English cricket team in New Zealand in 1946–47
# English cricket team in New Zealand in 1946–47

The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in March 1947 and played a single Test match against the New Zealand national cricket team. The game was ruined by rain and ended in a draw. England were captained by Wally Hammond and New Zealand by Walter Hadlee, who scored 116.

## Test series summary

* 21–25 March 1947 Scorecard
* Match drawn Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: OR Montgomery and MF Pengelly
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* 23 March was taken as a rest day
* There was no play on the third or fourth days
* B Sutcliffe, DD Taylor, FB Smith, RH Scott, TB Burtt and CA Snedden (all NZ) made their Test debuts.
