New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1973–74

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New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1973–74

	Australia	New Zealand
Dates	30 November 1973 – 3 February 1974
Captains	Ian Chappell	Bevan Congdon
Test series
Result	Australia won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Doug Walters (214)	John Morrison (249)
Most wickets	Kerry O'Keefe (11)	Dayle Hadlee (8)

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

Coney joined the tour when Turner was injured. Andrews, Cairns, Coney and Morrison made their Test debuts on the tour. Alabaster and Campbell never played Test cricket.

Test series summary

First Test

29 December 1973–2 January 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
462/8d (101.5 overs) Keith Stackpole 122 (192) Dayle Hadlee 4/102 (20 overs)		237 (79.7 overs) Ken Wadsworth 80 (126) Gary Gilmour 4/75 (22 overs)
		200 (f/o) (81.6 overs) Dayle Hadlee 37 (123) Ashley Mallett 4/63 (24 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Ton Brooks and Jack Collins

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.
Ian Davis and Gary Gilmour (both AUS), and Bryan Andrews and John Morrison (both NZ) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

5–10 January 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Australia
312 (86.6 overs) John Parker 108 (220) Doug Walters 4/39 (11 overs)		162 (44.4 overs) Ian Chappell 45 (103) Richard Hadlee 4/33 (9.4 overs)
305/9d (75.2 overs) John Morrison 117 (247) Greg Chappell 3/54 (16 overs)		30/2 (8.3 overs) Paul Sheahan 14* (27) Richard Hadlee 2/16 (4.3 overs)

Match drawn
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Peter Enright and Max O'Connell

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.
Jeremy Coney (NZ) made his Test debut.

Third Test

26–31 January 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
477 (120.5 overs) Rod Marsh 132 (266) David O'Sullivan 5/148 (35.5 overs)		218 (87.3 overs) Ken Wadsworth 48 (107) Kerry O'Keeffe 3/55 (24.3 overs)
		202 (f/o) (89.5 overs) Bevan Congdon 71* (297) Geoff Dymock 5/58 (27 overs)

Australia won by an innings and 57 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: JR Collins and PR Enright

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
29 January was taken as a rest day.
There was no play on the fourth day.
Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst and Ashley Woodcock (all AUS), and Lance Cairns (NZ) made their Test debuts.

Tour matches summary

30 November-3 December 1973
(4-day match)
Scorecard

Victoria	v	New Zealand
262/7d (71.5 overs) Robert Rose 67 Richard Hadlee 3/61 (14 overs)		308 (80.6 overs) Bevan Congdon 113 Alan Hurst 4/73 (16.6 overs)
324/8d (82 overs) Richie Robinson 99 Lance Cairns 3/76 (21 overs)		160/5 (52 overs) Mike Shrimpton 53* Alan Hurst 2/27 (6 overs)

Match drawn
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Jack Collins and Bill Copeland

New Zealand won the toss and decided to field

5 December 1973
(40-over match)
Scorecard

Newcastle 125 (37.4 overs)	v	New Zealand 126/5 (34 overs)
Charlie Baker 47 Gren Alabaster 2/10 (8 overs)		Bevan Congdon 33* George R. Claridge 1/20 (7 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle
Umpires: R Porcheron and J Smith

Newcastle won the toss and decided to bat

7-11 December 1973
(4-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	New South Wales
400/7d (87 overs) John Parker 130 Gary Gilmour 4/102 (27 overs)		367 (85.4 overs) Rick McCosker 83 Dayle Hadlee 4/104 (21 overs)
175 (63.2 overs) Richard Hadlee 37 Kerry O'Keeffe 4/57 (23 overs)		212/3 (39.2 overs) Doug Walters 79* Richard Hadlee 1/26 (8 overs)

New South Wales won by 7 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Ton Brooks and Reg Ledwidge

New Zealanders won the toss and decided to bat
9 December was taken as a rest day

14-15 December 1973
(4-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Queensland
100 (30.2 overs) Lance Cairns 29 Tony Dell 6/40 (14.2 overs)		263 (47 overs) Greg Chappell 165 Bryan Andrews 5/85 (18 overs)
161 (50.1 overs) Jeremy Coney 64* Tony Dell 6/23 (11.1 overs)

Queensland won by an innings and 2 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Peter Enright and Donald Lancashire

Queensland won the toss and decided to field

16 December 1973
(40-over match)
Scorecard

Queensland 274/6 (40 overs)	v	New Zealand 203 (33.7 overs)
Phil Carlson 89 (79) Lance Cairns 2/43 (8 overs)		Brian Hastings 44 (45) Phil Carlson 5/25 (8 overs)

Queensland won by 71 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Peter Enright and Donald Lancashire
Player of the match: Phil Carlson

Queensland won the toss and decided to bat

19 December 1973
(40-over match)
Scorecard

New Zealand 213 (38.2 overs)	v	Australian Capital Territory 135/9 (40 overs)
Bevan Congdon 63 Brian Lloyd 3/145 (2.2 overs)		John McMurtrie 30 David O'Sullivan 3/19 (7 overs)

New Zealand won by 78 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: G.R. Bennett and Sidney V. Smith

Australian Capital Territory won the toss and decided to field

21-24 December 1973
(4-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	South Australia
274 (74.6 overs) Brian Hastings 92 Ashley Mallett 6/77 (26.6 overs)		290 (57.3 overs) Jeffrey Barnes 88 Lance Cairns 5/55 (11 overs)
242 (76 overs) Mike Shrimpton 106 Jeffrey Barnes 4/42 (15 overs)		230/5 (62.6 overs) Jack Nash 87* Richard Hadlee 2/59 (15 overs)

South Australia won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Robin Bailhache and Max O'Connell

South Australia won the toss and decided to field

12-14 January 1974
(3-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Tasmania
216 (51.3 overs) Ken Wadsworth 44 Leslie Appleton 4/61 (17 overs)		178 (53.6 overs) Jim Wilkinson 49 Dayle Hadlee 4/52 (18 overs)
221/4d (52 overs) Glenn Turner 106* Gary Whitney 1/31 (4 overs)		165 (54.1 overs) Kenneth Thomson 35 David O'Sullivan 4/49 (189 overs)

New Zealand won by 94 runs
NTCA Ground, Launceston
Umpires: J.L. Corrick and Michael Hull

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat

15-16 January 1974
(2-day match)
Scorecard

Tasmania	v	New Zealand
206/4d (58 overs) Bruce Doolan 77 Lance Cairns 3/35 (9 overs)		94/2d (21 overs) John Parker 32 Leslie Appleton 2/15 (6 overs)
157/4d (25 overs) Bruce Doolan 52 Gren Alabaster 2/32 (7 overs)		270/6 (40.6 overs) Glenn Turner 101 Sadiq Mohammad 4/55 (12 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 wickets
TCA Ground, Hobart
Umpires: L.W. Cox and James M. Stevens

New Zealand won the toss and decided to field

19-22 January 1974
(4-day match)
Scorecard

Western Australia	v	New Zealand
397/7d (82.6 overs) Ian Brayshaw 160 Bevan Congdon 4/52 (12.6 overs)		381/6d (90 overs) Brian Hastings 139* Jim Hubble 2/70 (16 overs)
271/5d (63 overs) Wally Edwards 67 Gren Alabaster 2/88 (23 overs)		288/6 (48.6 overs) John Parker 140* Graeme Watson 2/28 (5 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: James D'Arcy-Evans and Donald L. Hawks

Western Australia won the toss and decided to bat

2 February 1974
(40-over match)
Scorecard

South Australia 217 (39.5 overs)	v	New Zealand 177 (37.5 overs)
Glenn Turner 47 Terry Jenner 3/33 (8 overs)		Barry Causby 67 Richard Hadlee 3/30 (6.5 overs)

New Zealand won by 40 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Robin Bailhache and Max O'Connell
Player of the match: Terry Jenner

South Australia won the toss and decided to field

3 February 1974
(40-over match)
Scorecard

New Zealand 150 (36.3 overs)	v	Western Australia 151/3 (26.6 overs)
John Morrison 50 Graham McKenzie 3/20 (8 overs)		Wally Edwards 54 Bevan Congdon 2/31 (8 overs)

Western Australia won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Jack Collins and Bill Copeland
Player of the match: Graham McKenzie

Western Australia won the toss and decided to field

Annual reviews

Playfair Cricket Annual 1974
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1975

References

Wisden 1975, pp. 930-43.

External links

New Zealand in Australia: Dec 1973/Jan 1974 at Cricinfo
New Zealand to Australia 1973-74 at Test Cricket Tours
New Zealand in Australia 1973-74 at CricketArchive

Trans-Tasman Trophy

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