# New Zealand women's cricket team in Australia in 1978–79

The New Zealand women's national cricket team toured Australia in January and February 1979. They played against Australia in three Test matches, with Australia winning the series 1–0.

## Squads

| Australia | New Zealand |
| Sharon Tredrea (c) Marie Cornish Sharyn Hill Wendy Hills Jen Jacobs Jill Kennare Judith Laing Debbie Martin Julie Stockton (wk) Raelee Thompson Peta Verco Wendy Weir | Trish McKelvey (c) Eileen Badham Barbara Bevege Sue Brown Vicki Burtt Debbie Hockley Jackie Lord Carol Marett Ev Miller Lesley Murdoch Sue Rattray Edna Ryan (wk) |

## Tour Matches
### 40-over match: New South Wales Junior v New Zealand

* 7 January 1979 Scorecard
| New South Wales Junior 63 (29 overs) | v | New Zealand 87 (32.4 overs) |
| M Wykes 20 (–) Carol Marett 2/3 (4 overs) | | Vicki Burtt 24 (–) Lyn Larsen 3/8 (6.4 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 7 wickets St Andrew's Cricket Ground, Sydney
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
* New Zealand Women batted on after winning.

### 2-day match: Western Australia v New Zealand

* 8 – 9 January 1979 Scorecard
* Match drawn University Oval, Sydney
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 40-over match: South Australia v New Zealand

* 17 January 1979 Scorecard
| New Zealand 107/7 (40 overs) | v | Australia 106 (39.7 overs) |
| Barbara Bevege 34 (–) Jill Need 2/18 (5 overs) | | K Virgo 25 (–) Eileen Badham 4/36 (14.7 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 1 run Women's Memorial Playing Fields, Adelaide
* South Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

### 45-over match: Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI v New Zealand

* 24 January 1979 Scorecard
| Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI 144/5 (45 overs) | v | New Zealand 200/6 (45 overs) |
| Pat O'Meara 61 (–) Carol Marett 3/44 (9 overs) | | Barbara Bevege 63 (–) Glenis Brown 3/45 (12 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets Monash University No. 1 Oval, Melbourne
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
* New Zealand Women batted on after winning.

### 2-day match: Victoria v New Zealand

* 31 January – 1 February 1979 Scorecard
* Match drawn AG Gillon Oval, Melbourne Umpires: FA Clodd (Aus) and Terence Meehan (Aus)
* Victoria Women won the toss and elected to bat.

## WTest Series
### 1st Test

* 12 – 15 January 1979 Scorecard
* Match drawn University Oval, Sydney Umpires: Austin Chapman (Aus) and Alan Marshall (Aus)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sharyn Hill, Jill Kennare, Judith Laing, Debbie Martin, Julie Stockton (Aus), Eileen Badham, Sue Brown, Ev Miller and Lesley Murdoch (NZ) all made their WTest debuts.

### 2nd Test

* 19 – 22 January 1979 Scorecard
* Australia Women won by an innings and 74 runs Unley Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and P Remington (Aus)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jen Jacobs (Aus) made her WTest debut.

### 3rd Test

* 26 – 29 January 1979 Scorecard
* Match drawn Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bill Copeland (Aus) and Rex Whitehead (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Debbie Hockley (NZ) made her WTest debut.