How Good And Effective Richard Hadlee Was?
Well, to be honest, it says a lot about 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 the early...
Walter Hadlee – The Father of Sir Richard Hadlee
Walter Hadlee is known for his contribution to New Zealand cricket and is regarded as a cricketing legend in the country. For almost three-quarters of a century, Walter Hadlee was at the forefront of New Zealand cricket as a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Roger Twose – The Switch-hitter
Introduction:
Roger Twose was a New Zealand former middle, born on 17 April 1968 in Torquay, Devon, England. He played 16 Tests and 87 ODI’s for black caps in the late 1990s. The England-born cricketer was appointed as the director...
Geoff Howarth — A Classics Player in the Barry Richards Mould
Geoff Howarth captaincy was the making of him. 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 batsman...
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...
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Peter Marner – First Player to Win List-A Man-of-the-Match Award
Lancashire all-rounder Peter Marner was born on March 31, 1936, at Greenacres Oldham, Lancashire. Peter Marner was the youngest player to represent the county,...
