Australian women's cricket team in New Zealand in 1974–75

The Australia women's national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1975. They played against New Zealand in one Test match, which was drawn.[1][2]

Australia women's cricket team in New Zealand in 1974–75
 
  New Zealand Australia
Dates 21 February – 21 March 1975
Captains Trish McKelvey Wendy Blunsden
Test series
Result 1-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs Barbara Bevege (140) Lorraine Hill (118)
Most wickets Jackie Lord (4) Sharon Tredrea (7)

Squads
 New Zealand[3]  Australia[4]

Tour Matches

60-over match: Canterbury President's XI v Australia
21 February 1975
Scorecard
Australia 
207/4 (60 overs)
v
Canterbury President's XI
120/7 (60 overs)
Bev Wilson 49 (–)
Sally Russell 1/8 (6 overs)
Lesley Murdoch 29 (–)
Wendy Blunsden 2/9 (9 overs)
Australia Women won by 87 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Frank Fielding (NZ) and Lewis Johnston (NZ)
  • Canterbury President's XI won the toss and elected to field.

2-day match: Canterbury v Australia
23 – 24 February 1975
Scorecard
v
77/3d (62 overs)
Bev Wilson 41 (–)
Jackie Lord 2/14 (15 overs)
54/3d (39 overs)
Ann McKenna 23* (–)
Raelee Thompson 1/9 (7 overs)
99/6d (46.3 overs)
Margaret Jennings 22 (–)
Sue Rattray 4/39 (15 overs)
  • Canterbury Women won the toss and elected to field.

60-over match: Otago v Australia
26 February 1975
Scorecard
Australia 
233/4 (60 overs)
v
Otago
139/4 (60 overs)
Bev Wilson 110 (–)
Daphne Robinson 1/18 (13 overs)
June Gill 51 (–)
Sharon Tredrea 1/12 (12 overs)
Australia Women won by 94 runs
Logan Park, Dunedin
  • Toss not known.

1-day single-innings match: Otago v Australia
1 March 1975
Scorecard
Australia 
204/4d (60 overs)
v
Otago
77 (42.3 overs)
Lynn Denholm 137 (–)
Carol Marett 2/52 (23 overs)
June Gill 13 (–)
Patsy May 4/1 (5.3 overs)
Australia Women won by 127 runs
Logan Park, Dunedin
  • Otago Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match was originally scheduled to begin on 28 February 1975 as a 2-day match, but after rain prevented any play on the first day the game was reduced to a 1-day single-innings match.

45-over match: Wellington v Australia
3 March 1975
Scorecard
Wellington
158/6 (45 overs)
v
 Australia
159/1 (41 overs)
Barbara Bevege 66* (–)
Wendy Weir 3/56 (9 overs)
Lynn Denholm 92* (–)
Carol Salmon 1/30 (6 overs)
Australia Women won by 9 wickets
Anderson Park, Wellington
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

2-day match: Wellington v Australia
5 – 6 March 1975
Scorecard
v
155/7d (70 overs)
Jackie Potter 72* (–)
Jill Saulbrey 3/33 (26 overs)
96/6d (55 overs)
Prue Hyman 42* (–)
Sharon Tredrea 3/19 (16 overs)
115/3d (50 overs)
Bev Wilson 34 (–)
Carol Salmon 2/22 (12 overs)
47/2 (20 overs)
Barbara Bevege 18* (–)
Karen Price 1/13 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt
Umpires: David Abbott (NZ) and Dave Greenfield (NZ)
  • Wellington Women won the toss and elected to field.

2-day match: Auckland v Australia
8, 10 March 1975
Scorecard
v
136 (96.6 overs)
Glenys Page 30* (–)
Wendy Weir 6/43 (18.6 overs)
181/5d (58.5 overs)
Bev Wilson 94 (–)
Glenys Page 3/46 (12 overs)
187 (98.1 overs)
Lynda Prichard 61 (–)
Raelee Thompson 4/46 (22 overs)
118/7 (26 overs)
Lynn Denholm 47 (–)
Lynda Prichard 2/14 (5 overs)
Match drawn
Melville Park, Auckland
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

60-over match: Auckland v Australia
11 March 1975
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Melville Park, Auckland
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.

1-day match: South Auckland v Australia
13 March 1975
Scorecard
v
South Auckland
119/5d (42 overs)
Karen Price 42 (–)
Jeanette Dunning 2/37 (10 overs)
73/8d (– overs)
Kathie Longhurst 34 (–)
Wendy Weir 4/7 (– overs)
59/1d (– overs)
Jackie Potter 29* (–)
Jeanette Dunning 1/5 (– overs)
66/9 (– overs)
Jeanette Dunning 42* (–)
Wendy Blunsden 7/31 (– overs)
  • South Auckland Women won the toss and elected to field.

2-day match: North Shore v Australia
14 – 15 March 1975
Scorecard
v
61/2d (– overs)
Judi Doull 33* (–)
Raelee Thompson 1/9 (– overs)
70/4d (– overs)
Lynn Denholm 42 (–)
Eileen Badham 2/20 (– overs)
73 (– overs)
Chris Miller 20 (–)
Wendy Weir 4/20 (– overs)
Match drawn
Stanley Bay, Auckland
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

WTest Series

1st Test
21 – 24 March 1975
Scorecard
v
359 (169 overs)
Jill Saulbrey 62 (–)
Sharon Tredrea 4/100 (46 overs)
362 (177.3 overs)
Lorraine Hill 118* (–)
Jackie Lord 4/120 (55 overs)
276/6d (145.4 overs)
Barbara Bevege 96 (–)
Sharon Tredrea 3/71 (20 overs)
47/1 (21 overs)
Jackie Potter (27*
Maureen Peters 1/11 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Bruce Bricknell (NZ) and Arthur Hart (NZ)

References
  1. "Australia Women tour of New Zealand 1974/75". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. "Australia Women in New Zealand 1974/75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. "Records / Australia Women in New Zealand Women's Test Series, 1974/75 - New Zealand Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. "Records / Australia Women in New Zealand Women's Test Series, 1974/75 - Australia Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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