Between mid-February and early April, while the Australian Test team was touring South Africa, an Australian team captained by Bill Brown played 14 matches, five of which were first-class. They beat Canterbury, Otago and Wellington, and drew against Auckland and New Zealand.
England 1950β51
at Lancaster Park, Christchurch β match drawn
at Basin Reserve, Wellington β England won by 6 wickets
at Eden Park, Auckland β England won by an innings and 20 runs
West Indies 1955β56
at Carisbrook, Dunedin β West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
at Lancaster Park, Christchurch β West Indies won by an innings and 64 runs
at Basin Reserve, Wellington β West Indies won by 9 wickets
at Eden Park, Auckland β New Zealand won by 190 runs
Australia 1956β57
Between mid-February and early April an Australian team captained by Ian Craig played 12 matches, seven of them first-class. The Australians won one and drew two of the three matches against New Zealand, and won the other four first-class matches.
England 1958β59
at Lancaster Park, Christchurch β England won by an innings and 99 runs
at Eden Park, Auckland β match drawn
Australia 1959β60
An Australian team captained by Ian Craig toured New Zealand in February and March. None of the Australian players who had been on the recently completed Test tour of India and Pakistan took part. The Australians won one of the four non-Test matches against New Zealand; the other three were drawn. There were two other first-class matches.
An International XI toured New Zealand in the 1961β62 season to play two first-class matches. The was versus New Zealand at Lancaster Park in Christchurch; and the was versus New Zealand Cricket Council president's XI at Eden Park in Auckland. The International XI won the two matches by 8 wickets and 2 wickets respectively. The International XI was captained by Richie Benaud and included Everton Weekes, Tom Graveney, Bob Simpson and Sonny Ramadhin. See :
England 1962β63
at Eden Park, Auckland β England won by an innings and 215 runs
at Basin Reserve, Wellington β England won by an innings and 47 runs
at Lancaster Park, Christchurch β England won by 7 wickets
South Africa 1963β64
at Basin Reserve, Wellington β match drawn
at Carisbrook, Dunedin β match drawn
at Eden Park, Auckland β match drawn
Pakistan 1964β65
at Basin Reserve, Wellington β match drawn
at Eden Park, Auckland β match drawn
at Lancaster Park, Christchurch β match drawn
England 1965β66
at Lancaster Park, Christchurch β match drawn
at Carisbrook, Dunedin β match drawn
at Eden Park, Auckland β match drawn
Australia 1966β67
Between mid-February and late March, while the Australian Test team was touring South Africa, an Australian team captained by Les Favell played each of the six provinces and four matches against New Zealand. The Australians won against Auckland and Otago, and lost to Canterbury and in the first match to New Zealand; the other six matches were drawn.
India 1967β68
West Indies 1968β69
at Eden Park, Auckland β West Indies won by 5 wickets
at Basin Reserve, Wellington β New Zealand won by 6 wickets
at Lancaster Park, Christchurch β match drawn
Australia 1969β70
While the Australian Test team was touring South Africa, an Australian team captained by Sam Trimble played three matches against New Zealand, but they were not granted Test status. The Australians also played the New Zealand under-23 team, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Canterbury and Otago. The Australians beat Otago and New Zealand Under-23, and all the other games were drawn. See :
