Australia won five of the seven first-class matches by comfortable margins, including the two against New Zealand. The match against Canterbury was a close draw, and the last match, against Hawke's Bay, was abandoned without any play taking place.
In late 1908, The New Zealand Cricket Council asked the Australian Board of Control of Cricket to consider a proposal that the Australian team selected for the 1909 Ashes tour play a series of matches in New Zealand prior to departing for England, as had been the case for the previous tour in 1904/05. The Australian Board declined this proposal and offered to send a Second Eleven team instead.[1] The New Zealand authorities rejected this proposal on the grounds that a second-string team would not make the tour a financial success and asked the Australian Board on what terms would the Australian side visit New Zealand on their return journey from England.[2] Again, this proposal was rejected by the Australian Board and the arrangements for the tour were pushed back to the 1909/10 season.
Teamedit
The Australian Cricket Team in New Zealand 1909/10
Back Row: C.R. Gorry, N. Dodds, A.C.K. Mackenzie (Manager), T.S. Warne, A.J.Y Hopkins, D.B.M. Smith Middle Row: C. Kelleway, A.C. Facy, E.R. Mayne, W.W. Armstrong (Captain), S.H. Emery, C.E. Simpson Front Row: W. Bardsley (Vice-captain), W.J. Whitty
The Australian Board of Control asked each state representative on the board to nominate a set number of players from their state for selection. New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia were asked to nominate six players each, while Queensland and Tasmania were asked to nominate two each. From this pool of 22 players the selectors would choose a final touring squad of 13.[4]
Of the players initially selected, Gar Waddy and Stanley Hill were unavailable to make the tour.[5][6] They were replaced in the team by Tom Warne and Charles Simpson respectively.
The touring party was not a full-strength Australian team. Of the selected players, only Armstrong, Bardsley, Hopkins and Whitty had previously played Test cricket and no other players outside of those four had toured with the 1909 Australian team in England. Outside those four, Emery, Kelleway, Mayne and Smith went on to play Tests.
The touredit
The touring party left Australia on 5 February 1910, departing Sydney on the steamship Moeraki, and arrived in New Zealand at Wellington on 9 February.[7] On the evening of their arrival the touring party were officially welcomed to Wellington at a function in the town hall hosted by Dr. Alfred Newman.
^"BOARD OF CONTROL". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^"THE ELEVEN'S TOUR". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^"TRIANGULAR CRICKET". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1910. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^"TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND". Examiner. 20 December 1909. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^"NEW ZEALAND TOUR". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 1910. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^"THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR". Argus. 26 January 1910. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^"NEW ZEALAND TOUR". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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The Australia national cricket team toured New Zealand from February to April 1910 and played seven first class matches including two against the New Zealand national cricket team New Zealand at this time had not been elevated to Test status Australian tour of New Zealand 1909 10DatesFeb 1910 Apr 1910Cricket formatFirst classMatches7Most runsEdgar Mayne 532 Most wicketsBill Whitty 42 1904 051913 14 Australia won five of the seven first class matches by comfortable margins including the two against New Zealand The match against Canterbury was a close draw and the last match against Hawke s Bay was abandoned without any play taking place Contents 1 Background 2 Team 3 The tour 3 1 Tour itinerary 4 Match summaries 4 1 Australia v Wellington 4 2 Australia v Auckland 4 3 Australia v Canterbury 4 4 Australia v Otago 4 5 1st Unofficial Test Australia v New Zealand 4 6 Australia v Manawatu XIII 4 7 2nd Unofficial Test Australia v New Zealand 5 First class statistics 5 1 Batting 5 2 Bowling 6 References 7 External linksBackground editIn late 1908 The New Zealand Cricket Council asked the Australian Board of Control of Cricket to consider a proposal that the Australian team selected for the 1909 Ashes tour play a series of matches in New Zealand prior to departing for England as had been the case for the previous tour in 1904 05 The Australian Board declined this proposal and offered to send a Second Eleven team instead 1 The New Zealand authorities rejected this proposal on the grounds that a second string team would not make the tour a financial success and asked the Australian Board on what terms would the Australian side visit New Zealand on their return journey from England 2 Again this proposal was rejected by the Australian Board and the arrangements for the tour were pushed back to the 1909 10 season Team edit nbsp The Australian Cricket Team in New Zealand 1909 10Back Row C R Gorry N Dodds A C K Mackenzie Manager T S Warne A J Y Hopkins D B M SmithMiddle Row C Kelleway A C Facy E R Mayne W W Armstrong Captain S H Emery C E SimpsonFront Row W Bardsley Vice captain W J WhittyOn 14 Jan 1910 the Australian Board of Control of Cricket met and appointed a selection committee of Clem Hill Frank Iredale and Peter McAlister to choose the touring squad and appointed Alick Mackenzie as the tour manager and Australian Board representative 3 The appointment of Mackenzie to this role was seen as a reward for his services to Australian cricket after a long career The 1909 10 season was his last in competitive cricket It was his second tour of New Zealand having previously toured with the New South Wales side in 1893 94 The Australian Board of Control asked each state representative on the board to nominate a set number of players from their state for selection New South Wales Victoria and South Australia were asked to nominate six players each while Queensland and Tasmania were asked to nominate two each From this pool of 22 players the selectors would choose a final touring squad of 13 4 Of the players initially selected Gar Waddy and Stanley Hill were unavailable to make the tour 5 6 They were replaced in the team by Tom Warne and Charles Simpson respectively Australian touring party to New Zealand 1909 10 Name Age Role Batting Style Bowling Style First Class Team NotesAlick Mackenzie Manager 39 Team manager Right handed nbsp New South WalesWarwick Armstrong Captain 30 All rounder Right handed Right arm legspin nbsp VictoriaWarren Bardsley Vice captain 27 Batter Left handed nbsp New South WalesNorman Dodds 33 Batter Right handed nbsp TasmaniaSid Emery 24 Bowler Right handed Legbreak googly nbsp New South WalesAshley Facy 24 Bowler Right handed Right arm fast nbsp TasmaniaCharles Gorry 31 Wicket keeper Right handed nbsp New South WalesStanley Hill 24 Batter Right handed nbsp South Australia Replaced by Charles SimpsonBert Hopkins 35 All rounder Right handed Right arm fast medium nbsp New South WalesCharles Kelleway 23 All rounder Right handed Right arm fast medium nbsp New South WalesEdgar Mayne 27 Batter Right handed nbsp South AustraliaCharles Simpson 27 Batter Right handed Right arm off spin nbsp QueenslandDave Smith 25 Batsman Right handed nbsp VictoriaTom Warne 40 All rounder Right handed Right arm leg spin nbsp VictoriaGar Waddy 30 Wicket keeper Right handed nbsp New South Wales Replaced by Tom WarneBill Whitty 23 Bowler Right handed Left arm fast medium nbsp South AustraliaThe touring party was not a full strength Australian team Of the selected players only Armstrong Bardsley Hopkins and Whitty had previously played Test cricket and no other players outside of those four had toured with the 1909 Australian team in England Outside those four Emery Kelleway Mayne and Smith went on to play Tests The tour editThe touring party left Australia on 5 February 1910 departing Sydney on the steamship Moeraki and arrived in New Zealand at Wellington on 9 February 7 On the evening of their arrival the touring party were officially welcomed to Wellington at a function in the town hall hosted by Dr Alfred Newman nbsp The official programme of matches for the tourTour itinerary edit Date Opponent Venue Match type Result Notes11 14 Feb 1910 Wellington nbsp Basin Reserve Wellington First Class Australians won by 6 wickets 3 day match rest day on 13 Feb 18 21 Feb 1910 Auckland nbsp Auckland Domain Auckland First Class Australians won by an innings and 128 runs 3 day match rest day on 20 Feb 25 28 Feb 1910 Canterbury nbsp Lancaster Park Christchurch First Class Draw 3 day match rest day on 27 Feb 5 8 Mar 1910 Otago nbsp Carisbrook Dunedin First Class Australians won by 10 wickets 3 day match rest day on 6 Mar 11 14 Mar 1910 New Zealand nbsp Lancaster Park Christchurch First Class Australia won by 9 wickets 3 day match rest day on 13 Mar 16 17 Mar 1910 Manawatu XIII Sports Ground Palmerston North Minor Australians won by an innings and 104 runs 2 day match18 19 Mar 1910 Wanganui Cooks Gardens Wanganui Minor Australians won by six wickets 2 day match22 23 Mar 1910 Taranaki XV Pukekura Park Recreation Ground New Plymouth Minor Draw 2 day match26 29 Mar 1910 New Zealand nbsp Basin Reserve Wellington First Class Australia won by 162 runs 3 day match rest day on 27 Mar 1 4 Apr 1910 Hawke s Bay Recreation Ground Napier First Class Match abandoned due to rain 3 day match rest day on 3 Apr Match summaries editAustralia v Wellington edit 11 14 February 1910 Scorecard nbsp Wellington v Australia nbsp 107 31 4 overs D M Patrick 25 W J Whitty 3 16 8 0 overs 130 25 4 overs C E Simpson 51 D M Patrick 5 13 7 0 overs 208 59 overs F A Midlane 67 W W Armstrong 4 56 21 overs 188 4 32 overs E R Mayne 58 C E H Hickey 2 41 6 overs Australia won by 6 wicketsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Daniel McKenzie J VarnhamWellington won the toss and elected to bat Australia v Auckland edit 18 21 February 1910 Scorecard nbsp Auckland v Australia nbsp 112 44 0 overs A E Relf 51 W J Whitty 8 27 22 0 overs 355 99 3 overs E R Mayne 136 C Olliff 3 77 20 0 overs 115 32 overs A E Hadden 27 S H Emery 5 42 10 overs Australia won by an innings and 128 runsAuckland Domain Auckland Umpires Sammy Jones Clarence van der HeydeAustralia won the toss and elected to bowl Australia v Canterbury edit 25 28 February 1910 Scorecard nbsp Canterbury v Australia nbsp 321 80 3 overs D Reese 108 W J Whitty 4 69 19 0 overs 240 48 5 overs S H Emery 50 J H Bennett 4 61 16 5 overs 259 58 4 overs D Reese 41 W W Armstrong 4 83 19 0 overs 307 8 77 overs W W Armstrong 149 J H Bennett 4 87 29 0 overs Match DrawnLancaster Park Christchurch Umpires C Hardy Alfred HartCanterbury won the toss and elected to bat Australia v Otago edit 5 8 March 1910 Scorecard nbsp Otago v Australia nbsp 166 66 4 overs H G Siedeberg 50 T S Warne 5 37 13 0 overs 189 55 5 overs W W Armstrong 91 C G Macartney 7 81 24 5 overs 120 63 overs C G Macartney 45 S H Emery 5 20 10 0 overs 99 0 23 overs W Barsdley 56Match DrawnCarisbrook Dunedin Umpires A Austin R FergusonOtago won the toss and elected to bat 1st Unofficial Test Australia v New Zealand edit 11 14 March 1910 Scorecard nbsp New Zealand v Australia nbsp 155 46 0 overs DA Sims 51 W J Whitty 6 53 22 0 overs 306 91 3 overs W Bardsley 97 J H Bennett 5 74 25 3 overs 258 87 3 overs F Midlane 47 A E Hadden 47 A J Y Hopkins 4 34 10 3 overs 1 108 20 5 overs E R Mayne 74 J H Bennett 1 15 7 5 overs Australia won by 9 wicketsLancaster Park ChristchurchAustralia won the toss and elected to bowl Australia v Manawatu XIII edit 16 17 March 1910 ScorecardManawatu v Australia nbsp 87R Cobbe 32 W J Whitty 6 36 304D Smith 107113A M Ongley W J Whitty 3 22Australian XI won by an innings and 104 runsSports Ground Palmerston NorthWellington won the toss and elected to bat 2nd Unofficial Test Australia v New Zealand edit 26 29 March 1910 Scorecard nbsp Australia v New Zealand nbsp 260 52 0 overs D B M Smith 102 A W S Brice 5 70 18 0 overs 177 68 0 overs D Reese 69 A C Facy 7 71 28 0 overs 232 5d 47 0 overs E R Mayne 90 D M Sandman 2 62 16 0 overs 153 41 overs A W S Brice 43 W J Whitty 6 28 16 overs Australia won by 162 runsBasin Reserve Wellington Umpires Daniel McKenzie J VarnhamAustralia won the toss and elected to batFirst class statistics editBatting edit Name Matches Innings Not Outs 100s 50s H S Runs AverageEdgar Mayne 6 11 2 2 3 136 532 59 11Warwick Armstrong 6 8 1 1 2 149 393 56 14Warren Bardsley 6 11 2 0 3 97 375 41 67Dave Smith 6 9 1 1 0 102 206 25 75Charles Kelleway 6 8 1 0 1 51 187 26 71Charles Simpson 5 8 1 0 1 51 155 22 14Sid Emery 6 8 2 0 1 50 114 19 00Tom Warne 4 5 2 0 1 54 112 37 33Norman Dodds 3 5 0 0 1 53 84 16 80Bill Whitty 6 7 1 0 0 14 53 8 83Charles Gorry 5 5 3 0 0 11 25 12 5Ashley Facy 3 4 1 0 0 7 17 5 67Bert Hopkins 4 5 0 0 0 8 16 3 20Bowling edit Name Matches Balls Bowled Maidens Runs Wickets Best Bowling Average Strike rate Economy RateBill Whitty 6 1312 69 510 42 8 27 12 14 31 24 2 33Sid Emery 6 552 15 355 22 5 20 16 14 25 09 3 86Warwick Armstrong 6 745 27 367 16 4 56 22 94 46 56 2 96Ashley Facy 3 366 12 178 11 7 71 16 18 33 27 2 92Bert Hopkins 4 375 17 163 9 4 34 18 11 41 67 2 61Tom Warne 4 210 6 154 7 5 37 22 00 30 00 4 40Charles Kelleway 6 276 10 116 5 2 1 23 20 55 20 2 52Charles Simpson 5 232 11 52 1 1 5 52 00 232 00 1 34References edit BOARD OF CONTROL Sydney Morning Herald 21 December 1908 p 8 Retrieved 3 September 2021 THE ELEVEN S TOUR Sydney Morning Herald 15 January 1909 p 7 Retrieved 3 September 2021 TRIANGULAR CRICKET Sydney Morning Herald 15 January 1910 p 13 Retrieved 31 August 2021 TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND Examiner 20 December 1909 Retrieved 29 September 2021 NEW ZEALAND TOUR Sydney Morning Herald 31 January 1910 Retrieved 29 September 2021 THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR Argus 26 January 1910 Retrieved 29 September 2021 NEW ZEALAND TOUR Sydney Morning Herald 7 February 1910 p 10 Retrieved 31 August 2021 External links editAustralia in New Zealand 1909 10 at CricHQ Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian cricket 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