New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1913–14
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia from early December 1913 to late January 1914, playing four first-class matches against state teams and five other matches.
The team[]
Three of New Zealand’s leading batsmen, David Collins, Harold Lusk and Arthur Sims, were unavailable.[1] The provincial cricket associations were asked to submit the names of suitable players from their regions. Out of 40 players nominated, 14 were eventually chosen.[2]
- Dan Reese (captain)
- Joe Bennett
- Charles Boxshall
- Tom Carlton
- Lancelot Hemus
- Rupert Hickmott
- Billy Patrick
- Charles Robinson
- Don Sandman
- Nessie Snedden
- Robert Somervell
- Leslie Taylor
- Henry Tattersall
- Bertie Tuckwell
The matches[]
The New Zealanders won the first first-class match against Queensland, lost to New South Wales and Victoria, and drew with South Australia.
References[]
- ^ Dan Reese, Was It All Cricket?, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1948, p. 389.
- ^ "The New Zealand Cricket Team". Referee: 16. 22 October 1913. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
External links[]
- New Zealand in Australia 1913-14 at CricketArchive
Other sources[]
- Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 53–56.
- Dan Reese, Was It All Cricket?, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1948, pp. 389–401.
Categories:
- 1913 in New Zealand cricket
- 1913 in Australian cricket
- 1914 in New Zealand cricket
- 1914 in Australian cricket
- New Zealand cricket tours of Australia
- Australian cricket seasons from 1890–91 to 1917–18
- International cricket competitions from 1888–89 to 1918