Why New Zealand does not play women's Test cricket

Summary

New Zealand regularly faces Australia in women's white-ball cricket but does not play women's Tests, despite being one of the first three nations to play the format in the 1930s. ABC News explores why New Zealand does not play the format.

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1. ABC News

   17 Oct 2026, 18:39 UTCSource ↗

   ABC News examines why New Zealand does not play women's Test cricket, despite regularly facing Australia in white-ball formats and having played the format in the 1930s.