Graeme Swann bowled England to a commanding 247-run win in the second Test against New Zealand in Leeds on Tuesday with rain unable to save the tourists.

Offspinner Swann took 6-90, for a Test-best match return of 10-132, as New Zealand – chasing an improbable 468 for victory – were dismissed for 220.

The win gave England the two-match series 2-0 after their 170-run triumph in the first Test at Lord’s.

Swann’s figures topped his previous best Test figures of 10-181 against Sri Lanka in Colombo last year.

Rain, as much as New Zealand’s lower-order batting, was the biggest obstacle to England recording a thumping win on the final day at Headingley.

But they grabbed the four wickets they needed in the 86 minutes’ play that took place either side of delays for bad weather.

New Zealand, 6-158 overnight, resumed with captain Brendon McCullum yet to score and paceman Tim Southee not out four.

But McCullum was out for one when he chipped a full toss back to Stuart Broad, the tall fast bowler getting down well to hold the low chance.

That was followed by a 56-run eighth-wicket stand between Southee and Doug Bracewell.

Southee defiantly hooked fast bowler Steven Finn for six. But on 24, he was dropped by Jonathan Trott at slip off Swann. Next ball, Southee belted Swann for six.

Bracewell joined in by cover-driving Finn for four and pulling him for six to bring up the 50 partnership from just 35 balls.

But Swann had his fifth wicket of the innings, and ninth of the match, when Southee, on 38, edged to slip and this time Trott held the catch.

When rain forced an early lunch, New Zealand were 8-219.

Play resumed at 3pm local time under leaden skies and with drizzle falling.

Bracewell was out soon afterwards, well caught at silly point by Ian Bell off Swann to leave New Zealand on the brink of defeat.

No.11 Trent Boult gamely made a 26-minute nought before he was last man out, caught behind off paceman James Anderson’s third ball.

England’s first innings 354 featured Joe Root’s 104, the Yorkshire batsman scoring his maiden Test century on his home ground.

In reply, New Zealand made 174, with Swann taking 4-42.

But although England captain Alastair Cook was in a position to enforce the follow-on on Sunday, he decided to bat again.

Cook extended his own England Test century record to 25 on Monday with an innings of 130 – seven of those tons coming in the 11 matches since he became captain – before declaring at 5-287 after lunch on Monday.