Tour of England 1990                Captain : John Wright

26th official Test tour.

Eleventh Test-playing tour of England by New Zealand

 (May - July 1990)

New Zealand’s greatest cricketer, Richard Hadlee, was knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours and became the first man knighted for services to the game to appear in a Test match when he played at Lord’s. He ended his Test career at Edgbaston by taking a wicket off his final delivery.

All New Zealand tours

Previous tour  

Australia 1989-90

Next tour 

Pakistan 1990-91 

Next tour of England

1994

Members of the Test tour party (16)

Opening batsmen  Trevor Franklin, John Wright

Middle-order batsmen  Martin Crowe, Jeff Crowe, Andrew Jones, Mark Greatbatch, Ken Rutherford, Shane Thompson

All-rounder: Richard Hadlee

Wicket-keepers  Ian Smith, Adam Parore

Spin bowlers  John Bracewell, Mark Priest

Fast bowlers  Jonathan Millmow, (Richard Hadlee), Danny Morrison, Martin Snedden

Provincial representation

A - Auckland (7)

C - Canterbury (3)

CD - Central Districts (2)

ND - Northern Districts (1)

O - Otago (1)

W - Wellington (2)

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

(7 June 1990) :

  28 yrs  7 month.

Test Appearances made before the tour

Hadlee 83,  Wright 68,  Smith 53,  M Crowe 48,  J Crowe 39, Bracewell 38,  Snedden 22, Rutherford 20,  Jones 14,  Morrison 13,  Franklin 12,  Greatbatch 11,  Thomson 1,  Millmow 0,  Parore 0,  Priest 0.

Team Officials

Selectors

Don Neely (convenor),  Bob Cunis (coach),  Bruce Taylor.

Selection

Unavailable  : Chris Cairns (stress fracture of back).

Tour Party Announced  : 24 March 1990.

Not selected:  W.Watson

Time between selection and departure from New Zealand

  x days

(24 March to April)

Travel

Played in Sharjah on 26 April till 1 May. 

Richard Hadlee joined the team in England.   First match in England 6 May

Time spent in England

   x days

(May - depart Host)

On-tour selection panel

John Wright (captain),  Martin Crowe (vice-captain),  Bob Cunis (coach).

Reinforcements

Chris Pringle  and  Willie Watson joined the team when there were injuries to Bracewell (right hand index finger), Snedden (stomach muscle), Millmow (shin splints), Hadlee (hand) and Rutherford (head injury).

"Pringle was playing club cricket in England when he ambled over to the New Zealand side during a practice session at Headingley and asked if anyone had a spare ticket for the forthcoming ODI. New Zealand were suffering an injury crisis at the time, and Pringle was drafted in, playing two of the matches"   -  cricinfo biography.

Fixtures/Results

† not first-class

§ one day internationals for the Australiasia Cup or Texaco Trophy.

Time spent in England before First Test: 

x days

(May - 7 June)

Test appearances on tour

3  -  Bracewell,  M Crowe,  Franklin,  Greatbatch,  Hadlee,  Jones,  Morrison,  Snedden,  Wright

2  -  Rutherford,  Smith

1  -  Parore,  Priest.

0  -  J Crowe,  Millmow.

Highlights

•   Sir Richard Hadlee became the first man knighted for services to cricket to appear in a Test match

•   Trevor Franklin (101) scored his maiden Test century at Lord’s

•   He and John Wright (98) opened the innings with a partnership of 185

•   Richard Hadlee scored 86 at a run a ball and added 123 runs for the sixth wicket with Greatbatch

•   Hadlee finished his Test career by taking 5 wickets for 53 at Edgbaston, including a spell of 5-17.

Tour Summary

Return to New Zealand

July 1990.

Time away from New Zealand    x days  

(April to July)

Finances