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New Zealand Under-23 cricket team

New Zealand Under-23 cricket team

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The New Zealand Under-23 cricket team played 12 matches of first-class cricket in New Zealand between the 1962–63 season and the 1980–81 season.[1]

History

The New Zealand Under-23s played a first-class match against a Plunket Shield team at the end of every season from 1962–63 to 1971–72, with the exception of 1967–68, when they did not play a first-class match, and 1969–70, when they played the touring Australian team. In 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1980–81, they played a Plunket Shield team early in the season, in December.

Matches

Individual centuries and five-wicket hauls are noted.

New Zealand Under-23s also played a number of one-day and two-day matches against non-first-class provincial teams.[14]

Records

New Zealand Under-23s lost nine of their first-class matches and drew the other three. Their only century was Peter Truscott's 165 in 1963–64; their best bowling figures were Rodney Redmond's 6 for 56 in 1965–66.

Twenty-six New Zealand Under-23s players went on to represent New Zealand in Test cricket. In order of their first appearance for New Zealand Under-23s: Peter Truscott and Hedley Howarth from the 1962-63 team; Rodney Redmond, Mark Burgess, Keith Thomson and Bruce Taylor (1963–64); Glenn Turner, Richard Collinge and Dayle Hadlee (1966–67); John Morrison, Ken Wadsworth, Graham Vivian and Geoff Howarth (1968–69); Robert Anderson and Jeremy Coney (1971–72); John Wright, Jock Edwards, Bruce Edgar, Paul McEwan and John Reid (1976–77); Ian Smith, Evan Gray, Martin Snedden and Brendon Bracewell (1977–78); Trevor Franklin and Gary Robertson (1980–81). Six of them – Burgess, Turner, Geoff Howarth, Coney, Wright and Smith – went on to captain New Zealand in Tests.

References

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    "First-class matches played by New Zealand Under-23s". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    "Northern Districts v New Zealand Under-23s 1962-63". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Canterbury v New Zealand Under-23s 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Wellington v New Zealand Under-23s 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Central Districts v New Zealand Under-23s 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1968-69". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "New Zealand Under-23s v Australians 1969-70". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1970-71". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Otago v New Zealand Under-23s 1971-72". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1976-77". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Otago v New Zealand Under-23s 1977-78". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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    "Canterbury v New Zealand Under-23s 1980-81". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Miscellaneous Matches played by New Zealand Under-23s". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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