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Recent Match Report – NZ A vs Australia A 2nd unofficial Test 2023

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Recent Match Report – NZ A vs Australia A 2nd unofficial Test 2023

New Zealand A 277 (Kelly 69, Perry 4-41, Hatcher 4-77) vs Australia AThe advantage swung multiple times on the opening day of the pink-ball encounter between Australia A and New Zealand A in Mackay, but it was the home side who edged the honours as Liam Hatcher and Mitchell Perry shared eight wickets.New Zealand A slipped to 135 for 5 midway through the second session, having been solidly placed on 82 for 1 at the dinner break, when a sixth-wicket stand of 107 between Nick Kelly and Mitchell Hay took charge.However, Hatcher then burst through with three quick wickets and in all New Zealand A lost their last five for 35 with Victoria allrounder Perry, the only one of the Australia A quicks to play both four-day games, returning to claim the final two scalps.The short delivery proved effect...

Recent Match Report – NZ A vs Australia A 1st unofficial Test 2023

New Zealand A 147 (Swepson 3-19, Buckingham 3-29) and 468 (Kuggeleijn 101*, Solia 91) beat Australia A 263 (Jewell 78, Kuggeleijn 5-74) and 127 (Bancroft 47, Kuggeleijn 4-39, Solia 3-15) by 225 runsNew Zealand A completed a remarkable turnaround in Brisbane to steamroller Australia A by 225 runs in the first four-day match. Scott Kuggeleijn and Sean Solia completed fine all-round outings as the home side were bundled out for 127 shortly after lunch on the final day.Kuggeleijn finished with a career-best 9 for 113 in the match and an unbeaten century while Solia took five wickets - including 3 for 15 on the last day - to go alongside 91.Cameron Bancroft top-scored in Australia A's second innings with 47 before being lbw to Kuggeleijn when he missed a full delivery. Joel Paris did not bat h...

Recent Match Report – NZ A vs Australia A 1st unofficial Test 2023

Australia A 141 for 3 (Jewell 69*) trail New Zealand A 147 (Swepson 3-19, Buckingham 3-29) by six runsYoung pace bowler Jordan Buckingham made another good impression for Australia A on the opening day of the first four-day match against New Zealand A in Brisbane. He collected three wickets in a 13-ball rush as the visitors were left in a hole they never really climbed out of.Buckingham's burst instigated at collapse of 5 for 16 either side of lunch before some lower-order resistance lifted New Zealand A to 147. Legspinner Mitchell Swepson, who may have imagined his chance of a bowl disappearing as the quicks did the early damage, bagged three to wrap up the tail. By the close, Australia A were almost in the lead."It was a pretty conducive wicket and an important toss to win," Buckingham ...