New Zealand cricket team in England in 1973

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

England	v	New Zealand
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
253 (106 overs) AW Greig 63 (95) HJ Howarth 3/42 (25 overs)		551/9d (204.5 overs) BE Congdon 175 (454) CM Old 5/113 (41.5 overs)
463/9 (196 overs) KWR Fletcher 178 (380) HJ Howarth 4/144 (70 overs)

Match drawn Lord's, London Umpires: AE Fagg and TW Spencer

• 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

New Zealand	v	England
276 (98.4 overs) MG Burgess 87 (171) CM Old 4/71 (20 overs)		419 (145.1 overs) G Boycott 115 (181) RO Collinge 5/74 (34 overs)
142 (70.3 overs) GM Turner 81 (207) GG Arnold 5/27 (22 overs)

England won by an innings and 1 run Headingley, Leeds Umpires: HD Bird and CS Elliott

• 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

New Zealand  158 (52.5 overs)	v	England 159/3 (45.3 overs)
V Pollard 55 (112) JA Snow 4/32 (10 overs)		DL Amiss 100 (121) BE Congdon 1/32 (9 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

England  167/8 (48.3 overs)	v	New Zealand
GRJ Roope 44 (103) BR Taylor 3/25 (10.3 overs)

No result Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and AEG Rhodes (ENG)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

External sources

• CricketArchive – tour itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1974
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1974

Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979