New Zealand cricket team in England in 1994
| New Zealand in England in 1994 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| England | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 29 April – 10 July 1994 | ||
| Captains | Mike Atherton | Ken Rutherford | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mike Atherton (273) | Martin Crowe (380) | |
| Most wickets | Phil DeFreitas (21) | Dion Nash (17) | |
| Player of the series | Phil DeFreitas (Eng) and Dion Nash (NZ) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mike Atherton (81) | Bryan Young (65) | |
| Most wickets | Chris Lewis (3) | Chris Pringle (5) | |
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1994 season, and were scheduled to play three Test matches and two One Day Internationals. Earlier in 1994, the New Zealanders had lost a home series to Pakistan, 2–1, with the reverse swing of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis proving decisive. They also drew a one-off test with India, and split the ODI series with their two opponents evenly.
England were returning from defeat in the Caribbean, and had a new Chairman of Selectors - Ray Illingworth - who was expected to make changes to the squad. He duly did: Peter Such and Phillip DeFreitas were both recalled at the start of the summer, and Steve Rhodes, Craig White and Darren Gough all made their debuts in Illingworth's first days in charge.
The tourists' preparations were severely hampered by bad weather, which forced the abandonment of the second ODI, and injury - strike bowler Danny Morrison was ruled out of any part in the Test series.