New Zealand women's cricket team in Australia in 1956–57
New Zealand women's cricket team in Australia in 1956–57 | |||
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Australia | New Zealand | ||
Dates | 29 December 1956 – 29 January 1957 | ||
Captains | Una Paisley | Rona McKenzie | |
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Una Paisley (101) | Joyce Powell (62) | |
Most wickets | Ruth Dow (5) Betty Wilson (5) | Jean Coulston (4) |
The New Zealand women's national cricket team toured Australia in December 1956 and January 1957. They played against Australia in one Test match, which Australia won by an innings and 88 runs.[1][2] They also competed in the 1956–57 Australian Women's Cricket Championships, a domestic two-day competition, winning one match and drawing the other three.[3]
Squads
[edit]Australia[4] | New Zealand[5] |
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Tour Matches
[edit]1-day single innings match: Deniliquin v New Zealand
[edit]1-day single innings match: Victoria v New Zealand
[edit]Only WTest
[edit]18 – 21 January 1957 Scorecard |
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Joyce Bath, Ruth Dow, Eileen Massey, Barbara Orchard, Kit Raymond, Olive Smith, Val Slater (Aus), Brenda Duncan, Jean Stonell, Gwen Sutherland, Betty Thorner and Mary Webb (NZ) all made their WTest debuts.
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand Women tour of Australia 1956/57". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Women in Australia 1956/57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1956/57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women in Australia Women's Test Match, 1956/57 - Australia Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women in Australia Women's Test Match, 1956/57 - New Zealand Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2021.