[1] Cresswell made his full All Whites debut in a 2–0 win over Singapore on 1 October 1978.
[2] He played in all 3 matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain,[3] where they lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil.
[1] Cresswell ended his international playing career having played 64 times for New Zealand, of which 33 were official full internationals[4] in which he scored 2 goals.
[5] His final cap was a substitute appearance in a 12–0 win over Western Samoa on 11 November 1987.
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