It took place well below the radar. There were a couple of layers of activity which left it submerged in the overall New Zealand sporting picture.
For starters there were the America's Cup which captivated the nation, and the All Blacks. Even in cricket, Otago's bold march to the point of making the semifinals of the Champions League took pride of place.
However, New Zealand Cricket will be hoping for a decent dividend out of their A team tour of the sub-continent, which finished in Sri Lanka yesterday.
The results don't make for impressive reading. Over the course of 10 first-class and 50-over games against their Indian and Sri Lankan counterparts, New Zealand managed a solitary limited-overs win, in Sri Lanka this week.
There were five 50-over losses, one heavy four-day defeat to the Sri Lankans while the other three were drawn, rain and good batting pitches proving beyond the respective bowling attacks.