While the Australian Test team was touring South Africa in the 1949–50 season, another Australian team captained by Bill Brown played 14 matches in New Zealand between February and April 1950, five of which were first-class.
[1] These included one match against the New Zealand national cricket team, but this was not granted Test status.
[2] The average age of the team was 29; some Australian critics thought the selectors should have looked to the future and chosen more young players.
The match against New Zealand in Dunedin was affected by rain on the second day and ended in a draw.
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