KEY POINTS:
England bounced back for an emphatic six wicket victory in the fifth women's one-day cricket international against New Zealand in Blackpool today.
The White Ferns, who had already won the series, were rolled for just 72, which never asked serious questions of the hosts.
Only two of the tourists reached double figures, with Rowan Milburn topscoring with 15 as Isa Guha and Jenny Gunn both took four wickets each.
Sarah Taylor then made an unbeaten 49 to guide England to victory.
New Zealand lead the series 3-1, after the second match was rained off, with one game remaining at Shenley on Thursday.
SCOREBOARD
New Zealand
S Bates c SJ Taylor b Shaw 7
H Tiffen lbw b Gunn 13
S McGlashan b Gunn 0
S Tsukigawa c Morgan b Guha 6
R Kember b Gunn 3
N Browne lbw b Guha 8
R Milburn run out 15
H Watson c SC Taylor b Guha 0
S Burke b Guha 8
S Charteris lbw b Gunn 0
R Candy not out 0
Extras (4lb, 8w) 12
Total (30.5 overs) 72
Fall: 24, 24, 25, 29, 47, 48, 52, 64, 71, 72.
Bowling: N Shaw 8-4-14-1, J Gunn 9-1-27-4 (6w), B Morgan 2-0-8-0 (2w), I Guha 7.5-1-11-4, H Colvin 4-2-8-0.
England
SJ Taylor not out 49
B Morgan c Milburn b Browne 0
SC Taylor lbw b Browne 2
C Edwards c Tsukigawa b Watson 1
L Greenway lbw b Browne 0
J Gunn not out 11
Extras (8w, 2nb) 10
Total (for 4 wkts, 27.3 overs) 73
Fall: 1, 16, 36, 42.
Bowling: N Browne 7-1-25-3 (5w), R Candy 3-0-10-0 (1w), H Watson 10-5-8-1, S Burke 2-0-8-0 (2nb, 1w), S Tsukigawa 5-2-13-0 (1w), S Bates 0.3-0-9-0.
Reult: England won by six wickets, New Zealand lead six-match series 3-1.
- NZPA
