New Zealand A cricket team in Australia in 2023
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Will Sutherland (LA)
| New Zealand A cricket team in Australia in 2023 | |||
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| Australia A | New Zealand A | ||
| Dates | 28 August – 15 September 2023 | ||
| Captains |
Nathan McSweeney (FC) Will Sutherland (LA) | Tom Bruce (FC & LA) | |
| FC series | |||
| Result | New Zealand A won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Caleb Jewell (228) | Tom Bruce (221) | |
| Most wickets | Mitchell Perry (12) | Scott Kuggeleijn (13) | |
| LA series | |||
| Result | Australia A won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Matt Renshaw (100) | Tim Seifert (114) | |
| Most wickets | Henry Thornton (11) | William O'Rourke (7) | |
The New Zealand A cricket team toured Australia in August and September 2023 to play the Australia A cricket team. The tour featured two unofficial Tests and three unofficial One Day Internationals with all five matches having first-class and List A status. The matches were played at Allan Border Field in Brisbane and the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, Queensland.[1]
 Australia A |
 New Zealand A | |
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| First-class[2] | List A | First-class and List A[3] |
On 9 August 2023, the initial Australia A squad was announced with the New Zealand A squad being announced later on 22 August 2023. Prior to the start of the series, Wes Agar was ruled out due to a back injury, with Todd Murphy also withdrawing due to general soreness. Ben Dwarshuis was ruled out with a back injury sustained during the second unofficial test. Australia A also lost Liam Hatcher and Mark Steketee to injury following the first unofficial one-day international, with Caleb Jewell, Tom Rogers, and Henry Thornton being added as replacements.[4][5]
First-class series
1st Unofficial Test
2nd Unofficial Test
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- New Zealand A won the toss and elected to bat.