New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1973–74
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1973-74 season and played 3 Test matches. Australia won the series 2-0 with one match drawn.
New Zealand team
- Bevan Congdon (captain)
- Glenn Turner (vice-captain)
- Gren Alabaster
- Bryan Andrews
- Lance Cairns
- Keith Campbell
- Jeremy Coney
- Dayle Hadlee
- Richard Hadlee
- Brian Hastings
- John Morrison
- David O'Sullivan
- John Parker
- Mike Shrimpton
- Ken Wadsworth
Coney joined the tour when Turner was injured. Andrews, Cairns, Coney and Morrison made their Test debuts on the tour.[1] Alabaster and Campbell never played Test cricket.
Test series summary
First Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 31 December was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- IC Davis and GJ Gilmour (both AUS), and B Andrews and JFM Morrison (both NZ) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- 8 January was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the third and final days.
- JV Coney (NZ) made his Test debut.
Third Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 29 January was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
- G Dymock, AG Hurst and AJ Woodcock (all AUS), and BL Cairns (NZ) made their Test debuts.
External sources
Annual reviews
References
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
External links
- New Zealand in Australia 1973-74 at CricketArchive
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