The BLACKCAPS limited England to 130 all out in the opening ODI of The National Bank Series at Wellington.
Jeetan Patel, Scott Styris and Chris Martin took two wickets as the tourists, coming into the match on the back of two Twenty20 wins, were not allowed to show the batting assault of their previous displays.
Opener Phil Mustard was the leading scorer with 31 from 60 balls, while Owais Shah was the next best in a below-par showing.
The BLACKCAPS instigated three run outs, sharp fielding capitalising on some indecisive running between the wickets.
England captain Paul Collingwood won the toss and elected to bat first, with Alastair Cook recalled at the top of the order and Ravi Bopara replacing Dimitri Mascarenhas.
Captain Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram returned to the BLACKCAPS XI after injury, with Jeetan Patel also moving in to the team.
Martin took both Cook (11) and Ian Bell (five), with Jacob Oram accounting for Kevin Pietersen (six).
But where the English middle order went up a gear in the Twenty20 matches, the BLACKCAPS were on top in the field, while streetwise bowling limited opportunities.
Patel wrapped up the innings by bowling James Anderson for three in the final over, completing a fine team showing.
The hosts’ successfully pursued a low total in their last appearance at the Westpac Stadium against Australia 12 months ago, and have the talent to emulate that performance almost one year later.
BLACKCAPS: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Peter Fulton, Kyle Mills, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin.
England: Paul Collingwood (captain), Alastair Cook, Phil Mustard, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Ravi Bopara, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson.
