Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1973–74

The Australian cricket team toured New Zealand in the 1973-74 season to play a three-match Test series against New Zealand. The series was drawn 1-1. It was the first time New Zealand had beaten Australia in a Test match, and the first time they had won a Test match since 1969.^[1]

Australian squad

Australia had just defeated New Zealand 2-0 in a series in Australia.

Paul Sheahan was unavailable for selection. The team selected was as follows:

Batsmen - Ian Chappell (captain), Greg Chappell, Keith Stackpole, Ian Davis, Ian Redpath, Ashley Woodcock, Doug Walters
Fast bowlers - Max Walker, Geoff Dymock
Spinners - Ray Bright, Ashley Mallett, Kerry O'Keeffe
All-rounders - Gary Gilmour
Wicketkeepers - Rod Marsh
Manager - Frank Bryant

Test series

1st Test

1–6 March 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
511/6d (105.5 overs) GS Chappell 247* (356) DR Hadlee 2/107 (27 overs)		484 (169 overs) BE Congdon 132 (360) G Dymock 3/77 (35 overs)
460/8 (101 overs) GS Chappell 133 (175) BE Congdon 3/60 (13 overs)

Match drawn
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: DEA Copps and FR Goodall

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
4 March was taken as a rest day.

2nd Test

8–13 March 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
223 (58.2 overs) IR Redpath 71 (205) BE Congdon 3/33 (11 overs)		255 (73.6 overs) GM Turner 101 (260) MHN Walker 4/60 (19.6 overs)
259 (67.4 overs) KD Walters 65 (103) RJ Hadlee 4/71 (18.4 overs)		230/5 (83.6 overs) GM Turner 110* (355) MHN Walker 2/50 (28 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: JBR Hastie and RL Monteith

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
11 March was taken as a rest day.

There was controversy during the match when New Zealand batsman Glenn Turner argued on the field with Ian Chappell.^[1]^[2]

3rd Test

22–24 March 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	New Zealand
221 (46.2 overs) KD Walters 104* (138) RO Collinge 5/82 (18 overs)		112 (30.2 overs) GM Turner 41 (101) GJ Gilmour 5/64 (15 overs)
346 (79.4 overs) IR Redpath 159* (310) RO Collinge 4/84 (16.4 overs)		158 (53 overs) GM Turner 72 (144) MHN Walker 4/39 (19 overs)

Australia won by 297 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: DEA Copps and WRC Gardiner

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

The New Zealand second innings of 158 is the lowest all-out Test innings to include a century partnership (Glenn Turner and John Parker added 107 runs for the first wicket).^[3]

ODI series

1st ODI

30 March 1974 (35–over match)
Scorecard

New Zealand 194/9 (35 overs)	v	Australia 195/3 (24.3 overs)
BE Congdon 82 (112) GS Chappell 3/51 (7 overs)		IM Chappell 83 (68) DR O'Sullivan 1/38 (7 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: EW Dempster (NZ) and LHG Harmer (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
BL Cairns and DR O'Sullivan (both NZ), and RJ Bright, IC Davis, G Dymock, GJ Gilmour and MHN Walker (all AUS) made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

31 March 1974 (35–over match)
Scorecard

Australia 265/5 (35 overs)	v	New Zealand 234/6 (35 overs)
IM Chappell 86 (67) RO Collinge 2/38 (7 overs)		KJ Wadsworth 104 (98) AA Mallett 3/47 (7 overs)

Australia won by 31 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: FR Goodall (NZ) and EG Wainscott (NZ)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
AJ Woodcock (AUS) and JM Parker (NZ) made their ODI debuts.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1973-74 at Wisden
^ Glenn Turner, 'Beating big brother', Cricinfo, July 18, 2011 accessed 3 June 2012
^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 354. ISBN 0947540067.

External links

Australia in New Zealand in 1973-74 at Cricinfo
Australia in New Zealand 1973-74 at CricketArchive

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