Caddick and Tufnell, both recalled after England's disastrous World Cup campaign, shared the honours as Nasser Hussain's new-look English team dominated the opening day.

Parore was last man out, lasting 140 balls before he was caught behind by rookie 'keeper Chris Read off Alan Mullally. At his dismissal, the umpires called an end to play.

New Zealand-born Caddick did the damage early, dismissing Matt Horne in the first session and then returning after lunch to snare dangermen Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan as the Kiwis crumbled to 104 for six.

Parore shared an 85-run seventh-wicket stand with Dion Nash, who scored 21 off 100 balls, before Tufnell ripped through the tail. The 33-year-old spinner, out of favour with England selectors since England's 1997-98 tour of the West Indies, deceived Nash with aball that gripped and turned. Nash got a thick edge to skipper Nasser Hussain at first slip with the total on 189.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, New Zealand lost its first wicket without a run on the board when the gamble to promote World Cup hero Roger Twose to opener backfired.

Twose was out on the third ball of the game when he edged Mullally to Graham Thorpe at first slip.

Horne (12) was next out, adjudged leg-before wicket to Caddick, with the total on 19. Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming scored 27 and combined with Nathan Astle to take the score to 55 before he edged Alex Tudor to Thorpe at first slip.

Fleming, who was surprised by some extra bounce in the pitch, became Tudor's first Test wicket on home soil. Butcher, a part-time bowler, also picked up his first Test wicket just an over before the lunch break when Astle (26) got an edge to 20-year-old Read - England's youngest ever Test wicketkeeper.

SCOREBOARD

New Zealand (1st innings): R Twose c Thorpe b Mullally 0, MHorne lbw Caddick 12, S Fleming c Thorpe b Tudor 27, N Astle c Read b Butcher 26, D McMillan c Thorpe b Caddick 18, C Cairns c and b Caddick 17, A Parore c Read b Mullally 73, D Nash c Hussain b Tufnell 21, D Vettori c Hussain b Tufnell 1, S Doull c Butcher b Tufnell 11, G Allott not out 7; Extras (b1 lb5 w1 nb6): 13. Total (88.4 overs) 226

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-19, 3-55, 4-73, 5-103, 6-104, 7-189, 8-191, 9-211

Bowling: Mullally 26.4-5-72-2, Caddick 27-12-57-3, Tudor-11-2-44-1, Butcher 7-2-25-1, Tufnell-17-9-22-3.