NAPIER, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand posted their biggest winning Test margin when they demolished Zimbabwe by an innings and 301 runs on the third day of their one-off Test at Napier’s McLean Park yesterday.

After starting the day at 392-5, New Zealand added 103 in 18 overs, giving BJ Watling time to notch his maiden Test century before declaring at 495-7.

The winning margin was seven runs better than New Zealand’s previous record of an innings and 294 runs set in 2005 and also against Zimbabwe.

Scoreboard

New Zealand 1st innings (392 for five overnight)

B McCullum lbw b Jarvis 83

M Guptill c Taibu b S Masakadza 51

K Williamson run out 4

R Taylor retired hurt 122

D Brownlie c Taibu b H Masakadza 0

D Vettori stumped Taibu b Cremer 38

BJ Watling not out 102

D Bracewell b Vitori 11

T Southee c Waller b Cremer 44

T Boult not out 5

Extras (b 1, lb 21, w 2, nb 11) 35

Total (7 wickets, 1234 overs) 495

Fall of wickets: 1-124 (Guptill), 2-131 (Williamson), 3-195 (McCullum), 4-196 (Brownlie), 5-278 (Vettori), 6-392 (Bracewell), 7-466 (Southee)

Bowling: Jarvis 324-7-120-1, Vitori 25-3-94-1 (8nb), S Masakadza 23-2-102-1 (3nb, 2w), H Masakadza 21-6-45-1, Cremer 22-2-112-2

Zimbabwe 1st innings

T Mawoyo b Martin 2

H Masakadza c Brownlie b Boult 0

F Mutizwa b Martin 6

B Taylor c Guptill b Bracewell 9

T Taibu c Brownlie b Boult 2

M Waller c Brownlie b Southee 23

R Chakabva lbw b Bracewell 3

A Cremer lbw b Vettori 3

S Masakadza not out 3

K Jarvis run out (Bracewell/Southee) 0

B Vitori c Brownlie b Southee 0

Extras 0

Total (all out; 285 overs) 51

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Mawoyo), 2-8 (Mutizwa), 3-8 (H Masakadza), 4-19 (Taylor), 5-19 (Taibu), 6-24 (Chakabva), 7-46 (Cremer), 8-50 (Waller), 9-50 (Jarvis), 10-51 (Vitori)

Bowling: Martin 6-2-5-2, Boult 9-3-24-2, Bracewell 6-2-12-2, Vettori 4-3-2-1, Southee 35-0-8-2

Zimbabwe 2nd innings (following on)

T Mawoyo c Guptill b Martin 2

H Masakadza c McCullum b Martin 0

F Mutizwa c Watling b Bracewell 18

B Taylor c Watling b Martin 2

T Taibu C Williamson b Bracewell 4

M Waller lbw Bracewell 0

R Chakabva c Brownlie b Martin 63

A Cremer c Bracewell b Williamson 26

S Masakadza c Watling b Martin 21

K Jarvis not out 0

B Vitori c Watling b Martin 0

Extras (lb 7) 7

Total (all out; 483 overs) 143

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Mawoyo), 2-3 (H Masakadza), 3-5 (Taylor), 4-12 (Taibu), 5-12 (Waller), 6-37 (Mutizwa), 7-100 (Cremer), 8-134 (S Masakadza), 9-143 (Chakabva), 10-143 (Vitori)

Bowling: Martin 83-3-26-6, Southee 8-2-20-0, Bracewell 10-4-26-3, Vettori 10-1-25-0, Boult 9-4-15-0, Guptill 1-0-12-0, Williamson 2-0-12-1

New Zealand won by an innings and 301 runs

Man-of-the-match: Chris Martin (NZL)

Toss: Zimbabwe

Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS) Enamul Haque (BAN)

Match referee: David Boon (AUS)

Third umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG)