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Test Cricket Tours - South Africa to New Zealand 1994-95

 

 

Tour of New Zealand 1994-95          Captain: Hansie Cronje

 

 

 

 

 

 

19th official Test tour

 

Fourth Test-playing tour of New Zealand by South Africa

 

(February - March 1995)

 

 

After beating New Zealand 2-1 in a three-match series held at home, South Africa embarked on their first tour of New Zealand since 1964.

With a tour party of sixteen for the six matches, Eksteen, Rindel and Jack had the opportunity to play only twice each, while Cronje and Rhodes appeared in every match.

 

 

Other South African tours

 

Previous Tour

England 1994

 

Next tour

Zimbabwe 1995-96

 

Next tour of New Zealand

1998-99

 

 

 

 

Members of the Test tour party  (16)

 

 

Opening batsmen: Gary Kirsten, Andrew Hudson, Mike Rindel

Middle-order batsmen  Hansie Cronje, Dave Callaghan, Darryl Cullinan, Jonty Rhodes, Rudi Steyn

Wicket-keeper  Dave Richardson

Slow bowlers  Clive Eksteen, Pat Symcox.

Fast bowlers  Allan Donald, Fanie de Villiers, Eric Simons, Craig Matthews, Steven Jack.

 

D J Callaghan

EP

29

RHB

 

W J Cronje

FS

24

RHB   captain

 

D J Cullinan

Br

27

RHB

 

P S deVilliers

NT

29

RFM

 

A A Donald

FS

27

RF

 

C E Eksteen

T

28

SLA

 

A C Hudson

N

28

RHB

 

S D Jack

T

24

RF

 

G Kirsten

WP

27

LHB opener

 

C R Matthews

WP

29

vice-captain

 

J N Rhodes

N

24

RHB

 

D J Richardson

EP

34

WK

 

M J R Rindel

NT

31

LHB  opener

 

E O Simons

WP

31

RFM

 

P J R Steyn 

FS

26

RHB opener   second WK

 

P L Symcox

N

33

OB

 

 

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Representation of teams:   

  

Br - Border (1)

EP Eastern Province (2)

FS - Free State (3)

N - Natal (3)

NT - Northern Transvaal (2)

T - Transvaal (2)

WP - Western Province (3)

 

  

  

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

(4 March 1995) :  27 yrs  10 months.

 

 

 

 

Test Appearances made before the tour

 

Richardson 21,  Rhodes 20,  Cronje 20,  Donald 18,  Hudson 18,  de Villiers 13,  Kirsten 13,  Matthews 13,  Cullinan 12,  Symcox 5,  Eksteen 4,  Jack 2,  Steyn 2   Callaghan 0,   Rindel 0,  Simons 0.

 

 

 

 

 

Team Officials

 

Cassim Docrat

Tour manager

Goolam Rajah

Assistant manager

Bob Woolmer

Coach

Paddy Upton

Exercise specialist

Craig Smith

Physiotherapist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selectors

 

Peter Pollock (convenor of selectors),  ……….

 

 

 

 

Selection

 

Cassim Docrat, a member of the United Cricket Board of South Africa Board of Control, was named as manager.

Unavailable :

Tour Party Announced:  3 ?  January 1995

Not selected:  John Commins.

Withdrawal:   At the last moment Brian McMillan withdrew from the NZ tour. Steven Jack was his replacement.

 

 

Time between selection and departure from South Africa

  x days

(selection to depart from Saf)

 

 

 

 

Travel

 

Departure from South Africa approx 28 January 1995

Stayed overnight in Sydney on 9 February before flying to Auckland on 10 February.

 

Time spent in New Zealand

   x days

(10 February- depart Host)

 

 

 

On-tour selection panel

 

 

 

 

 

Reinforcements

 

 

 

 

 

Fixtures/Results

 

§ Wellington

Australia (1st ODI)

Lost 3 w

§ Hamilton

India (2nd ODI)

Won 14 r

Wellington

Wellington (one-day)

Tied

§ Christchurch

New Zealand (3rd ODI)

Lost 46 r

Nelson

New Zealand Academy XI (3-day)

Won 8 w

AUCKLAND

NEW ZEALAND Test Match

WON 93 r

 

§  one-day international

 

Time spent in New Zealand before First Test: 

22 days

(10 February- 4 March)

 

 

 

 

 

Test appearances on tour

 

1 -  Cronje, Cullinan,  de Villiers,  Donald,  Eksteen,  Hudson,  Kirsten,  Matthews,  Rhodes, Richardson,  Steyn.

0 -  Callaghan,  Jack,  Rindel,  Simons,  Symcox.

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

Tour Summary

 

 

 P

W

L

D

T

Aban

Test Matches

1

1

0

0

0

-

Other first-class matches

1

1

0

0

0

-

Minor matches

1

0

0

0

1

-

§ One-day internationals

3

1

2

0

0

-

All Matches

6

3

2

0

1

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return to South Africa

 

Last match end 8 March 1995

 

Time away from South Africa    x days  

(depart SAf to arrive home in S AfI)

 

 

 

 

Finances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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