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England Drubs Novice Kiwis

NOTTINGHAM, England -- England mopped up New Zealand's tail before lunch on the final day of the first test on Monday to win by an impressive innings and 90 runs. The inexperienced New Zealand side was all out for 226 in its second innings after scoring 251 in the first. England, comfortable on an easy batting wicket, had scored 567-8 when it declared during Sunday's morning session. Phillip DeFreitas took two of the final three New Zealand wickets standing overnight to finish with five wickets in the innings and career-best match figures of 9-165. Graham Gooch was named man of the match for his magnificent 210 that set up England's huge first innings total. n On Friday at Edgbaston, Warwickshire's Brian Lara rewrote the record books when he became the first batsman to score seven centuries in eight first class innings.

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