New Zealand cricket team in England in 1969
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The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1969 season
to play a three-match Test
series against England. The New Zealanders played in the second half of the English season: the England cricket team played three Test matches against the West Indies cricket team in the earlier part of the season, winning that series by 2-0 with one match drawn - see the article West Indian cricket team in England in 1969
.
England won the series against the New Zealanders also by 2-0 with one match drawn. On the tour as a whole, the New Zealanders played 18 first-class
matches, including the Tests, and won four of them, with three defeats. All the other matches were drawn.
, with Vic Pollard
as vice-captain.
The full team was:
Seven of the side – Dowling, Pollard, Collinge, Congdon, Motz, Taylor and Yuile – had toured England with the 1965 touring party
. Only Hadlee, Howarth and Wadsworth had not played Test cricket before this tour and all three of them made their Test debuts during the tour. Milburn and Yuile, both of whom had played Test cricket before this tour, did not feature in the Test matches this season.
, England's captain, reached 50. In the second innings John Edrich
scored 115 and shared a century opening partnership with Geoffrey Boycott
. Apart from Turner, who carried his bat for a dour 43, New Zealand did not cope well with Derek Underwood
's left-arm spin and his 7-32 gave England a comfortable victory.
See CricketArchive for match scorecard.
Second Test at Trent Bridge
New Zealand (294 and 66 for 1) drew with England (451 for 8 declared). Almost all of the third and fifth days were lost to the weather, so that New Zealand comfortably saved the game in spite of a big deficit on first innings. For New Zealand, Congdon (66) and Hastings (83) put on 150 for the third wicket, at the time a New Zealand record in England. Edrich (155) and Phil Sharpe (111) responded with a second wicket partnership of 246.
See CricketArchive for match scorecard.
Third Test at The Oval
New Zealand (150 and 229) lost to England (242 and 138 for 2) by 8 wickets. Underwood undermined the New Zealand batting, taking six wickets in each innings to finish the series with 24 wickets at an average of 9.16 runs each. Turner made a three-hour 53 in New Zealand's first innings, and Hastings a three-and-a-half-hour 61 in the second, but none of the other batsmen managed more than 30. Edrich made 68 in England's first innings and Mike Denness
in his first Test match took England home on the last afternoon with an unbeaten 55. The match was stretched out to the full five days because of constant showers.
See CricketArchive for match scorecard.
in mid-June was not counted as first-class.
The New Zealanders recorded victories over Scotland
, the Minor Counties, Warwickshire
and T. N. Pearce's XI
. Apart from the defeats in the Test matches, their only other defeat on tour was by Essex
by the narrow margin of 15 runs. The 10 other games, all with first-class counties, were drawn.
1969 English cricket season
The 1969 English cricket season saw the inauguration of the Sunday League , sponsored by the John Player tobacco company. All matches were played on Sundays with each of the 17 first-class counties playing each other once. They were of 40 overs a side...
to play a three-match Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
series against England. The New Zealanders played in the second half of the English season: the England cricket team played three Test matches against the West Indies cricket team in the earlier part of the season, winning that series by 2-0 with one match drawn - see the article West Indian cricket team in England in 1969
West Indian cricket team in England in 1969
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1969 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2-0 with one match drawn....
.
England won the series against the New Zealanders also by 2-0 with one match drawn. On the tour as a whole, the New Zealanders played 18 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches, including the Tests, and won four of them, with three defeats. All the other matches were drawn.
The New Zealand Team
The New Zealand team was captained by Graham DowlingGraham Dowling
Graham Thorne Dowling is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 39 Test matches and captained New Zealand in 19 of them. Playing as a specialist right-handed batsman, usually an opener, he achieved moderate success, averaging 31 with the bat. His finest moment came when he made a nine-hour 239...
, with Vic Pollard
Vic Pollard
Victor Pollard is a former dual cricket and football player who represented New Zealand at international level.-Cricket career:...
as vice-captain.
The full team was:
- Graham DowlingGraham DowlingGraham Thorne Dowling is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 39 Test matches and captained New Zealand in 19 of them. Playing as a specialist right-handed batsman, usually an opener, he achieved moderate success, averaging 31 with the bat. His finest moment came when he made a nine-hour 239...
(captain) - Vic PollardVic PollardVictor Pollard is a former dual cricket and football player who represented New Zealand at international level.-Cricket career:...
(vice-captain) - Mark Burgess
- Richard CollingeRichard CollingeRichard Owen Collinge was a New Zealand cricketer.-Career:Collinge bowled left arm fast medium, ending his long run with both arms stretching upwards and swinging the ball. He was New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year in 1971.He pitched the ball up and relied on late movement...
- Bevan CongdonBevan CongdonBevan Ernest Congdon OBE is a former New Zealand all-rounder who played 61 Test matches from 1965 to 1978. He was captain of the New Zealand Test and ODI team from 1972 to 1974. Congdon was the first New Zealand captain to record a victory over Australia...
- Bob CunisBob CunisRobert Smith Cunis played 20 Test matches for New Zealand as a fast bowler between 1964 and 1972, and was later coach of the New Zealand national team from 1987 to 1990. His son Stephen plays cricket for Canterbury.Test Match Special commentator Alan Gibson once commented, "This is Cunis at the...
- Dayle HadleeDayle HadleeDayle Robert Hadlee is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 11 ODIs from 1969 to 1978....
- Brian Hastings
- Hedley HowarthHedley HowarthHedley John Howarth was a former international cricketer who played 30 Tests and nine One Day Internationals for New Zealand. The elder brother of Geoff Howarth, former New Zealand captain, he was born and died in Auckland.-Biography:Howarth was an orthodox left-arm bowler who made his first class...
- Barry MilburnBarry MilburnBarry Douglas Milburn was a cricketer who played three Tests for New Zealand in 1969.Milburn was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a competent wicketkeeper who played for Otago from 1963 to 1983...
- Dick MotzDick MotzRichard Charles Motz was a New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman, Motz played 32 Test matches for the New Zealand cricket team between 1961 and 1969....
- Bruce MurrayBruce Murray (cricketer)Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray played 13 Tests for New Zealand. He is one of just three players to have taken a Test wicket without conceding a run, giving him a bowling average of 0.00, having bowled 6 balls during a match against India in 1968.- Post-Sports Activities :Following his cricketing...
- Bruce TaylorBruce Taylor (cricketer)Bruce Richard Taylor scored 105 and took 5-86 for New Zealand on Test debut against India at Calcutta in 1964-65, the only man to have completed this feat. Taylor, who had never scored a first-class century before, came in at No...
- Glenn TurnerGlenn TurnerGlenn Maitland Turner played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket selection panel....
- Ken WadsworthKen WadsworthKenneth John Wadsworth was a New Zealand cricketer who played 33 Tests and 13 One Day Internationals for New Zealand as a wicket-keeper. Wadsworth scored over 1,000 runs and dismissed nearly 100 batsmen as New Zealand's regular wicket-keeper between 1969–70 and 1975–76...
- Bryan YuileBryan YuileBryan William Yuile is a cricketer. He played 17 Test Matches for the New Zealand national team in the 1960s....
Seven of the side – Dowling, Pollard, Collinge, Congdon, Motz, Taylor and Yuile – had toured England with the 1965 touring party
New Zealand cricket team in England in 1965
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1965 season, playing three Test matches in the first half of a damp summer. England later hosted a second three-match series against South Africa, the first time two Test series were played in a single English cricket season since the 1912...
. Only Hadlee, Howarth and Wadsworth had not played Test cricket before this tour and all three of them made their Test debuts during the tour. Milburn and Yuile, both of whom had played Test cricket before this tour, did not feature in the Test matches this season.
First Test at Lord's, 24-28 July 1969
England (190 and 340) beat New Zealand (169 and 131) by 230 runs. There was little between the teams after low-scoring first innings in which only Ray IllingworthRay Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
, England's captain, reached 50. In the second innings John Edrich
John Edrich
John Edrich, MBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Surrey and England. He earned a reputation as a dogged and fearless batsman, and his figures show that he was amongst the best players of his generation...
scored 115 and shared a century opening partnership with Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen...
. Apart from Turner, who carried his bat for a dour 43, New Zealand did not cope well with Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood MBE is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the MCC....
's left-arm spin and his 7-32 gave England a comfortable victory.
See CricketArchive for match scorecard.
Second Test at Trent BridgeTrent BridgeTrent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
, 7-12 August 1969
New Zealand (294 and 66 for 1) drew with England (451 for 8 declared). Almost all of the third and fifth days were lost to the weather, so that New Zealand comfortably saved the game in spite of a big deficit on first innings. For New Zealand, Congdon (66) and Hastings (83) put on 150 for the third wicket, at the time a New Zealand record in England. Edrich (155) and Phil Sharpe (111) responded with a second wicket partnership of 246.See CricketArchive for match scorecard.
Third Test at The OvalThe OvalThe Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
, 21-26 August 1969
New Zealand (150 and 229) lost to England (242 and 138 for 2) by 8 wickets. Underwood undermined the New Zealand batting, taking six wickets in each innings to finish the series with 24 wickets at an average of 9.16 runs each. Turner made a three-hour 53 in New Zealand's first innings, and Hastings a three-and-a-half-hour 61 in the second, but none of the other batsmen managed more than 30. Edrich made 68 in England's first innings and Mike DennessMike Denness
Mike Denness is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and ODI level. Denness became the first Scotsman to captain England...
in his first Test match took England home on the last afternoon with an unbeaten 55. The match was stretched out to the full five days because of constant showers.
See CricketArchive for match scorecard.
Other First-Class Matches
A total of 15 other first-class matches were played between the end of June and the middle of September. A three-day game with D. H. Robins' XI at EastbourneEastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
in mid-June was not counted as first-class.
The New Zealanders recorded victories over Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
, the Minor Counties, Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
and T. N. Pearce's XI
T. N. Pearce's XI
T. N. Pearce's XI was a scratch cricket team composed largely of Test and other prominent first-class players.Between 1951 and 1974, T. N. Pearce's XI played an annual first-class match at the end of the English cricket season against the touring team...
. Apart from the defeats in the Test matches, their only other defeat on tour was by Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
by the narrow margin of 15 runs. The 10 other games, all with first-class counties, were drawn.
External sources
Annual reviews
- Playfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current...
1970 - Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1970