English cricket team in New Zealand in 1946–47
International cricket tour
The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in March 1947 and played a single Test match against the New Zealand national cricket team. The game was ruined by rain and ended in a draw. England were captained by Wally Hammond and New Zealand by Walter Hadlee, who scored 116.
Test series summary
21–25 March 1947 Scorecard |
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345/9d (102.4 overs) WA Hadlee 116 AV Bedser 4/95 (39 overs) | 265/7d (83 overs) WR Hammond 79 J Cowie 6/83 (30 overs) | |
Match drawn Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: OR Montgomery and MF Pengelly |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 23 March was taken as a rest day
- There was no play on the third or fourth days
- B Sutcliffe, DD Taylor, FB Smith, RH Scott, TB Burtt and CA Snedden (all NZ) made their Test debuts.
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International cricket tours of New Zealand
Test and LOI tours
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Tournaments hosted
Other tours
- 1894–95
- 1947–48
- 1953–54
- 1961–62
- 1967–68
- 1977–78
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