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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

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

  • 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

  • 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

Tour matches summary

  • New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
  • Newcastle won the toss and decided to bat
  • New Zealanders won the toss and decided to bat
  • 9 December was taken as a rest day
  • Queensland won the toss and decided to field
  • Queensland won the toss and decided to bat
  • Australian Capital Territory won the toss and decided to field
  • South Australia won the toss and decided to field
  • New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
  • New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
  • Western Australia won the toss and decided to bat
  • South Australia won the toss and decided to field
  • Western Australia won the toss and decided to field

Annual reviews

References

  1. ^ Wisden 1975, pp. 930-43.

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