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Friendly Matches
Saturday August 14 1948 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Referee: V.Wheeler (New Zealand) Attendance: Not recorded
New Zealand Robert King, Patrick Harris, Raymond Hodgson, David McKissock, Victor Smith, Howard Hutchinson (c), John Sharp, Brian Sergent, Gordon Smith, John Kidd, Roger Smith Manager: T.Dick	0	-	6	AUSTRALIA Ken Hough, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond (c), Bob Lawrie, Bill Wilson, Lex Gibb, Jack Hodge, Jim Cunningham, Frank Parsons, Ron Hughes, Allan Johns Manager: Not recorded Goals: Parsons (x3), Hughes (x2), Cunningham
The 1948 Australian tour to New Zealand was a month long four 'test match' series and only served notice to the New Zealanders of how much Australian soccer held dominance. The Australian sporting press was largely disinterested in this series which resulted in poor coverage in the Australian press.
Match Day Programme
Saturday August 28 1948 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Referee: T.Gottermeyer (New Zealand) Attendance: Not recorded
New Zealand Robert King, Peter Hall, Raymond Hodgson, David McKissock, Victor Smith, Philip Traynor, Lankford Smith, Thomas Methven, Gordon Smith, Peter O'Malley, Douglas Ottley Manager: T.Dick	0	-	7	AUSTRALIA Ken Hough, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond (c), Bob Lawrie, Bill Wilson, Angus Drennan, Jack Hodge, Jim Cunningham, Frank Parsons, Ron Hughes, Allan Johns Manager: Not recorded Goals: Parsons (x3), Hughes (x2), Cunningham, Johns
Match Day Programme
Saturday September 4 1948 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Referee: J.Sanderson (New Zealand) Attendance: 3,000
New Zealand Alexander Laing, Peter Hall, Raymond Hodgson, David McKissock, Victor Smith, Rex Boyes, Lankford Smith, Thomas Methven, Desmond Warman, Robert Wilson, Douglas Ottley Manager: T.Dick	0	-	4	AUSTRALIA Ken Hough, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond (c), Bob Lawrie, Alec Duncan, Angus Drennan, Jack Hodge, Jim Cunningham, Gordon Nunn, Ron Hughes, Allan Johns Manager: Not recorded Goals: Johns (x2), Hughes, Lawrie
Saturday September 11 1948 Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand Referee: C.G.Edwards (New Zealand) Attendance: 7,000
New Zealand Robert King, Patrick Harris, Raymond Hodgson, Rex Boyes, Philip Traynor, Howard Hutchinson (c), Peter Hall, Thomas Methven, Desmond Warman, David McKissock, Reginald Singer (Arthur Masters) Manager: T.Dick Goal: Masters	1	-	8	AUSTRALIA Ken Hough, Joe Marston, Cec Drummond (c), Bob Lawrie, Bill Wilson, Angus Drennan, Jock Hodge, Jim Cunningham, Frank Parsons, Ron Hughes, Allan Johns Manager: Not recorded Goals: Parsons (x6), Cunningham, Hughes

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