The New Zealand women's national cricket team toured England between May and August 1966. They played against England in three Test matches, with all three matches being drawn.[1][2]
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England | New Zealand | ||
Dates | 21 May – 6 August 1966 | ||
Captains | Rachael Heyhoe Flint | Trish McKelvey | |
Test series | |||
Result | 3-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
Most runs | Rachael Heyhoe Flint (356) | Carol Oyler (174) | |
Most wickets | Eileen Vigor (11) | Jos Burley (13) |
Squads edit
England[3] | New Zealand[4] |
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Tour Matches edit
1-day single innings match: Middlesex v New Zealand edit
21 May 1966
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Middlesex
124/9 (56 overs) | |
Anne Sanders 41 (–)
Wendy Fitzwilliam 5/37 (15 overs) |
- Middlesex Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Kent v New Zealand edit
2-day match: East of England v New Zealand edit
1-day single innings match: East Anglia v New Zealand edit
1 June 1966
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East Anglia
60 (39.2 overs) | |
- East Anglia Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Midlands v New Zealand edit
4 June 1966
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Midlands
100 (39.4 overs) | |
June Bragger 42 (–)
Wendy Fitzwilliam 3/4 (3.4 overs) |
- Midlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day match: Northern Counties v New Zealand edit
2-day match: North of England v New Zealand edit
1-day single innings match: Yorkshire v New Zealand edit
15 June 1966
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Yorkshire
92/8 (50 overs) | |
- Yorkshire Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Midlands v New Zealand edit
25 June 1966
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Pat Moore 13 (–)
B Richards 1/3 (7 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day single innings match: Midlands v New Zealand edit
29 June 1966
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97 (65 overs) |
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Ruth Wheeler 46 (–)
Pat Moore 4/20 (14 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
2-day match: West of England v New Zealand edit
1-day single innings match: Western Counties v New Zealand edit
7 July 1966
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Western Counties
133 (80.4 overs) |
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Phyl Blackler 34 (–)
M Riley 3/16 (6.5 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Sussex v New Zealand edit
14 July 1966
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Sheila Richards 83* (–)
Shirley Englehardt 2/40 (13 overs) |
Phyl Blackler 70 (–)
Hilary Smith 2/33 (9 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
2-day match: South of England v New Zealand edit
1-day single innings match: Surrey v New Zealand edit
2-day match: Women's Cricket Association v New Zealand edit
1-day single innings match: Young England v New Zealand edit
27 July 1966
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Judi Doull 60 (–)
E Bramhall 2/21 (9 overs) |
Prue Hyman 25 (–)
Pat Moore 3/1 (7 overs) |
- Young England Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Women's Cricket Association President's XI v New Zealand edit
30 July 1966
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Women's Cricket Association President's XI
0/0 (3.2 overs) | |
Cecilia Robinson 0* (–)
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- Women's Cricket Association President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
1-day single innings match: Buckinghamshire v New Zealand edit
WTest Series edit
1st Test edit
18 – 21 June 1966
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lesley Clifford, June Stephenson, Jacqueline Whitney (Eng), Bev Brentnall, Jos Burley, Judi Doull, Jackie Lord, Betty Maker, Trish McKelvey, Carol Oyler, Jill Saulbrey and Janice Stead (NZ) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test edit
9 – 12 July 1966
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lynne Thomas (Eng) and Wendy Coe (NZ) both made their WTest debuts.
3rd Test edit
6 – 9 August 1966
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35/0 (9 overs)
Judi Doull 20* (–) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rosemary Goodchild (Eng) made her WTest debut.
References edit
- ^ "New Zealand Women tour of England 1966". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Women in England 1966". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women in England Women's Test Series, 1966 - England Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women tour of England, Jun-Aug 1966 / All Matches/ Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.