New Zealand cricket team in England in 1973
International cricket tour
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1973 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2–0 with 1 match drawn.
Test series summary
First Test
7–12 June 1973 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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250 (107.4 overs) G Boycott 51 (145) DR Hadlee 4/42 (19 overs) | 97 (41.4 overs) Extras 20 BR Taylor 19 (28) AW Greig 4/33 (10.4 overs) | |
325/8d (97 overs) AW Greig 139 (178) V Pollard 2/24 (9 overs) | 440 (188.1 overs) BE Congdon 176 (377) GG Arnold 5/131 (53 overs) |
England won by 38 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: DJ Constant and AEG Rhodes |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 10 June was taken as a rest day.
Second Test
21–26 June 1973 (5-day match) Scorecard |
England | v | |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- 24 June was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
5–10 July 1973 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 8 July was taken as a rest day.
Prudential Trophy
First ODI
18 July 1973 Scorecard |
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V Pollard 55 (112) JA Snow 4/32 (10 overs) |
England won by 7 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: DJ Constant (ENG) and CS Elliott (ENG) Player of the match: DL Amiss (ENG) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- FC Hayes, GRJ Roope and DL Underwood (all ENG), and V Pollard, RE Redmond and BR Taylor (all NZ) made their ODI debuts.
Second ODI
20 July 1973 Scorecard |
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GRJ Roope 44 (103) BR Taylor 3/25 (10.3 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
External sources
- CricketArchive – tour itineraries
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
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- England v New Zealand
- England v West Indies
- 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
County seasons
- Derbyshire
- Essex
- Glamorgan
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Middlesex
- Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Somerset
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
- Yorkshire
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