New Zealand cricket team in Australia and Ceylon in 1937–38

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The

Ceylon and Australia in October and November 1937 to play four matches, of which the three Australian matches are rated first-class. The New Zealand team was captained by Curly Page. They played the Ceylonese national team in Colombo and then three Australian state teams.[1]

The New Zealand team were returning from their

New Zealand Cricket Council hastily arranged the short tour of Australia in the hope of recouping their losses.[2] The team was unchanged, except that Cyril Parsloe replaced Jack Dunning, who was unable to take any further time away from work.[3]

Tour matches

First match
17th October 1937
(1-day single innings match)
Scorecard
Ceylon
 
v
221/8d (59 overs)
Fredrick de Saram 90
Sonny Moloney 4/53 (15 overs)
177/5 (29 overs)
Giff Vivian 68*
Sargo Jayawickreme 3/36 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Henry de Zylva and SBL Perera
  • Ceylon won the toss and decided to bat
Second match
5–8 November 1937
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
151 (52.3 overs)
Lindsay Weir 38
Frank Ward 4/59 (12 overs)
331 (113.3 overs)
Jack Badcock 114
Jack Cowie 3/72 (33 overs)
186 (45.2 overs)
Giff Vivian 64
Frank Ward 7/62 (17.2 overs)
7/0 (3.3 overs)
Jack Badcock 5*
South Australia won by 10 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Arthur G. Jenkins and John Scott
  • New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
Third match
12–16 November 1937
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
210 (51.7 overs)
Walter Hadlee 51
Ernie McCormick 3/38 (14 overs)
141 (49.3 overs)
Jack Ledward 49*
Cyril Parsloe 5/47 (15 overs)
223 (54 overs)
Giff Vivian 66
Ross Gregory 4/50 (13 overs)
293/5 (88.3 overs)
Lindsay Hassett 127*
Giff Vivian 3/89 (32 overs)
Victoria won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Andrew Barlow and Walter J. Moore
  • New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
Fourth match
19–22 November 1937
(4-day match)
Scorecard
v
195 (54.1 overs)
Bill Carson 40
Bill O'Reilly 5/57 (18.1 overs)
274 (67.4 overs)
Sid Barnes 97
Jack Cowie 4/76 (22 overs)
214 (53.1 overs)
Merv Wallace 58
Bill O'Reilly 4/61 (1731 overs)
136/2 (35.6 overs)
Arthur Chipperfield 67*
Jack Cowie 2/27 (6 overs)
New South Wales won by 8 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: George Borwick and Frederick Lyons
  • New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand in Australia and Ceylon 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ^ Nigel Smith, Kiwis Declare: Players Tell the Story of New Zealand Cricket, Random House, Auckland, 1994, p. 182.
  3. ^ "New Zealand to England 1937". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

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