1953 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand
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ManagerDudley F. Locke
George McLeod
George McLeod
Coach(es)Clive Churchill
Tour captain(s)Clive Churchill
Top point scorer(s)Noel Pidding 63
| 1953 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand | |||||
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| Manager | Dudley F. Locke George McLeod | ||||
| Coach(es) | Clive Churchill | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Clive Churchill | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Noel Pidding 63 | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | Des McGovern 19 | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Noel Pidding 13  Des White 24 | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Ken McCaffery 2 Harry Wells 2 Ron McKay 3 | ||||
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 New Zealand |
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| Previous tour | 1949  to 1952 to 1952-53 to   | ||||
| Next tour | 1956 to 1952-53 to 1961 to | ||||
The 1953 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played nine matches on tour, including three tests against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 24 June and finished on 18 July.[1]
Clive Churchill was both the captain and the coach of the touring side. He appeared in eight of the nine matches.
In the one game in which Churchill was absent, against Northland, Ken McCaffery captained the Australian team.
The team was managed by Dudley Locke of Wollongong and George McLeod of Maryborough.[2]
