The 1973 Test Series in England
New Zealand had never beaten England when they arrived for their 1973 tour which included 3 Tests. This proved to be a remarkable series despite England winning two Tests with the third match drawn. In the first Test at Trent Bridge New Zealand were set 479 to win in the fourth innings. At one point, at 402 for 5 with Pollard and Wadsworth having put on 95 runs for the sixth wicket together, they looked as though they would achieve a remarkable upset. However, when Wadsworth was dismissed for 46 runs by Geoff Arnold, the last 5 wickets fell for just 38 runs with Tony Greig running through the tail on the morning of the 5th day to give England victory by 38 runs. Pollard had a remarkable series. His scores in the 3 Tests were 16 not out, 116, 105 not out, 62 and 3 and he finished with an average of 100.66. Following this series he retired from Test cricket at the age of 29 and 18 months later he retired from first class cricket altogether, playing his last match against Auckland in the Plunket Shield competition in January 1975.
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