An Australian national cricket team captained by Ian Craig toured New Zealand in February and March 1960.
[1] The Australians won one of the four non-Test matches against New Zealand; the other three were drawn.
[3] None of the Australian players who had been on the recently completed Test tour of India and Pakistan took part.
Simpson and New Zealand's captain John Reid were the outstanding players in the four-match series.
[1] Simpson scored 418 runs at an average of 69.70 and took 10 wickets at 27.60, while Reid scored 292 runs at 41.70 and took eight wickets at 36.00.