New Zealand Under-23 cricket team

The New Zealand Under-23 cricket team played 12 matches of first-class cricket in New Zealand between the 1962–63 season and the 1980–81 season.[1]

History

The New Zealand Under-23s played a first-class match against a Plunket Shield team at the end of every season from 1962–63 to 1971–72, with the exception of 1967–68, when they did not play a first-class match, and 1969–70, when they played the touring Australian team. In 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1980–81, they played a Plunket Shield team early in the season, in December.

Matches

Individual centuries and five-wicket hauls are noted.

• Northern Districts v New Zealand Under-23s, Seddon Park, Hamilton, 22, 23, 24 March 1963. Northern Districts 175 and 205 (Arch Taylor 5 for 57); New Zealand Under-23s 137 (Gren Alabaster 8 for 30) and 124 (Tom Puna 5 for 36). Northern Districts won by 119 runs.[2]
• Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s, Eden Park, Auckland, 28, 30, 31 March 1964. Auckland 326 and 290 for 7 dec. (Jonathan Parson 5 for 80); New Zealand Under-23s 342 (Peter Truscott 165) and 201 for 8. Drawn.[3]
• Canterbury v New Zealand Under-23s, Lancaster Park, Christchurch, 8, 9 March 1965. New Zealand Under-23s 157 and 81 (Bryan Andrews 6 for 27); Canterbury 396 (Brian Hastings 226; Blair Furlong 6 for 115 including a hat-trick). Canterbury won by an innings and 158 runs.[4]
• Wellington v New Zealand Under-23s, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 25, 26, 28 March 1966. New Zealand Under-23s 173 (Les Butler 8 for 50) and 229 (George McConnell 5 for 74); Wellington 251 and 153 for 9 (Rodney Redmond 6 for 56). Wellington won by one wicket.[5]
• Central Districts v New Zealand Under-23s, Cook's Gardens, Wanganui, 24, 25, 27 February 1967. Central Districts 208 and 271 (John McIntyre 5 for 101); New Zealand Under-23s 140 and 126. Central Districts won by 213 runs.[6]
• Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s, Eden Park, Auckland, 5, 7, 8 April 1969. Auckland 130 and 299 (Mark Burgess 115); New Zealand Under-23s 159 and 180 (Hedley Howarth 5 for 54). Auckland won by 90 runs.[7]
• New Zealand Under-23s v Australians, McLean Park, Napier, 2, 3, 4 March 1970. New Zealand Under-23s 145 (Dennis Lillee 6 for 40) and 144; Australians 309 for 9 dec. Australians won by an innings and 20 runs.[8]
• Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s, Cornwall Park, Auckland, Auckland, 7, 8, 9 February 1971. Auckland 274 for 8 dec. (Ross Morgan 102) and 212 for 6 dec.; New Zealand Under-23s 184 (Morgan 5 for 42) and 182. Auckland won by 120 runs.[9]
• Otago v New Zealand Under-23s, Carisbrook, Dunedin, 4, 5, 6 February 1972. New Zealand Under-23s 159 (Gren Alabaster 5 for 51) and 117; Otago 336. Otago won by an innings and 60 runs.[10]
• Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s, Cornwall Park, Auckland, 5, 6, 7 December 1976. Auckland 274 for 9 dec. and 233 for 3 dec.; New Zealand Under-23s 202 (Hedley Howarth 8 for 75) and 99. Auckland won by 206 runs.[11]
• Otago v New Zealand Under-23s, Logan Park, Dunedin, 4, 5, 6 December 1977. Otago 313 and 202 for 3; New Zealand Under-23s 159 (Peter Petherick 6 for 44). Drawn.[12]
• Canterbury v New Zealand Under-23s, Lancaster Park, Christchurch, 7, 9, 10 December 1980. New Zealand Under-23s 221 (David Stead 6 for 84) and 197 for 4; Canterbury 235. Drawn.[13]

New Zealand Under-23s also played a number of one-day and two-day matches against non-first-class provincial teams.[14]

Records

New Zealand Under-23s lost nine of their first-class matches and drew the other three. Their only century was Peter Truscott's 165 in 1963–64; their best bowling figures were Rodney Redmond's 6 for 56 in 1965–66.

Twenty-six New Zealand Under-23s players went on to represent New Zealand in Test cricket. In order of their first appearance for New Zealand Under-23s: Peter Truscott and Hedley Howarth from the 1962-63 team; Rodney Redmond, Mark Burgess, Keith Thomson and Bruce Taylor (1963–64); Glenn Turner, Richard Collinge and Dayle Hadlee (1966–67); John Morrison, Ken Wadsworth, Graham Vivian and Geoff Howarth (1968–69); Robert Anderson and Jeremy Coney (1971–72); John Wright, Jock Edwards, Bruce Edgar, Paul McEwan and John Reid (1976–77); Ian Smith, Evan Gray, Martin Snedden and Brendon Bracewell (1977–78); Trevor Franklin and Gary Robertson (1980–81). Six of them – Burgess, Turner, Geoff Howarth, Coney, Wright and Smith – went on to captain New Zealand in Tests.

References

1. "First-class matches played by New Zealand Under-23s". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. "Northern Districts v New Zealand Under-23s 1962-63". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
3. "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
4. "Canterbury v New Zealand Under-23s 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. "Wellington v New Zealand Under-23s 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
6. "Central Districts v New Zealand Under-23s 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
7. "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1968-69". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
8. "New Zealand Under-23s v Australians 1969-70". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
9. "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1970-71". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
10. "Otago v New Zealand Under-23s 1971-72". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
11. "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1976-77". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
12. "Otago v New Zealand Under-23s 1977-78". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
13. "Canterbury v New Zealand Under-23s 1980-81". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
14. "Miscellaneous Matches played by New Zealand Under-23s". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

External links

• New Zealand Under-23s at CricketArchive