updated April 03, 2016 12:56 am IST - LEEDS, England

New Zealand’s tailenders cut loose to add 53 runs in 7.1 overs before the tourists were bowled out for 350 on the second day of the second Test against England at Headingley on Saturday.

Stuart Broad took the final two New Zealand wickets to finish with figures of 5-for-109, his 13th five-ticket haul in Tests.

Resuming on 297/8, the Black Caps continued their assault on England’s attack with Matt Henry smashing a four and a six before misjudging another heave and edging Broad to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler for 27.

Mark Craig and No. 11 Trent Boult had a 40-run stand for the final wicket to further frustrate England. Boult (15) produced an uppercut shot over the slips for four off Broad, before picking out Adam Lyth at point.

Craig was left stranded on 41, and New Zealand’s innings ended with the team having scored 51 fours and six sixes a stunning boundary rate in the Test format.

England leads the two-Test series 1-0 after its victory at Lord’s. New Zealand hasn’t lost any of its last six Test series.

Earlier, replying to the Kiwis' 350, England openers Cook and Lyth moved on to 27 not out, with Cook five runs short of becoming England's highest Test run-scorer.

The New Zealand pace bowlers kept a tight line and there were few bad balls on offer so the England openers played watchfully compared with the flamboyant stroke-play of the touring side on Thursday.

Lyth steered Tim Southee to third man for his fourth boundary to raise the 50-run partnership just before the interval.

Earlier, the New Zealand tail wagged merrily after resuming on 297 for eight, adding 53 runs in half an hour.

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