The 14th MacRobertson Shield Test Series
Venues: New Zealand - Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
Dates: 5-26 January 1990
Champion: Great Britain
Mark Avery, Robert Fulford, Colin Irwin, Stephen Mulliner, David Openshaw (C), William Prichard, Mark Saurin
Second: New Zealand
Graham Beale, Joe Hogan, Bob Jackson, Steve Jones, Roger Murfitt, John Prince (C), Paul Skinley
Third: Australia
Greg Bury, Allan Cleland, Bruce Ford, Leigh Herington, George Latham (C), Colin Pickering
Results
The results can be found on the Croquet Records Website - Croquet records: MacRob1990
Players and spectators celebrating
Summary
| Team | Test | Matches | Matches | Matches | |
| Matches | won | lost | not played | ||
| Champion | Great Britain | 2 | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| Second | New Zealand | 1 | 22 | 17 | 3 |
| Third | Australia | 0 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
Detailed results
| Pakuranga Croquet Club, Auckland | 5-10 January 1990 | ||
| Great Britain v Australia | 18-3 | ||
| Fulford & Prichard | beat | Bury & Herington | +10, +25 |
| Irwin & Saurin | beat | Pickering & Ford | +17, +3 |
| Openshaw & Avery | beat | Cleland & Latham | +6, -5, +17tp(A) |
| David Openshaw | beat | Colin Pickering | +17, +14 |
| Robert Fulford | beat | Greg Bury | -12tp, +12tpo, +7tp |
| Mark Saurin | beat | Bruce Ford | +26tp, +17 |
| William Prichard | beat | Leigh Herington | +24tp, +22 |
| Openshaw & Avery | beat | Bury & Herington | +14tp(A), +21tp(O) |
| Fulford & Prichard | beat | Pickering & Ford | +3, -26tp(P), +7tp(F) |
| Irwin & Saurin | beat | Cleland & Latham | +26, -4, +21 |
| Mark Saurin | beat | Leigh Herington | +20tp, +11 |
| Mark Avery | beat | Allan Cleland | +17, -16, +15 |
| Colin Irwin | beat | George Latham | -26tp, +16, +6 |
| William Prichard | lost to | Bruce Ford | -16, -7tp |
| Irwin & Saurin | beat | Bury & Herington | +21, +16 |
| Openshaw & Avery | beat | Pickering & Ford | -16, +17, +16 |
| Fulford & Prichard | lost to | Cleland & Latham | +5, -5, -24 |
| Robert Fulford | beat | George Latham | +17tp, -17, +24 |
| Mark Avery | lost to | Colin Pickering | +19, -17tp, -17tp |
| David Openshaw | beat | Allan Cleland | -17, +26, +7 |
| Colin Irwin | beat | Greg Bury | +17, -4, +18 |
| Kelburn Croquet Club, Wellington | 13-18 January 1990 | ||
| New Zealand v Australia | 13-5 | ||
| Hogan & Murfitt | lost to | Pickering & Ford | -14 +5 -4tp(P) |
| Jackson & Prince | lost to | Cleland & Latham | +11 -17 -1 |
| Skinley & Beale | beat | Bury & Herington | +18 +11 |
| Joe Hogan | beat | Allan Cleland | +4 +3 |
| John Prince | beat | George Latham | +26 +26 |
| Graham Beale | lost to | Bruce Ford | -4 -14 |
| Roger Murfitt | beat | Leigh Herington | +24tp +23 |
| Hogan & Murfitt | beat | Cleland & Latham | +10 -9 +20 |
| Jackson & Prince | beat | Bury & Herington | +15 +12 |
| Skinley & Beale | beat | Pickering & Ford | +26 +21 |
| Bob Jackson | beat | Colin Pickering | +17 -26tp +10 |
| Paul Skinley | beat | Greg Bury | +8 +21 |
| Graham Beale | beat | Leigh Herington | +7 +22 |
| Roger Murfitt | lost to | Bruce Ford | -5tp -25 |
| Hogan & Murfitt | versus | Bury & Herington | match abandoned, rain |
| Jackson & Prince | versus | Pickering & Ford | match abandoned, rain |
| Skinley & Beale | versus | Cleland & Latham | match abandoned, rain |
| Joe Hogan | lost to | Colin Pickering | -25 -17 |
| Bob Jackson | beat | Allan Cleland | +25tp +25 |
| Paul Skinley | beat | George Latham | +9tp +26tp |
| John Prince | beat | Greg Bury | +6tpo -16 +17 |
| United Club, Christchurch | 21-26 January 1990 | ||
| Great Britain v New Zealand | 12-9 | ||
| Fulford & Mulliner | beat | Skinley & Beale | +21, +17 |
| Openshaw & Avery | lost to | Prince & Jones | -11, -13 |
| Irwin & Saurin | beat | Hogan & Jackson | +2, +16 |
| Mark Avery | lost to | Bob Jackson | +7, -17tp, -17tp |
| David Openshaw | beat | Paul Skinley | +26, -10, +17 |
| Colin Irwin | beat | Steve Jones | +3, +26 |
| Mark Saurin | lost to | Graham Beale | +16, -4, -17 |
| Fulford & Mulliner | lost to | Hogan & Jackson | -19, -15 |
| Irwin & Saurin | lost to | Prince & Jones | -13, +9, -2 |
| Openshaw & Avery | lost to | Skinley & Beale | +7, -16, -12 |
| StephenMulliner | lost to | Joe Hogan | -21, -26 |
| Robert Fulford | beat | John Prince | +4, +1 |
| Colin Irwin | beat | Graham Beale | -26, +18, +15 |
| Mark Saurin | beat | Steve Jones | -13, +20, +25 |
| Fulford & Mulliner | beat | Prince & Jones | -2, +2, +26 |
| Openshaw & Avery | beat | Hogan & Jackson | +17, +4 |
| Irwin & Saurin | beat | Skinley & Beale | +24, +4 |
| Stephen Mulliner | beat | Bob Jackson | +26, +26 |
| Mark Avery | lost to | Joe Hogan | -8, -26tp |
| David Openshaw | lost to | John Prince | -2, -16 |
| Robert Fulford | beat | Paul Skinley | -17tp, +20tp, +8 |