New Zealand cricket team in England in 2004 meant that Marcus Trescothick was named as the stand-in captain and Andrew Strauss was called into the team to make his debut. After scoring 112 in the first innings, becoming only the fourth player to score a debut century at Lord's, and 83 in the second, Strauss was named the player of the match. The opening match of the series was also significant because it was the final match of former England captain Nasser Hussain's career, he made 103 not out in England's second innings and hit the winning runs. The players of the series were named as Steve Harmison
James Lawrence (New Zealand cricketer) James Lawrence (New Zealand cricketer) James Duncan Lawrence (11 March 1867 – 21 June 1946) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1892 to 1907, and played three times for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. A "small, thin and wiry" batsman, Lawrence made his first-class debut in 1891-92, but scored only 27 runs in his first four matches over two seasons. In Canterbury's first match of the 1893-94 season he opened the batting for the first time. Auckland batted first and were dismissed for 157. At 2.45 on the first day