John Reid – Star of the Backwoods
John Reid spent weekdays selling fuel to farmers, weekends batting in the local park, and holidays playing for New Zealand. Oamaru in the South Island of New Zealand is a base camp for a farming community. Many decades back...
Merv Wallace – The Under-rated Cricketer
Merv Wallace should have been one of the greatest names in New Zealand's cricket history. That he wasn't largely because of the whims of selectors. Considered by many contemporaries to be one of the best New Zealand batsmen of...
Walter Hadlee – The Father of Sir Richard Hadlee
For almost three-quarters of a century, he was at the forefront of New Zealand cricket as a player, captain, selector, and manager. The three of his five sons-Sir Richard, Dayle, and Barry went on to play international cricket for...
Dad Weir – One of World’s Oldest Test Cricketer
One of the world's oldest Test cricketer dies in Auckland Gordon Lindsay's Dad' Weir, who was the world's oldest surviving Test cricketer at 95 years and 151 days, died on October 31, 2003, in Auckland after being in declining...
Bevan Congdon – The Forgotten Cricketing Legend Who Inspired a Generation
Bevan Congdon was one of the most influential cricket players of his generation. He was known for his graceful batting style and his ability to inspire others on the field. After a successful career playing for New Zealand, Congdon...
Bert Sutcliffe – New Zealand Graceful Stroke Player
Former New Zealand Test batsman Bert Sutcliffe amassed a total of 2,627 runs on a 1949 tour of England. The left-hander enchanted a generation of New Zealanders with his graceful stroke play in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. At...
Geoff Howarth — A Classics Player in the Barry Richards Mould
Geoff Howarth captaincy was the making of him by. In 1969, at the age of 18, Geoff Howarth arrived in England to join the Surrey staff. The younger brother of the New Zealand left-arm spinner, Hedley Howarth, was a...
How Good And Effective Richard Hadlee Was?
Well, to be honest, it says a lot for how good and effective Richard Hadlee was? That he bore fair comparison as a fast bowler with first Dennis Lillee and Michael Holding in the late 1970s. And then early...
Malcom Marshall Invincible Spell as Smiles on West Indies Faces
Great Malcom Marshall invincible as Kensington smiles on West Indies once more in the Third Test match at Barbados on April 26 till May 1, 1986. As has so frequently been the case of late the West Indies swept...
Ian Colquhoun – Accomplished Wicket keeper Batsman
He was a specialist’s wicket-keeper batsman who played in the lower middle order. Ian Colqhoun was a right-handed batsman wicketkeeper, came late to first-class cricket, not making his debut for Central Districts until he was 29. He was a...
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