1 Mar 2023

Black Caps test one of the greatest ever - cricket writers

From Morning Report, 6:09 am on 1 March 2023

Cricket writers are describing the incredible scenes at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Tuesday as one of the greatest tests ever played, where New Zealand defeated England by one-run.

It was just the second time in the history of test cricket, dating back to 1877 of course, that a game had been won by one solitary run.

Workplaces here in New Zealand drew to a halt as the game reached its final moments, all eyes on the cricket.

In England, the response seems to be one of awe and excitement, rather than disappointment at a loss.

English cricket writer and the editor of the cricketing bible Wisden Lawrence Booth spoke to Corin Dann.