New Zealand v Australia @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
29, 30 March 1946 (three-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: HW Gourlay, MF Pengelly
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 103 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Walter Hadlee | c Keith Miller b Ernie Toshack | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Mac Anderson | b Ray Lindwall | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Verdun Scott | c Sid Barnes b Bill O'Reilly | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Merv Wallace | c Sid Barnes b Ernie Toshack | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| +5. Eric Tindill | b Ernie Toshack | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Gordon Rowe | b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 7. Len Butterfield | lbw b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 8. Don McRae | c Lindsay Hassett b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Ces Burke | lbw b Ernie Toshack | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Jack Cowie | st Don Tallon b Bill O'Reilly | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Don Cleverley | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Mac Anderson), 2-15 (Walter Hadlee), 3-37 (Merv Wallace), 4-37 (Verdun Scott), 5-37 (Gordon Rowe), 6-37 (Len Butterfield), 7-37 (Don McRae), 8-39 (Ces Burke), 9-40 (Eric Tindill), 42 (Jack Cowie). |
| Extras | 3b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 39 ovs) 42 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 12 | 5 | 14 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Bill Brown | c Gordon Rowe b Ces Burke | 67 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Ken Meuleman | b Jack Cowie | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Sid Barnes | b Jack Cowie | 54 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Keith Miller | c Walter Hadlee b Ces Burke | 30 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Lindsay Hassett | c Eric Tindill b Jack Cowie | 19 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Colin McCool | c Walter Hadlee b Jack Cowie | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Ian Johnson | not out | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| +8. Don Tallon | c Verdun Scott b Jack Cowie | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Mac Anderson b Jack Cowie | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Bill O'Reilly | |||||||
| 11. Ernie Toshack |
| FOW | 1-9 (Ken Meuleman), 2-118 (Bill Brown), 3-142 (Sid Barnes), 4-174 (Lindsay Hassett), 5-186 (Keith Miller), 6-186 (Colin McCool), 7-196 (Don Tallon), 8-199 (Ray Lindwall). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 74 ovs) 199 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Don McRae | 14 | 3 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Cowie | 21 | 8 | 40 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Cleverley | 15 | 1 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Butterfield | 13 | 6 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ces Burke | 11 | 2 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Walter Hadlee | b Keith Miller | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Mac Anderson | b Ray Lindwall | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Verdun Scott | c Don Tallon b Keith Miller | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Merv Wallace | run out ( > > ) | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| +5. Eric Tindill | lbw b Ernie Toshack | 13 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Gordon Rowe | b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 7. Len Butterfield | lbw b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 8. Ces Burke | b Ernie Toshack | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Don McRae | c Ken Meuleman b Colin McCool | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Jack Cowie | c Ernie Toshack b Bill O'Reilly | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Don Cleverley | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Walter Hadlee), 2-5 (Mac Anderson), 3-12 (Verdun Scott), 4-36 (Eric Tindill), 5-37 (Gordon Rowe), 6-37 (Merv Wallace), 7-39 (Len Butterfield), 8-41 (Ces Burke), 9-42 (Jack Cowie), 54 (Don McRae). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 32.2 ovs) 54 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernie Toshack | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill O'Reilly | 7 | 1 | 19 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin McCool | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand:
Walter Hadlee, Mac Anderson, Verdun Scott, Merv Wallace, Eric Tindill, Gordon Rowe, Len Butterfield, Ces Burke, Don McRae, Jack Cowie, Don Cleverley
Australia:
Bill Brown, Ken Meuleman, Sid Barnes, Keith Miller, Lindsay Hassett, Colin McCool, Ian Johnson, Don Tallon, Ray Lindwall, Bill O'Reilly, Ernie Toshack
