| Tour of India, Pakistan,
England
1965 Captain : John Reid | |
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| Eighth New Zealand
Test tour (February - July 1965) Second
Test-playing tours of Pakistan & India
(previous tour 1955-56) Fifth tour of England by New Zealand (previous tour 1958)
| New Zealand was the first country to take part in the new
arrangements for English cricket seasons. The aim of "twin tours", where
two touring teams would visit the country each summer, was to increase the
frequency with which West Indies could tour. An itinerary forced upon the
New Zealand Board for reasons of finance had the touring team start their
trip by playing seven exhausting Test matches on the Indian sub-continent in
47 days : scarcely ideal preparation for an England tour which, even in its
new shortened format, lasted nearly 14 weeks John Reid led a very
inexperienced team, shored up by including veteran Bert Sutcliffe for his
ability to play spin bowling in the matches against India. Only six
of the team had appeared in more than ten Tests but Taylor, Pollard and Sinclair came through
strongly as fine prospects for the future. Jack Newman, the President of New Zealand Cricket Association, and owner of
a big transport firm, visited the team in Lahore and watched the 2nd and 3rd Test
matches. Playing golf with Fida Hassan at Gymkhana Golf Club, he struck a
bird in flight which was stuffed and mounted in the Lahore Gymkhana pavilion. | All New Zealand
tours Previous tour South
Africa 1961-62 Next tour England 1969 Next tour of
England, India and Pakistan 1969 | |
| Members of the Test
tour party (15 + 1) Opening batsmen Graham Dowling, Terry Jarvis, Bevan Congdon Middle-order batsmen:, John
Reid, Barry Sinclair, Bert Sutcliffe, Ross Morgan Wicket-keepers: John Ward, + Artie Dick (reinforcement) Spin bowlers:Vic
Pollard, Bryan Yuile, Graham Vivian Fast bowlers: Frank Cameron, Dick Collinge, Dick Motz, Bruce Taylor. | F J Cameron | O | 32 | RFM | | R O Collinge | CD | 18 | RFM | | B E
Congdon | CD | 27 | RHB RM | | G T Dowling | C | 27 | RHB opener | | T W
Jarvis | A | 20 | RHB opener | | R W Morgan | A | 24 | RHB OB | | R C Motz | C | 25 | RFM | | V Pollard | CD | 19 | RHB OB | | J R Reid | W | 36 | RHB RM
captain | | B W Sinclair | W | 28 | RHB | | B Sutcliffe | ND | 41 | LHB | | B R Taylor | C | 21 | RFM | | G E Vivian | A | 18 | LHB LB | | J T Ward | C | 27 | WK | | B W Yuile | CD | 23 | SLA |
| Provincial
representation: (Plunket Shield teams) A - Auckland (3) C - Canterbury (4) CD - Central Districts (4) ND - Northern Districts (1) O - Otago (1) W - Wellington (2) Average age of team at time of first Test match (27 February 1965) : 26 yrs 4 months. | |
| Test Appearances
made before the tour | Reid 48, Sutcliffe 34, Cameron 14,
Dick 12, Motz 12, Dowling 10,
Sinclair 8, Yuile 5, Collinge 3,
Congdon 3, Morgan 2, Ward 1,
Jarvis 0, Pollard 0, Taylor 0,
Vivian 0. | | |
| Tour Officials | Walter Hadlee | Manager | Trevor Eltoft | Treasurer | Dr Bill Treadwell | Medical Officer | Jack Ikin (?) | Coach in England | Harry Hibberd | Baggage in England | Doug Hamlett | Driver in England | S M Hussain | Liaison officer in Pakistan |
Don Cameron wrote “…the Auckland contingent and
John Reid resumed the crusade to have Wallace as coach” but NZCC considered
it demeaning for the national side to need coaching. Then it transpired that
the council had privately approached MCC about providing a coach while in England, and
Jack Ikin was accepted. | | |
| Selectors | Gordon Leggatt (convenor), John Reid,
Merv Wallace. (Wallace replaced Jack Newman on the panel). | | |
| Selection | Walter Hadlee was
appointed manager in September 1964. Unavailable
: John Sparling (on 2 January for business reasons); Bob Blair (ankle injury), John Reid (at first - on 6 February 1964
Reid had said that business commitments at his new squash centre made him
unavailable). Tour Party Announced : 14
February 1965. Not selected:
Gary Bartlett was wanted by the selectors but he failed his medical
owing to a back injury and Bruce Taylor took his place. The
selectors brought back Bert Sutcliffe after a six-year gap in his Test
appearances. John Reid described elaborate trials to find a suitable leg-spin
bowler but had to admit that choosing 18 year-old Vivian rather than the
experienced leg-spinner Jack Alabaster was a selectoral mistake. | Time
between selection and departure from New Zealand 9 days (14
February to 23 February) | |
| Travel Christchurch Q Madras Karachi QRomeQ London | The team flew from Harewood
Airport, Christchurch, at 7.30 pm on 23 February
1965. They went via Sydney,
Perth and Singapore
to Madras,
landing on 24 February. Their luggage, mislaid at Sydney, arrived next day, which delayed their
practices. The team arrived in Rawalpindi
for the Pakistan
matches on 25 March. They left Karachi on 15 April for Rome
and a week-long holiday in Europe. They finally touched down at London Airport on 23 April. Journalist Dick Brittenden accompanied the
team throughout the tour. | Time
spent in India and Pakistan 50
days (24
February - 15 April) Time
spent in England 90 days (23
April - 22 July) | |
| On-tour selection
panel | John Reid (captain), Graham Dowling (vice-captain), Frank Cameron. | | |
| Reinforcements | Artie Dick was added to the touring party because the
team's only wicket-keeper, John Ward injured a thumb in the New Delhi Test. Dick flew in to Karachi
on 25 March and got a connecting flight to Lahore. He arrived in Rawalpindi on 26 March. At various stages the team
coped with the loss of Ward, Vivian (damaged right ankle), Sutcliffe (struck
on head by a bouncer) and Jarvis (unwell after the tour of India). Manager Walter Hadlee played in
the match at Los Angeles
(and scored 65 not out). | | |
| Fixtures/Results Including their Test series at home against Pakistan, New
Zealand had played ten Test matches in twelve weeks
before arriving in England. The Test matches in India
& Pakistan were 4-day
and those in England
were 5-day. | a | MADRAS | INDIA First Test | DRAWN | b | CALCUTTA | INDIA Second Test | DRAWN | c | BOMBAY | INDIA Third Test | DRAWN | d | DELHI | INDIA Fourth Test | LOST 7 w | e | RAWALPINDI | PAKISTAN First Test | LOST inns 64 r | f | LAHORE | PAKISTAN Second Test | DRAWN | g | KARACHI | PAKISTAN Third Test | LOST 8 w | | | | | h | † Kennington Oval | London New Zealand CC (1-day) | Won 5 w | i | † Arundel | Duke of Norfolk's XI (1-day) | Drawn | j | Worcester | Worcestershire | Drawn | k | Old Trafford | Lancashire | Lost inns 6 r | l | Bristol | Gloucestershire | Won 4 w | m | Lord’s | M C C | Drawn | n | Trent Bridge | Nottinghamshire | Drawn | o | Cambridge | Cambridge University | Drawn | p | EDGBASTON | ENGLAND First Test | LOST 9 w | q | Bradford | Yorkshire | Lost inns 77 r | r | Cardiff | Glamorgan | Drawn | s | Kennington Oval | Surrey | Drawn | t | Taunton | Somerset | Drawn | u | LORD’S | ENGLAND Second Test | LOST 7 w | v | Oxford | Oxford University | Drawn | w | Maidstone | Kent | Drawn | x | Edgbaston | Warwickshire | Lost 9 w | y | Northampton | Northamptonshire | Drawn | z | HEADINGLEY | ENGLAND Third Test | LOST inns 187 r | a’ | Glasgow | Scotland | Won 9 w | b’ | Belfast | Ireland | Won 10 w | c’ | ϯ Haarlem | Holland (2-day) | Drawn | d’ | ϯ Somerset | Somers Isle (1-day) | Drawn | e’ | ϯ Hamilton | Bermuda(2-day) | Drawn | f’ | ϯ Los Angeles | Southern California (1-day) | Won 64 r |
| † not first-class Time spent in India before
First Test: 3 days (24 February - 27 February) Time spent in England
before First Test: 34 days (23 April - 27 May) | |
| Test appearances on
tour | 10 - Morgan,
Pollard, Reid 9 - Dowling, 8 - Sinclair, Sutcliffe,
Taylor 7 - Collinge, Congdon,
Motz, 5 - Cameron,
Dick, Jarvis, Ward,
Yuile 1 - Vivian. 0 - | | |
| Match
appearances T Test match x other match ∙ played for opposition W won L lost D drawn N no
result A abandoned u unknown
result | | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z | a ‘ | b’ | c’ | d’ | e’ | f’ | F J Cameron | | | | T | | T | T | | x | x | x | | x | x | | T | | x | x | x | T | | x | x | | | x | x | x | x | | x | R O Collinge | T | | | T | T | T | | x | x | x | | x | x | x | x | T | | x | x | x | T | | x | x | x | T | | x | | x | x | x | B E
Congdon | | T | T | T | | | T | x | x | x | x | | x | x | x | T | x | x | | x | T | x | x | x | x | T | x | | x | x | x | | A E Dick | | | | | T | T | T | x | x | x | x | x | | x | | T | | x | x | x | T | | x | | x | | x | x | | x | x | x | G T Dowling | T | T | T | T | T | T | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | T | x | x | x | x | T | x | | x | x | T | | x | x | x | x | | T W
Jarvis | T | | | T | T | T | T | | | | | | | x | | | x | x | | x | | x | x | x | x | | x | x | x | x | | x | R W Morgan | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | | T | x | x | x | | T | x | x | x | x | T | x | x | | | x | x | R C Motz | T | T | T | | | | T | | x | x | x | x | x | | x | T | x | | | x | T | x | | x | x | | x | | x | | x | x | V Pollard | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | x | | x | x | | x | x | x | T | x | | x | | T | x | x | x | | T | | x | | x | x | x | J R Reid | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | x | x | x | x | x | x | | x | T | x | x | x | x | T | | x | x | x | T | x | | x | | x | | B W Sinclair | T | | T | | T | T | T | x | x | x | | x | x | x | x | T | x | x | x | x | T | x | x | | x | T | | | x | | | | B Sutcliffe | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | x | | x | x | x | x | | x | T | | | x | x | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | | B R Taylor | | T | T | T | T | T | T | x | x | | x | x | | x | x | | x | x | x | | T | x | x | | x | T | x | x | x | x | x | | G E Vivian | | T | | | | | | x | x | | x | | | | x | | | x | x | | | x | | x | | | x | x | x | x | | x | J T Ward | T | T | T | T | | | | | | | | x | x | | x | | x | | | | | x | | | | T | | | x | | | x | B W
Yuile | T | T | T | | T | | | x | x | x | | x | | x | | | x | | | x | | x | x | x | x | T | x | x | | x | x | x | W A Hadlee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | R E S U L T
S | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z | a ‘ | b’ | c’ | d’ | e’ | f’ |
| New Zealand’s six previous Test tour results: in South Africa 1961-62 (5 Tests) - drew 2-2 in England
1958 (5 Tests) - lost 0-4 in India
& Pakistan
1955-56 (8 Tests) - lost 0-2 and lost 0-2 in South Africa 1953-54 (5 Tests) - lost 0-4 in England
1949 (4 Tests) - drew 0-0 in England
1937 (3 Tests) - lost 0-1 | |
| Highlights | • Bert Sutcliffe scored 56, 151* and 54
against India
- testament to his skill against spin bowling. • Graham Vivian's appearance in the Test
match at Calcutta
was his first-class debut. • Bruce Taylor hit 3 sixes and 14 fours in
his century on Test debut (105) at Calcutta
before taking 5 wicket for 86 runs. Scoring a century and taking five wickets
was at the time a unique feat on Test debut. • In the Bombay
match, Taylor, riled by poor umpiring
decisions, bowled out India
for 88 by taking 5-26. • Barry Sinclair (130) and John Reid (88)
shared a third wicket partnership of 178 in the Test at Lahore. • Reid followed up with innings of 126 and 78
in the next Test match at Karachi. • Dick Motz and Frank Cameron shared a
last-wicket partnership of 107 in the tour match at Worcester • New Zealand scored 413 at
Edgbaston, seven players reaching 40 but only Pollard going on to a large
score. • Vic Pollard was New
Zealand’s unexpected batting hero in England with scores of 4, 81*,
55, 55, 33, 53. • In his final Test match at Headingley, John
Reid set a New Zealand
record of 58 consecutive appearances. | | |
| ⋆ Tour Summary | | F | W | L | D | Aban | Test Matches | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | Other first-class matches | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | - | Minor matches | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | All Matches | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | - |
| F Fixtures W Won
L Lost
T Tied
D Drawn
Canc Cancelled Aban abandoned | |
| Return to New Zealand London Q Bermuda New York Q Auckland | After the final first class match in UK (in Belfast),
the New Zealanders flew out on 22 July 1965. Their long journey home took them first to Heemstede where they
played against Holland. From Den Haag, the team took a train to Paris, then flew via London,
arriving in Hamilton, Bermuda,
at 6:40 pm on Wednesday 28 July. They flew to New York and on to Los Angeles
for another match, then via Honolulu and
Nandi, finally arriving back in Auckland
on 7 August, bringing the 24-week, round-the-world tour to a close. | Time
away from New Zealand 165
days (23
February to 7 August) | |
| Finances | Significant revenues in India
and Pakistan offset a
£4000 loss in England,
giving an overall balance of £21,500. | | |
| Written accounts of
the tour | "Red
Leather, Silver Fern"
(1965) by R T Brittenden (pub AH
& AW Reed) “A
Million Miles of Cricket”
(1966) by John Reid (pub AH & AW Reed) | | |
| Postscript | The third Test at Edgbaston brought to a close John Reid’s
distinguished career as New Zealand
player and captain but he was honoured with the appointment as captain of the
Rest of the World XI, and returned to England
for two matches against England
sponsored by Rothmans. | | |
| Other Test tours in
1964-65 in 1965 | England
(M.C.C.) to South Africa 1964-65 Pakistanis to Australia
& New Zealand 1964-65 Australians to West Indies 1964-65 South Africans to England
1965 | | |