New Zealand women's cricket team in England in 1954
| New Zealand women's cricket team in England in 1954 | |||
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| England | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 22 May – 5 August 1954 | ||
| Captains | Molly Hide | Rona McKenzie | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Joan Wilkinson (185) | Phyl Blackler (144) | |
| Most wickets | Mary Duggan (13) | Joan Francis (12) | |
The New Zealand women's national cricket team toured England between May and August 1954. They played against England in three Test matches, with England winning the series 1–0.[1][2]
Squads
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Tour Matches
[edit]1-day single innings match: Warwickshire and South Midlands v New Zealand
[edit] 22 May 1954
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Warwickshire and South Midlands
107 (49 overs) | |
Rosalie Darvill 22 (–)
Eris Paton 2/8 (6 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day single innings match: North Midlands v New Zealand
[edit] 27 May 1954
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North Midlands
86 (42 overs) | |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day match: Midland Counties v New Zealand
[edit]29 – 30 May 1954
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Midland Counties
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- Midland Counties Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Yorkshire v New Zealand
[edit] 2 June 1954
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Yorkshire
188/4 (53 overs) | |
Brenda Rothera 59 (–)
Ina Lamason 2/56 (11 overs) |
- Yorkshire Women won the toss and elected to field.
2-day match: North of England v New Zealand
[edit]5, 7 June 1954
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4/0 (0.4 overs)
Joan Hatcher 4* (4) |
- North of England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day single innings match: Northern Counties v New Zealand
[edit] 9 June 1954
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Northern Counties
119 (40 overs) |
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Ivy Wilson 29 (–)
Rona McKenzie 3/20 (5 overs) |
Joy Lamason 20 (–)
M Hall 2/7 (3 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex v New Zealand
[edit] 19 June 1954
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Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex
82/9 (47 overs) | |
- Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day match: Western Counties v New Zealand
[edit]2-day match: West of England v New Zealand
[edit]1-day single innings match: Western Counties v New Zealand
[edit] 30 June 1954
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Western Counties
104 (69.5 overs) |
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K Page 33 (–)
Eris Paton 6/28 (16.5 overs) |
Joyce Powell 55 (–)
Betty Starr 1/27 (8 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- New Zealand Women batted on after winning.
1-day single innings match: East Anglia v New Zealand
[edit]1-day single innings match: Essex and Kent v New Zealand
[edit] 14 July 1954
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Essex and Kent
122 (40.4 overs) | |
Verna Coutts 43 (–)
Elizabeth Riley 2/58 (18 overs) |
E Burton 29 (–)
Eris Paton 3/22 (8.4 overs) |
- Essex and Kent Women won the toss and elected to field.
2-day match: East of England v New Zealand
[edit]1-day single innings match: South of England Second XI v New Zealand
[edit] 21 July 1954
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South of England Second XI
172/9d (65 overs) |
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Elizabeth Pike 40 (–)
Jean Coulston 2/8 (8 overs) |
Joyce Powell 41 (–)
Doreen Polley 3/18 (18 overs) |
- South of England Second XI Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day match: South of England v New Zealand
[edit]31 July, 2 August 1954
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South of England
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day single innings match: Combined Services v New Zealand
[edit] 5 August 1954
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Combined Services
134 (80.5 overs) |
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Joyce Powell 57 (–)
M Goodinson 3/33 (9 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
WTest Series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]12 – 14 June 1954
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jean Cummins, Kay Green, Helene Hegarty, Joan Westbrook (Eng), Verna Coutts, Rona McKenzie, Eris Paton, Joyce Powell, Mary Rouse and Betty Sinclair (NZ) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test
[edit]3 – 6 July 1954
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anne Sanders (Eng) and Jean Coulston (NZ) both made their WTest debuts.
3rd Test
[edit]24 – 27 July 1954
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Polly Marshall (Eng) and Joyce Currie (NZ) both made their WTest debuts.
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand Women tour of England 1954". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Women in England 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women in England Women's Test Series, 1954 - England Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women tour of England, Jun-Jul 1954 / All Matches / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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