The Series
Congratulations to the New Zealand team for winning the series.
This is New Zealand's fifth successive series win.
Congratulations to Aaron Westerby for being awarded the the trophy for Player of the Series. He was unbeaten over the three tests and played some beautiful croquet in conditions that were not always helpful.
Photos of the closing ceremony
First Test
First test a draw at 6-6
Mixed Doubles
Jenny Clarke & Greg Bryant (New Zealand) bt Stephen Forster & Miranda Morgan (Australia) 26-1, 26TPO (B) 14;
Sue Lea & Aaron Westerby (New Zealand) bt Bruce Fleming & Claire Bassett (Australia) 26-16, 26-17;
Pete Landrebe & Margaret Melville (Australia) bt Nina Mayard-Husson & Paul Skinley (New Zealand) 26-14, 2-26TP (S), 26-24;
Mike Jenner & Alix Verge (Australia) bt Pam Fisher & Paddy Chapman (New Zealand) 15-11, 19-22, 19-18.
Singles
Miranda Morgan (Australia) 26, 26 Nina Mayard-Husson (New Zealand) 9, 14
Aaron Westerby (New Zealand) 26TP, 26TP Bruce Fleming (Australia) 0, 9
Paul Skinley (New Zealand) 26TP, 26TP, Mike Jenner (Australia) 15, 2;
Pete Landrebe (Australia) 26STP, 26TPO, Greg Bryant (New Zealand) 9, 13;
Stephen Forster (Australia) 26, 24, 26, Paddy Chapman (New Zealand)16, 26, 23
Jenny Clarke (New Zealand) 26, 17, 26 Margaret Melville (Aus) 0, 26, 10
Bassett (Australia) 4, 26, 26 Sue Lea (New Zealand) 26, 3, 22
Pam Fisher 26, 7, 12 Alix Verge 14, 18, 10.
Heavy rain resulting in surface water meant that the outstanding games were unable to be completed Thursday. They were pegged down to be resumed later.
The deciding game, between Pam Fisher and Alix Verge, started at 5:15pm Sunday
Second Test
New Zealand wins the second test 8-4
Mixed doubles
Clarke/Bryant (NZ) 26, 26 Landrebe/Melville (Aus) 14, 5;
Lea/Westerby (NZ) 26, 26 Forster/Morgan (Aus) 0, 14.
Fleming/Bassett (Aus) 26 TP(F), 21, 26 Fisher/Chapman (NZ) 0, 26 QPO(C), 19 OTP(C)
Jenner/Verge (Aus) 26TP(J), 21, 22 Mayard-Husson/Skinley (NZ) 4, 26, 5
Singles
All matches at Rose Gardens today. It is bright & sunny but with a cool South-Easterly wind. Quite a good turnout of spectators.
Paddy Chapman (NZ) 26TP, 26 Mike Jenner (Aus) 0, 0
Stephen Forster (Aus) 26, 26 Paul Skinley (NZ) 9, 0
Claire Bassett (Aus) 26, 26 Pam Fisher (NZ) 20, 4
Jenny Clarke (NZ) 26, 23, 26 Miranda Morgan (Aus) 9, 26, 15
Nina Mayard-Husson (NZ) 19, 26, 26 Margaret Melville (Aus) 26, 10, 3
Sue Lee (NZ) 26, 16, 26 Alix Verge (Aus) 0, 26, 13
Aaron Westerby (NZ) 26, 9, 19 Pete Landrebe (Aus) 17, 26, 18
Greg Bryant (NZ) 9, 26, 23 Bruce Fleming (Aus)16, 18, 22
Third Test
New Zealand wins the third test 7-5
Mixed doubles
Jenny Clarke & Greg Bryant (NZ) 26, 26 Bruce Fleming & Claire Bassett (Aus) 21, 10
Pete Landrebe & Margaret Melville (Aus) 26, 26 Pam Fisher & Paddy Chapman (NZ) 19OQP(C), 15OTP(C)
Nina Mayard-Husson & Paul Skinley (NZ) 26, 26 Stephen Forster & Miranda Morgan (Aus) 13, 16
Sue Lea & Aaron Westerby (NZ) 26, 26 Mike Jenner & Alix Verge 2, 16
Singles
Paddy Chapman (NZ) 26, 26TP Bruce Fleming (Aus)19, 0
Miranda Morgan (Aus) 26, 26 Pam Fisher (NZ) 0, 3
Paul Skinley (NZ) 26TP, 26TP Pete Landrebe (Aus) 2, 6
Margaret Melville (Aus) 26, 26 Sue Lea (NZ) 12, 25
Jenny Clark (NZ) 26, 26 Claire Bassett 24, 23
Alix Verge (Aus) 26, 26 Nina Mayard-Husson (NZ) 5, 17
Aaron Westerby (NZ) 26, 8, 26TP Stephen Forster 20, 26, 0
Mike Jenner 20, 26, 26 Greg Bryant 26, 24, 0
Read reports on the matches in Jenny Clarke's Trans Tasman blog.