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.

Contents 1 Domestic cricket 1.1 Plunket Shield winners 2 International tours of New Zealand 2.1 Australia 1945-46 2.2 England 1946-47 2.3 Australia 1949-50 2.4 England 1950-51 2.5 West Indies 1951-52 2.6 South Africa 1952-53 2.7 England 1954-55 2.8 West Indies 1955-56 2.9 Australia 1956-57 2.10 England 1958-59 2.11 Australia 1959-60 2.12 MCC 1960-61 2.13 International XI 1961-62 2.14 England 1962-63 2.15 South Africa 1963-64 2.16 Pakistan 1964-65 2.17 England 1965-66 2.18 Australia 1966-67 2.19 India 1967-68 2.20 West Indies 1968-69 2.21 Australia 1969-70 3 References 4 External sources 5 Annual reviews 6 Further reading

Domestic cricket

Domestic first-class cricket in New Zealand during this period centered on the Plunket Shield, which was the State 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 – Otago

International tours of New Zealand

Australia 1945-46

• 1st Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by an innings and 103 runs

England 1946-47

• 1st Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn

Australia 1949-50

England 1950-51

• 1st Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by 6 wickets

West Indies 1951-52

• 1st Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – West Indies won by 5 wickets
• 2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

South Africa 1952-53

• 1st Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by an innings and 180 runs
• 2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

England 1954-55

• 1st Test at Carisbrook, Dunedin – England won by 8 wickets
• 2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 20 runs

West Indies 1955-56

• 1st Test at Carisbrook, Dunedin – West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
• 2nd Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – West Indies won by an innings and 64 runs
• 3rd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by 9 wickets
• 4th Test at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 190 runs

Australia 1956-57

England 1958-59

• 1st Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 99 runs
• 2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 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 and David Larter.

See : 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 first match was versus the New Zealand national team at Lancaster Park in Christchurch; and the 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 included Everton Weekes, Tom Graveney, Bob Simpson and Sonny Ramadhin.

See : CricketArchive tour itinerary

England 1962-63

• 1st Test at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 215 runs
• 2nd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 47 runs
• 3rd Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 7 wickets

South Africa 1963-64

• 1st Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Pakistan 1964-65

• 1st Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn

England 1965-66

• 1st Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn

Australia 1966-67

India 1967-68

West Indies 1968-69

• 1st Test at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 5 wickets
• 2nd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
• 3rd Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn

Australia 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 : CricketArchive tour itinerary

References

External sources

• CricketArchive – New Zealand season itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1948 to 1970 editions
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1946 to 1970 editions

Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979

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