New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1913–14
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia from early December 1913 to late January 1914, playing four first-class matches against state teams and five other matches.
The team
[edit]Three of New Zealand’s leading batsmen, David Collins, Harold Lusk and Arthur Sims, were unavailable.[1] The provincial cricket associations were asked to submit the names of suitable players from their regions. Out of 40 players nominated, 14 were eventually chosen.[2]
Tour matches
[edit]The New Zealanders won the first first-class match against Queensland, lost to New South Wales and Victoria, and drew with South Australia.
- First match
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- New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
- Second match
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- Toss not known
- Third match
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- Queensland won the toss and decided to field
- 21 December was a rest day
- Fourth match
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- New South Wales won the toss and decided to field
- The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two
- Fifth match
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- Toss not known
- Sixth match
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Albury and Border
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- Toss not known
- 4 January was a rest day
- Seventh match
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- New Zealanders won the toss and decided to bat
- Eighth match
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- New Zealanders won the toss and decided to bat
- 18 January was a rest day
- Ninth match
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- Toss not known
References
[edit]- ^ Dan Reese, Was It All Cricket?, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1948, p. 389.
- ^ "The New Zealand Cricket Team". Referee: 16. 22 October 1913. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- New Zealand in Australia 1913-14 at CricketArchive