- History of cricket in New Zealand from 1945-46 to 1970
This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1945-46 season until 1970.
Domestic cricket
Domestic
first-class cricket in New Zealand during this period centered on thePlunket Shield , which was theState Championship from 1906 to 1975.Plunket Shield winners
* 1945-46 – Canterbury
* 1946-47 – Auckland
* 1947-48 – Otago
* 1948-49 – Canterbury
* 1949-50 – Wellington
* 1950-51 – Otago
* 1951-52 – Canterbury
* 1952-53 – Otago
* 1953-54 – Central Districts
* 1954-55 – Wellington
* 1955-56 – Canterbury
* 1956-57 – Wellington
* 1957-58 – Otago
* 1958-59 – Auckland
* 1959-60 – Canterbury
* 1960-61 – Wellington
* 1961-62 – Wellington
* 1962-63 – Northern Districts
* 1963-64 – Auckland
* 1964-65 – Canterbury
* 1965-66 – Wellington
* 1966-67 – Central Districts
* 1967-68 – Central Districts
* 1968-69 – Auckland
* 1969-70 – OtagoInternational tours of New Zealand
Australia 1945-46
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17590.html 1st Test] at
Basin Reserve ,Wellington – Australia won by an innings and 103 runsEngland 1946-47
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17982.html 1st Test] at
Lancaster Park ,Christchurch – match drawnAustralia 1949-50
England 1950-51
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/19/19654.html 1st Test] at
Lancaster Park ,Christchurch – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/19/19656.html 2nd Test] atBasin Reserve ,Wellington – England won by 6 wicketsWest Indies 1951-52
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20097.html 1st Test] at
Lancaster Park ,Christchurch – West Indies won by 5 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20100.html 2nd Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – match drawnouth Africa 1952-53
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20543.html 1st Test] at
Basin Reserve ,Wellington – South Africa won by an innings and 180 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20550.html 2nd Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – match drawnEngland 1954-55
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21451.html 1st Test] at
Carisbrook ,Dunedin – England won by 8 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21454.html 2nd Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – England won by an innings and 20 runsWest Indies 1955-56
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21877.html 1st Test] at
Carisbrook ,Dunedin – West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21895.html 2nd Test] atLancaster Park ,Christchurch – West Indies won by an innings and 64 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21901.html 3rd Test] atBasin Reserve ,Wellington – West Indies won by 9 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21905.html 4th Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – New Zealand won by 190 runsAustralia 1956-57
England 1958-59
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23356.html 1st Test] at
Lancaster Park ,Christchurch – England won by an innings and 99 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23368.html 2nd Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – match drawnAustralia 1959-60
MCC 1960-61
An English team raised by
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured New Zealand in the 1960-61 season to play four first-class matches versus New Zealand national team. MCC also played against each of the main provincial teams: Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, Central Districts and Northern Districts.The MCC team was captained by Willie Watson and included
Eric Russell ,Roger Prideaux ,Bob Barber , Jim Parks, John Murray, David Allen andDavid Larter .See : [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NZ/1960-61_NZ_Marylebone_Cricket_Club_in_New_Zealand_1960-61.html CricketArchive tour itinerary]
International XI 1961-62
An International XI toured New Zealand in the 1961-62 season to play two first-class matches. The [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25342.html first match] was versus the New Zealand national team] at Lancaster Park in Christchurch; and the [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25350.html second match] was versus New Zealand Cricket Council President's XI at Eden Park in Auckland. The International XI won the two matches by 8 wickets and 2 wickets respectively.
The International XI was captained by
Richie Benaud and includedEverton Weekes ,Tom Graveney , Bob Simpson andSonny Ramadhin .See : [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1961-62.html CricketArchive tour itinerary]
England 1962-63
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25966.html 1st Test] at
Eden Park ,Auckland – England won by an innings and 215 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25968.html 2nd Test] atBasin Reserve ,Wellington – England won by an innings and 47 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25976.html 3rd Test] atLancaster Park ,Christchurch – England won by 7 wicketsouth Africa 1963-64
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/26/26600.html 1st Test] at
Basin Reserve ,Wellington – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/26/26607.html 2nd Test] atCarisbrook ,Dunedin – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/26/26619.html 3rd Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – match drawnPakistan 1964-65
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27254.html 1st Test] at
Basin Reserve ,Wellington – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27258.html 2nd Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27284.html 3rd Test] atLancaster Park ,Christchurch – match drawnEngland 1965-66
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27954.html 1st Test] at
Lancaster Park ,Christchurch – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27960.html 2nd Test] atCarisbrook ,Dunedin – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/27/27965.html 3rd Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – match drawnAustralia 1966-67
India 1967-68
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29280.html 1st Test] at
Carisbrook ,Dunedin – India won by 5 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29286.html 2nd Test] atLancaster Park ,Christchurch – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29295.html 3rd Test] atBasin Reserve ,Wellington – India won by 8 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29301.html 4th Test] atEden Park ,Auckland – India won by 272 runsWest Indies 1968-69
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29933.html 1st Test] at
Eden Park ,Auckland – West Indies won by 5 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29945.html 2nd Test] atBasin Reserve ,Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29948.html 3rd Test] atLancaster Park ,Christchurch – match drawnAustralia 1969-70
Australia played three matches versus the New Zealand national team but they were not granted Test status. Australia also played the New Zealand under-23 team and some of the main provincial teams: Central Districts, Northern Districts, Canterbury and Otago.
See : [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1969-70.html CricketArchive tour itinerary]
References
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/NZ.html CricketArchive – New Zealand season itineraries]
Annual reviews
*
Playfair Cricket Annual 1948 to 1970 editions
*Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1946 to 1970 editionsFurther reading
*
Bill Frindall , "The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978", Wisden, 1979
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