won by an innings and 29 runs 5th Test at Sydney Cricket Ground – Australia won by 307 runs New Zealand 1925–26 The New Zealand national cricket team made its third tour of Australia in 1925–26 and played four first-class matches against each of the main Australian state teams. New Zealand lost by an innings to Queensland in the opening match but then managed to draw the other three games against Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. New Zealand 1927–28 The New Zealand team that toured England in the 1927 season played one first-class match against New South Wales in Australia on their way back to New Zealand. After a fairly successful tour of England, and in the light of the Imperial Cricket Conference decision in 1926 to extend Test cricket to new teams outside the existing triumvirate of England, Australia and South Africa, the New Zealanders were keen for international experience. Unfortunately, the match in Sydney did not help their cause. New South Wales scored 571 at more than two runs a minute. Bill Merritt, the bowling star of the England tour, took five wickets in just over 23 overs, but they came at a cost of 218 runs. For the state side, Jack Gregory, Tommy Andrews, Alan Kippax and Archie Jackson all scored centuries. The New Zealanders scored 286 and 292 in reply, many batsmen getting a good start but no one exceeding Roger Blunt's first-innings 63. New South Wales needed eight to win and all the runs came in byes or leg-byes. The game was the first-class debut of Bill O'Reilly: he took three wickets. England 1928–29 1st Test at Brisbane Exhibition Ground – England won by 675 runs 2nd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground – England won by 8 wickets 3rd Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground – England won by 3 wickets 4th Test at Adelaide Oval – England won by 12 runs 5th Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by 5 wickets MCC 1929–30 The main purpose of this tour was a four-match Test series in New Zealand, but the England team began the tour in October 1929 in Australia where they played first-class matches versus each of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. The team was captained by Arthur Gilligan and included Frank Woolley, Duleep and Stan Nichols. References External sources CricketArchive — itinerary of Australian cricket