New Zealand A cricket team in Australia in 2023

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New Zealand A cricket team in Australia in 2023
  Flag of Australia.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg
  Australia A New Zealand A
Dates 28 August – 15 September 2023
Captains Nathan McSweeney (FC)
Will Sutherland (LA)
Tom Bruce (FC & LA)
FC series
Result New Zealand A won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Caleb Jewell (228) Tom Bruce (221)
Most wickets Mitchell Perry (12) Scott Kuggeleijn (13)
LA series
Result Australia A won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Matt Renshaw (100) Tim Seifert (114)
Most wickets Henry Thornton (11) William O'Rourke (7)

The New Zealand A cricket team toured Australia in August and September 2023 to play the Australia A cricket team. The tour featured two unofficial Tests and three unofficial One Day Internationals with all five matches having first-class and List A status. The matches were played at Allan Border Field in Brisbane and the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, Queensland. [1]

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Squads

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia A Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand A
First class [2] List AFirst class and List A [3]

On 9 August 2023, the initial Australia A squad was announced with the New Zealand A squad being announced later on 22 August 2023. Prior to the start of the series, Wes Agar was ruled out due to a back injury, with Todd Murphy also withdrawing due to general soreness. Ben Dwarshuis was ruled out with a back injury sustained during the second unofficial test. Australia A also lost Liam Hatcher and Mark Steketee to injury following the first unofficial one-day international, with Caleb Jewell, Tom Rogers, and Henry Thornton being added as replacements. [4] [5]

First-class series

1st Unofficial Test

28–31 August 2023
Scorecard
v
147 (44.5 overs)
Tom Bruce 37 (59)
Mitchell Swepson 3/19 (4.5 overs)
263 (73.3 overs)
Caleb Jewell 78 (95)
Scott Kuggeleijn 5/74 (19.3 overs)
468 (106.2 overs)
Scott Kuggeleijn 101* (85)
Mitchell Perry 4/77 (17.2 overs)
127 (40 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 47 (113)
Scott Kuggeleijn 4/39 (9 overs)
New Zealand A won by 225 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Donovan Koch (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus)
Player of the match: Scott Kuggeleijn (NZ)
  • Australia A won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Unofficial Test

4–7 September 2023
(D/N)
Scorecard
v
277 (78.2 overs)
Nick Kelly 64 (119)
Mitchell Perry 4/41 (14.2 overs)
275 (78.3 overs)
Josh Philippe 105 (114)
Sean Solia 2/33 (9 overs)
299 (89.3 overs)
Tom Bruce 105* (159)
Liam Hatcher 4/92 (22.3)
233 (57.3 overs)
Caleb Jewell 131 (169)
Scott Kuggeleijn 3/50 (16 overs)
New Zealand A won by 68 runs
Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus)
  • New Zealand A won the toss and elected to bat.

List A series

1st Unofficial ODI

10 September 2023
Scorecard
New Zealand A Flag of New Zealand.svg
169 (46 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia A
5/170 (31.3 overs)
Nick Kelly 52 (89)
Gurinder Sandhu 5/27 (9 overs)
Ashton Turner 56 (61)
Michael Rae 3/42 (10 overs)
Australia A won by 5 wickets
Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus)
  • Australia A won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Unofficial ODI

13 September 2023 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia A Flag of Australia (converted).svg
243 (44.1 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand A
135 (31.1 overs)
Ben McDermott 70 (59)
William O'Rourke 4/29 (9.1 overs)
Nick Kelly 44 (55)
Henry Thornton 7/39 (10 overs)
Australia won by 108 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Donovan Koch (Aus) and Gerard Abood (Aus)

3rd Unofficial ODI

15 September 2023
Scorecard
New Zealand A Flag of New Zealand.svg
228 (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia A
8/229 (41 overs)
Tim Seifert 100 (120)
Henry Thornton 4/32 (9.3 overs)
Matthew Short 52 (42)
William O'Rourke 3/44 (10 overs)
Australia A won by 2 wickets
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Donovan Koch (Aus) and Shawn Craig (Aus)
  • Australia A won the toss and elected to field.

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