The New Zealand national cricket team toured Australia in the 1973-74 season and played 3 Test matches. Australia won the series 2-0 with one match drawn. It was followed by a reciprocal visit by Australia to New Zealand in March 1974; the 3 test series was drawn 1-1.

New Zealand team

Bevan Congdon (captain) Glenn Turner (vice-captain) Gren Alabaster Bryan Andrews Lance Cairns Keith Campbell Jeremy Coney Dayle Hadlee Richard Hadlee Brian Hastings John Morrison David O'Sullivan John Parker Mike Shrimpton Ken Wadsworth

Coney joined the tour when Turner was injured. Andrews, Cairns, Coney and Morrison made their Test debuts on the tour.Wisden 1975, pp. 930-43. Alabaster and Campbell never played Test cricket.

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Tour matches summary

Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1974 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1975

References

Further reading Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979 Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993

External links New Zealand in Australia: Dec 1973/Jan 1974 at Cricinfo New Zealand to Australia 1973-74 at Test Cricket Tours New Zealand in Australia 1973-74 at CricketArchive