MacRobertson Shield 1974

Great Britain: John Solomon; Nigel Aspinall; Paul Hands; Peter Fidler; Martin Murray; Bernard Neal; William Ormerod; Bill Perry; William Prichard; Keith Wylie.

New Zealand: Cliff Anderson (Capt); Alan Anderson; Bob Jackson; John Prince; Roger Murfitt; Gordon Rowling

Australia v New Zealand 5-4

Colchester 4-6 July 1974

RJ Magor lost to JG Prince -26, -16

NE Spooner beat RJ Murfitt +24, +26

B Chambers beat AM Anderson +11, +15

AB Russell beat RV Jackson -26, +5, +26

SA Buck beat CE Anderson +17, +26

HJ Read lost to GD Rowling -9, -9

Magor/Spooner lost to Prince/Anderson A +8, -2, -5

Chambers/Russell beat Murfitt/Rowling +16, -15, +2

Read/Buck lost to Jackson/Anderson C -16, -3

Great Britain v Australia 7-2

Hurlingham 8-10 July 1974

GN Aspinall beat Magor +16, +26

KF Wylie beat Spooner +3, +16

BG Neal beat Chambers +17, +24

JW Solomon beat Russell +11, +26tp

WP Ormerod lost to Buck -20, -4

WdeB Prichard beat Read +3, +21

Solomon/Wylie lost to Magor/Spooner -17, +16, -14

Aspinall/Ormerod beat Chambers/Russell +14, +16

Neal/Prichard beat Read/Buck +11, -19, +16

Great Britain v New Zealand 7-2

Hurlingham 11-13 July 1974

Aspinall lost to Prince -7, -16

Wylie beat Murfitt +4, +26

Solomon beat Anderson A +17, -23, +11

Neal beat Rowling +3, +26

Ormerod beat Anderson C +25, -23, +16

Prichard beat Jackson +9, +3

Aspinall/Ormerod lost to Prince/Anderson A -3, +1, -4

Solomon/Wylie beat Murfitt/Rowling +4, +26

Neal/Prichard beat Jackson/Anderson C +25, +25

Australia v New Zealand 4-5

Compton 15-17 July 1974

Spooner beat Prince -17tp, +11, +26

Magor lost to Murfitt -7, +25, -10

Chambers lost to Anderson A -26, +24, -14

Buck lost to Rowling -11, -7

Russell beat Anderson C +26, +6

Read lost to Jackson +19, -17, +20

Magor/Spooner lost to Prince/Anderson A -21, -24

Chambers/Russell beat Murfitt/Rowling +17, +15

Read/Buck beat Jackson/Anderson C +11, -16, +2

Great Britain v Australia 5-4

Southwick 19-22 July 1974

Aspinall beat Spooner +17, +10

Solomon beat Russell +11tp, +19

Neal beat Chambers +10, +21

Prichard lost to Magor +24, -13, -6

Murray lost to Buck +21, -8, -14

Fidler lost to Read +5, -13, -1

Aspinall/Neal beat Magor/Spooner -26, +24, +7

Solomon/Prichard beat Chambers/Russell -3, +16, +26

Murray/Fidler lost to Read/Buck -14, -8

Great Britain v New Zealand 6-3

Budleigh Salterton 24-26 July 1974

Aspinall lost to Prince +18, -17, -13

Solomon beat Murfitt +13, +26tp

Neal beat Anderson A +24, +26

Ormerod lost to Rowling -11, -10

Prichard beat Jackson +8, +26

Murray beat Anderson C +13, -4, +9

Aspinall/Neal lost to Prince/Anderson A -21, +5, -24

Solomon/Prichard beat Rowling/Murfitt +16, -14, +23

Ormerod/Murray beat Jackson/Anderson C +1, +17

Australia v New Zealand 2-7

Cheltenham 29-31 July 1974

Magor beat Prince -5, _16, +26tp

Russell lost to Murfitt -12, -8

Buck beat Anderson A +15, +16

Read lost to Rowling -23, -4

Chapman lost to Anderson C +13, -9, -23

Chambers lost to Jackson -13, -26

Magor/Read lost to Prince/Anderson A +19, -19, -9

Chambers/Russell lost to Murfitt/Jackson -6, -5

Buck/Chapman lost to Rowling/Anderson C -8, -18

Great Britain v Australia 8-1

Roehampton 2-4 August 1974

Solomon lost to Magor +21tp, -11tp, -6

Aspinall beat Buck +13, +19

Neal beat Russell +5, +20

Prichard beat Chambers +5, +7

Ormerod beat Read -4, +10, +4

Murray beat Chapman +19, +12

Aspinall/Ormerod beat Magor/Buck +17, -12, +5

Solomon/Prichard beat Chambers/Russell +16, +14

Neal/Murray beat Read/Chapman +21, -6, +13

Great Britain v New Zealand 6-3

Nottingham 7-9 August 1974

Aspinall lost to Prince +26tp, -26tp, -5

Neal beat Murfitt +26, +14tp

Prichard beat Anderson A +17tp, +11tp

Hands lost to Rowling -25, -4

Murray beat Anderson C +16, +17

Perry lost to Jackson -23, -26

Aspinall/Neal beat Prince/Anderson A +16, +2

Prichard/Hands beat Murfitt/Jackson +10, +11

Murray/Perry beay Rowling/Anderson C +5, +13

PHOTOGRAPHS (Courtesy of John Prince (New Zealand)

MacRob 1974 New Zealand Hurlingham

1974 NZ MacRobertson team at Hurlingham,

back row, Roger Murfitt, Alan Anderson, John Prince, Bob Jackson,

front, Cliff Anderson (Capt), Lil Rawlinson (Mgr), Gordon Rowling.

MacRob 1974 Budleigh Salterton

Taken at Budleight Salterton

Left to Right:

Standing: Sir L.Daldry (Referee), M.Murray (GB), R.J. Murfitt (N.Z.), G.N.Aspinall (GB), A.M. Anderson (NZ), W. de B Pritchard (GB), G.D. Rowling (NZ), J. G. Warwick (Referee).

Sitting: R.F.Rothwell (Chairman of the CA of England), W.P.Ormerod (GB), R.V.Jackson (NZ), J.W.Solomon (GB), Mrs. A.G.Rawlinson (NZ Mananger), Lt-Col. G.E.Cave (GB Manager), C.E.Anderson (NZ), B.G.Neal (GB), J.G.Prince(NZ).

MacRob 1974 Rowling

Gordon Rowling (NZ) playing against Paul Hands (GB) at Nottingham during the 1974 MacRobertson Series.

MacRob 1974 Murfitt

Roger Murfitt (NZ) playing at Nottingham during the 1974 MacRobertson Series.

Updated January 4, 2008