The New Zealand women's national cricket team toured England and Ireland in June and July 1996. They first played England in 3 One Day Internationals, winning the series 3–0. They then played England in three Test matches, all of which were drawn. Finally, they played Ireland in 3 ODIs, winning the series 2–0.[1][2]
| New Zealand women's cricket team in England in 1996 | |||
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| England | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 8 June – 15 July 1996 | ||
| Captains | Karen Smithies | Sarah Illingworth | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 3-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Barbara Daniels (99) | Debbie Hockley (246) | |
| Most wickets | Karen Smithies (5) | Katrina Keenan (6) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kathryn Leng (207) | Kirsty Flavell (340) | |
| Most wickets | Kathryn Leng (7) | Catherine Campbell (9) | |
Tour of England
editSquads
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Tour Matches
edit50-over match: AT Collins' XI v New Zealand
edit 8 June 1996
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- AT Collins' XI won the toss and elected to field.
50-over match: South of England v New Zealand
edit 9 June 1996
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South of England
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- South of England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over match: England Under-21s v New Zealand
edit3-day match: North of England v New Zealand
edit3-day match: Women's Cricket Association President's XI v New Zealand
edit29 – 30 June 1996
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- Women's Cricket Association President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
3-day match: Midwest England v New Zealand
editWODI Series
edit1st ODI
edit 13 June 1996
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kelly Brown and Karen Le Comber (NZ) both made their WODI debuts.
2nd ODI
edit 16 June 1996
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nicola Holt (Eng) made her WODI debut.
3rd ODI
edit 18 June 1996
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Bev Nicholson (Eng) made her WODI debut.
WTest Series
edit1st Test
edit24 – 27 June 1996
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sarah-Jane Cook, Ruth Lupton, (Eng), Kelly Brown and Helen Daly (NZ) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test
edit4 – 7 July 1996
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anna Smith (NZ) made her WTest debut.
3rd Test
edit12 – 15 July 1996
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Charlotte Edwards and Lucy Pearson (Eng) both made their WTest debuts.
Tour of Ireland
edit| New Zealand women's cricket team in Ireland in 1996 | |||
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| Ireland | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 18 – 21 July 1996 | ||
| Captains | Miriam Grealey | Sarah Illingworth | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Anne Linehan (35) | Karen Le Comber (265) | |
| Most wickets | Judith Herbison (3) | Julie Harris (4) | |
Squads
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WODI Series
edit1st ODI
edit 18 July 1996
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Clare O'Leary (Ire) made her WODI debut.
2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
edit 21 July 1996
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- Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Adele Spence (Ire) made her WODI debut.
References
edit- ^ "New Zealand Women tour of England 1996". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Women in British Isles 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Records/New Zealand Women in England Women's Test Series, 1996 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Records/New Zealand Women Tour of England, Jun-Jul 1996/All Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Records/New Zealand Women in Ireland Women's ODI Series, 1996 - Ireland Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.