New South Wales cricket team in New Zealand in 1893–94

The New South Wales cricket team toured New Zealand from January to February 1894 and played seven first-class matches and one minor match. The tour is notable for the fact that the game against New Zealand was New Zealand's first first-class match. The tour was New South Wales' second of New Zealand after a tour in 1890. Like the previous tour it was privately organised by Coleman Davis and not officially sanctioned by the New South Wales Cricket Association. Despite this, given the touring party consisted of leading players from Sydney clubs the team is considered to have been a representative quality side and the matches played on tour to have been official New South Wales first-class games. Team The following players were selected for the tour: Name ClubAge J.J. Davis (Captain) Warwick34 S.W. Austin Randwick27 O.W. Cowley Redfern25 J.W. Gould East Sydney21 A.C.K. Mackenzie Paddington23 D.L. Miller Lithgow23 L.D. Moore Maitland22 E.G. Noble Paddington28 M.A. Noble Paddington20 J. Searle East Sydney32 S.R. Walford Parramatta34

Tour

First-class matches +DateOpponentVenueResultNotes18–20 Jan 1894AucklandAuckland Domain, AucklandNSW won by 9 wickets.3 day game; no play on day 124–25 Jan 1894Hawke's BayRecreation Ground, NapierNSW won by an innings and 13 runs.2 day game27–29 Jan 1894WellingtonBasin Reserve, WellingtonMatch drawn2 day game1–5 Feb 1894CanterburyLancaster Park, ChristchurchCanterbury won by an innings and 7 runs4 day game10–13 Feb 1894OtagoCarisbrook, DunedinMatch drawn3 day game15–17 Feb 1894New ZealandLancaster Park, ChristchurchNSW won by 160 runs3 day game; First time New Zealand played a first-class match19–21 Feb 1894North IslandBasin Reserve, WellingtonNSW won by 123 runs3 day game

Minor matches +DateOpponentVenueResult7–8 Feb 1894South Canterbury XVSouth Canterbury Athletic Club Ground, TimaruMatch Drawn13–14 Feb 1894Oamaru XVNew Cricket Ground, OamaruMatch cancelled

Match summaries

New South Wales vs Auckland

New South Wales vs Hawke's Bay

New South Wales vs Wellington

New South Wales vs Canterbury

New South Wales vs Otago

New South Wales vs New Zealand

New South Wales vs North Island

Statistics (first-class matches)

Batting

+PlayerMatchesInningsNot outsRunsHighest scoreAverage100s50sCatchesStumpingsS.W. Austin71001634316.30 – –1 –O.W. Cowley71212665524.18 –15 –J.J. Davis710313925*19.85 – –22J.W. Gould71202324519.33 – –3 –A.C.K. Mackenzie71302966022.76 –25 –D.L. Miller711286189.55 – –5 –L.D. Moore71212546823.09 –24 –E.G. Noble71122155123.88 –110 –M.A. Noble7101932610.33 – –3 –J. Searle713618645*26.57 – –76S.R. Walford71101212211.00 – –3 –

Bowling PlayerMatchesBallsMaidensRunsWicketsAverageBest Bowling5 w/i10 w/mStrike rateEconomy rateS.W. Austin71761866125211.768/146133.82.08O.W. Cowley72531678613.003/14 – –42.11.84J.J. Davis7 – – – – – – – – – –J.W. Gould7605163271521.804/30 – –40.33.24A.C.K. Mackenzie7 – – – – – – – – – –D.L. Miller71407694823016.064/25 – –46.92.05L.D. Moore7642230 – – – – –2.15E.G. Noble7 – – – – – – – – – –M.A. Noble730113153438.252/16 – –75.23.04J. Searle7 – – – – – – – – – –S.R. Walford7 – – – – – – – – – –

References

External links New South Wales in New Zealand at ESPNCricinfo