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Otago cricket team


The Otago cricket team (nicknamed the Volts since the 1997-98 season) are a New Zealand first class cricket team formed in 1864 representing the Otago, Southland and North Otago regions. Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket. The team plays most of its home games at the University Oval in Dunedin, but occasionally plays games at the Events Centre in Queenstown, Queen's Park Ground in Invercargill and Molyneux Park in Alexandra. The team mainly
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Sam Wells (cricketer)


Sam Wells (born 13 July 1984, at Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago Volts in the Plunket Shield. He is a talented middle-order batsman and has been successful as a bowler in first-class cricket. Wells made his first-class debut for the Otago cricket team in the 2007–08 State Championship against Central Districts and made 20 runs in that match, batting at number eight. Wells became especially consistent as an allrounder, especially in first-class cricket,
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Lee Germon


24 byes. Lee Germon was replaced as New Zealand captain by his Canterbury team mate Stephen Fleming, a player he had tipped as a player for the future in the 1993 "Who’s who of New Zealand cricket." After retiring from cricket in 1998 Germon was persuaded to play cricket again by his former Canterbury coach Denis Aberhart and former New Zealand coach Glenn Turner to play for Otago. Germon was to play for an underperforming Otago team as a batsman between 2000–2002. He chose to play for Otago citing the fresh challenge
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Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1906–07


An English team raised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured New Zealand between December 1906 and March 1907. The tour comprised two first-class matches against New Zealand, two each against the four main provincial teams – Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington – and one against Hawke's Bay. There were also five minor matches against teams from country areas. The team, which consisted entirely of amateurs, most of them young and inexperienced, was captained by Teddy Wynyard and included future Test players like Johnny Douglas and
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Sep Lambert


Septimus Drummond "Sep" Lambert (3 August 1876 in Dublin, Ireland – 21 April 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 14 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1896 and 1921, including seven first-class matches. Lambert was educated at Rathmines School and Wesley College in Dublin and at St John's College in Preston before qualifying as a solicitor in Dublin. Sep Lambert made his debut for Ireland against I Zingari in August 1896. Never a
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James Fuller (cricketer, born 1990)


James Kerr Fuller (born 24 January 1990) is a South African born New Zealand professional cricketer who has played for the England Lions cricket team. Having played for Otago and Auckland in New Zealand domestic cricket, Fuller played for Gloucestershire (2011-2015) and Middlesex (2016-2018). He signed a two-year contract with Hampshire on 4 October 2018. A right-arm fast bowler who played in the New Zealand U-19 cricket team, Fuller made his first class cricket debut for Otago in March 2010.
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History of cricket in New Zealand to 1890


the first fifty in New Zealand first-class cricket. The number of first-class teams was expanded to five. Otago and Canterbury continued their annual series, and both played their inaugural first-class matches against Auckland. Auckland made their first "southern tour", playing Canterbury, Otago and Wellington in the second half of November 1873, and winning all three matches. Wellington also played the fifth debutant, Nelson. Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington played regularly and became established first-class teams. In 1880
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, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. The MCC team was captained by Plum Warner and included Bernard Bosanquet, Frederick Fane, Cuthbert Burnup and George Thompson. "See: Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1902–03" Australia toured New Zealand in the 1904-05 season to play first-class matches against the New Zealand national team (twice), Canterbury and Otago. "See: Australian cricket team in New Zealand and Fiji in 1904–05" MCC played two first-class matches against New Zealand
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and also played two first-class matches against each of the four main provincial teams, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago, and one first-class match against Hawke's Bay. The MCC team was captained by Teddy Wynyard and included future Test players like Johnny Douglas and George Simpson-Hayward. "See: Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1906–07" Australia played first-class matches against the New Zealand national team (twice), Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Hawke's Bay.
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Nathan McCullum


Nathan Leslie McCullum (born 1 September 1980) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who represented the New Zealand cricket team in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. A right hand lower-order batsman and right arm off break bowler, he is a member of the Otago Volts, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions. He retired from international cricket after 2016 ICC World Twenty20. McCullum is the son of former Otago representative Stuart McCullum and the older brother of current Otago and former New Zealand
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successful in its last in 2010) and taken part in the Southern Hawke Cup Elimination Series against Southland, Otago Country, South Canterbury and Mid Canterbury. It was a recent holder of the Hawke Cup, beating Manawatu in the last challenge of the 2009-2010 season. In February 1956, when led by then New Zealand Captain and local player John Reid, it played a West Indian team containing Alf Valentine, OG Smith and Sir Garfield Sobers. Albion are the current Senior Club Champions beating Union in the 2015 Borton Cup
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Donald Cameron Hamilton


first ever provincial game of rugby league in the South Island when he played for Southland in a home and away series against Otago in 1908. His other sporting success came in cricket, although he only appeared in one first-class cricket match, for Southland against Otago in 1920. In the 1910-11 season Southland became the first Hawke Cup winners after Hamilton led the team by scoring 110 runs. He was one of three players nominated by the Southland Cricket Association for the New Zealand team to tour Australia in 1913-
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Ken Rutherford (cricketer)


Kenneth Robert Rutherford (born 26 October 1965) is a former New Zealand cricketer who enjoyed a ten-year career with the national team, and was captain for a period in the 1990s. He is the 50th ODI cap for New Zealand. Rutherford's elder brother Ian also played first-class cricket as a batsman for Otago from 1974–75 to 1983–84. The brothers played in the same Otago team in 1982–83 and 1983–84. Rutherford's eldest son Hamish Rutherford made his Test debut for New Zealand against England in March 2013,
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Southland cricket team


season, leaving just four first-class teams in New Zealand: Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. For first-class (and in later years List A and Twenty20) cricket purposes Southland merged with Otago. However, Southland continued to play non-first-class matches on their own. They played against some touring teams, and resumed their participation in the Hawke Cup in the 1929-30 season. Southland have won the Hawke Cup six times, most recently in March 2018. Their longest periods of success
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Keith Campbell (cricketer)


Keith Oliver Campbell (born 20 March 1943 in Dunedin) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A middle-order batsman, medium-pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, he played for Otago from 1963-64 to 1978-79, and toured the West Indies in 1971-72 and Australia in 1973-74 with the New Zealand cricket team, but did not play Test cricket. Campbell played regularly for Otago under-age sides as a middle-order batsman from 1959-60 to 1965-66,
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University of Otago Oval


The University of Otago Oval is a sports ground located at Logan Park, Dunedin, New Zealand, and owned by the Dunedin City Council. The ground was originally owned by the University of Otago, but ownership was transferred to the city council when a redevelopment was completed in the early 2000s. The ground is the home of both the Otago Cricket Association and the University of Otago Rugby Football Club, and is also used as a training base for the Highlanders Rugby Football team. The University of Otago Oval hosted the first game
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Richard Webb (cricketer)


Richard Webb (born 15 September 1952 in Invercargill) is a former cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals (ODIs)for the New Zealand cricket team in 1983, principally as a fast-medium bowler. He played 25 matches of domestic first-class cricket for Otago from 1975/76 to 1983/84. His older brother, Murray Webb, also a pace bowler for Otago, played in three Tests for New Zealand from 1971 to 1974. Webb's first ODI was the second match in the best-of-three final of the
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David Sewell


David Graham Sewell (born 20 October 1977) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played one Test match for New Zealand against Zimbabwe in 1997. Sewell was born in Christchurch. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He played first-class cricket for Otago and played for North Otago in the Hawke Cup. His best bowling figures were 8 for 31 for Otago against Central Districts in 1996-97. He toured Zimbabwe with the Test team in 1997-98.
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a venue. A rapid expansion of Twenty20 cricket led to the creation of the Twenty20 Champions League. It was a competition between various teams from the domestic Twenty20 competitions of Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, India, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand. In the 2008/09 domestic season of the State Twenty20, Otago came out as the champions, and so were eligible to compete in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League. However, they lost both their opening games in the competition and so weren't able to progress
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George Burnes


bowling average (3.69), and made the first century in Invercargill cricket. He was one of the founders of the Southland Cricket Association in 1892. He captained the Southland representative team in the 1890s. In Southland's first representative match after the formation of the association, he top-scored with 34 against Otago. The match against Otago remained an annual event until the 1980s. In 1895-96 Burnes captained Southland to their first victory in the series. Against the Australian touring team in 1896-97, his innings
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. In 1892 the "Waitaki Cricket Association" was formed to regulate and manage cricket in the Ashburton, South Canterbury and North Otago areas, however this did not last long because there was no way to maintain unity, and it had been impossible to establish a club competition. It was a match against South Canterbury in 1896 that got people interested in forming another cricket association in the area, and in 1899 the "North Otago Cricket Association" was formed. Since then North Otago has played in five Hawke Cup challenges (
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Otago. He seemed to perform well against good opponents as he was again one of his team's best batsmen when they took on the Australian cricket team at Carisbrook in 1910, with innings of 27 and 26. Four of his first-class matches were in the Plunket Shield Eckhold made his highest score of 60 not out, against Wellington at Basin Reserve in 1915, after making a duck in the first innings. His effort, coupled with an unbeaten century from captain and England Test cricketer Jack Crawford, allowed Otago to
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Pakistan national cricket team


the 1st Asian team and 2nd team overall to win a day-night test match, which was against the West Indies in Dubai. In a later T20 series in Sep 2016, Pakistan's National Cricket Team won the series with World T20 Winner team West Indies with 3–0. They won by 9 wickets, 16 runs, 8 wickets consecutively. Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan, who had been the mainstays of the Pakistani batting line-up, announced their retirements from Test cricket (the only format they played
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Team totals Batting Best Partnership for each wicket Bowling Players with international caps are listed in bold. University Oval is used in Dunedin, with occasional matches in Invercargill (Queen's Park), and Oamaru (Whitestone Centennial Park). Many matches have been played at Molyneux Park in Alexandra in recent decades, particularly during the Christmas-New Year holiday season. The warm, dry summer climate of Central Otago can make for better cricketing conditions than the wetter coastal areas. In recent years the Queenstown Events Centre has been used as
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John McMullan (cricketer)


John James Morrell McMullan (23 April 1893 – 28 April 1967) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 32 games of first-class cricket for Otago from 1918 to 1930. A batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, McMullan made his first-class debut against Southland in 1917-18. Batting at number four, he made 157 not out, including 22 fours, of the team's total of 313. Otago won by an innings. In his next first-class match, against Wellington two years later, he
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North Otago Cricket


The North Otago Cricket Association was founded in 1899 for the growing interest of cricket in the district. The NOCA is now over 100 years old and the cricket is as strong as ever, being a recent holder of the Hawke Cup, and the "Oamaru Cricket Club" being the third oldest cricket club in New Zealand. In 1864 the Oamaru Cricket Club was established to cover the growing interest of cricket in the North Otago area. The Oamaru club played many outside matches in their first years including matches against Australia and England
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Ray Buchan


45 off 27 overs and was largely responsible for the defeat of the Shield team. He replaced Don Beard, who had not fully recovered from burns he had received while fighting a fire, in Wellington's team for the Plunket Shield match against Otago that began two days later. (Beard did not play Plunket Shield cricket until 1950-51, when he played for Central Districts in their inaugural match. He later played Test cricket.) Buchan took 3 for 57 and 3 for 70 against Otago (match figures of 66–21–127–6
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Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1935–36


An English team raised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured New Zealand from December 1935 to March 1936 and played eight first-class matches including four against the New Zealand national cricket team. MCC also played the main provincial teams, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago, and ten non-first-class matches against teams from minor cricket associations. The MCC team was captained by Errol Holmes. The overall tour included a short stopover in Ceylon, where a single minor match was played, and six first-class
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History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918–19 to 1945


This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1918–19 season until 1945. After the 1920–21 season the competition changed from a challenge format to a single round robin format. "See: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1920–21" An Australian team toured New Zealand in 1920–21 to play first-class matches versus New Zealand national team (twice) and provincial teams including Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. "See: Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1922–23" An English team raised by Marylebone
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Auckland cricket team


success and produced a large number of the national team's players. Since the introduction of List A cricket in the 1970s, Auckland have won eleven one-day competitions with the most recent in 2018. The Auckland Cricket Association was founded in 1873. The Auckland cricket team represented the association when they played their first game against Canterbury the same year. They were the third major association founded in New Zealand after Canterbury and Otago, and just before Wellington. It was not until 1906 that the team first competed in structured competition
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Sep Lambert


though, against Scotland in 1920 and against the Irish Military and Scotland in 1921. In all matches for Ireland, Sep Lambert scored 342 runs at an average of 20.12, with a top score of 60 not out against Oxford University in May 1902, his only half-century for Ireland and also his top first-class score. He took ten catches and no stumpings. Sep Lambert came from a cricketing family. His brother Bob was one of Ireland's finest cricketers, and his nephew Ham also played cricket for Ireland
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Wayne Blair (cricketer)


Wayne Leslie Blair (11 May 1948 – 11 January 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago from 1967 to 1991. Blair made his first-class debut for Otago in 1967–68 as an opening batsman. He played all that season and all the next, reaching 50 only once, when he scored 83 in the last match of the 1968–69 season. He moved down the order in 1969–70, keeping wicket in one match and winning selection in a New Zealand Under-23 team against the touring Australians
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Suzie Bates


Suzannah Wilson "Suzie" Bates (born 16 September 1987 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. She plays for the Otago Sparks in the State League, the Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League as well as for her national team, the White Ferns. She currently holds the highest score and highest batting average in the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 cricket team. She won the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2013. Bates again won ICC Women's
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History of cricket in New Zealand from 1890–91 to 1918


"See: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1909–10" Australia played two first-class matches against New Zealand, first-class matches against Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago, and three minor matches. "See: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1913–14" When the cricket historian Tom Reese compiled his history of early New Zealand cricket, "New Zealand Cricket, 1841–1914", in 1927, he selected a 14-man team of the best New Zealand cricketers of the period from 1860 to 1914. His idea
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James Clark Baker


James Clark Baker (13 November 1866 – 1 February 1939), also known as James Clark, was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago from 1890 to 1907. In 1902 he scored Otago's first century in first-class cricket. After two unsuccessful matches for Otago in 1889-90, Baker played a leading part in Otago's victory over Canterbury in 1890-91. In a match in which only 443 runs were scored, Otago needed 121 runs to win and were 32 for 7
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Southland cricket team


Southland are a cricket team representing the Southland Region of New Zealand. They compete in the Hawke Cup. Southland first played interprovincial cricket in 1864, and often played against touring teams from Australia, Fiji and England. The Southland Cricket Association was formed in 1892, leading to an increase in representative matches, including the annual match against Otago, which began in 1893–94 and continued until the 1980s. In 1910–11 Southland were the first winners of the Hawke Cup. They retained it in 1911-12, but surrendered it in 1912
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Otago rugby league team


The Otago rugby league team are New Zealand rugby league team that represents the Otago Rugby League. They are known as the Whalers. In the past they have been nicknamed the Storm, the Raiders and the 45er's. In 1908 Otago was involved in some of the first provincial matches in the country when it played a home and away series against Southland. The first game was played at Caledonia Ground in Dunedin on 3 October and used goalposts which were rented from the Otago Rugby Union. The Southland side included Ned Hughes,
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South Island


the upper and lower South Island respectively in rugby union's Super Rugby competition; and Canterbury, Otago, Southland Stags, Tasman Makos all participate in provincial rugby's ITM Cup. At cricket, the South Island is represented by the Canterbury Wizards, Central Stags, and Otago Volts in the Plunket Shield, one day domestic series, and the Super Smash. As well as rugby union and cricket, the South Island also boasts representative teams in the domestic basketball, soccer, ice hockey, netball, and rugby league. The
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Dimitri Mascarenhas


Adrian Dimitri Mascarenhas (born 30 October 1977) is a former English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he played internationally for England, as well as domestically for Hampshire, in the Big Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes, for the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League and for the Otago Volts in New Zealand state cricket. In the inaugural Champions League Twenty20, he represented the Otago Volts, as his other teams failed to qualify. He holds the record
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Alexander Downes


Alexander Dalziel Downes (2 February 1868 in Emerald Hill, Melbourne – 10 February 1950 in Dunedin, Otago), he was a noted sportsman at rugby and cricket, at which he also represented New Zealand. He was a New Zealand cricketer who played 51 first-class matches and took 311 wickets in his career. He played for Alhambra Rugby Football Club in 1884, appearing in their inaugural senior team of 1887 and representing the club until 1893. He represented Otago on 13 occasions between 1887 and 1893, and the South
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Wayne Blair (cricketer)


, when he top-scored in the second innings with 40. He returned to the opening position and produced a number of useful but not large scores up to the end of the 1973–74 season. After a time out of first-class cricket he returned to the Otago team in 1977–78 and maintained his place. He made his first century in the match against Canterbury in 1980–81, batting at number four. After Canterbury declared at 409 for 5, Otago were dismissed for 224 (Blair top-scoring with 88) and
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Anaru Kitchen


Anaru Kyle Kitchen (born 21 February 1984) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Otago cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his debut for Auckland in their list A match against Canterbury in December 2008, top scoring with 69 from 104 balls. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season. In December 2017, he was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for
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John Huntley (cricketer)


John Huntley (born Herbert John Huntley, 4 November 1883 — 28 March 1944) was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Brighton and died in Tuapeka. Huntley made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1912-13 season, against Canterbury. From the lower order, he scored 8 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 7 runs in the second. Huntley took bowling figures of 0-27, as Otago lost the match
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Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1922–23


An English team raised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured New Zealand from December 1922 to February 1923 and played eight first-class matches including three against the New Zealand national cricket team. MCC also played the main provincial teams including Auckland (twice), Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. The overall tour included a short stopover in Ceylon, where a single minor match was played, and two visits to Australia where a total of seven first-class matches were played. The manager was Henry Swan, who played in
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Bradley Scott (cricketer)


Bradley Esmond Scott (born 16 September 1979 in Ashburton, Canterbury) is a member of the Northern Districts cricket team having previously played for Otago. He is a left arm fast medium bowler and useful lower order batsman. Scott made his first-class debut for Otago in the 2000/01 season, he played for the club until the 2007/08 season, making 43 appearances and taking 10 wickets at 25. Scott joined the Northern Districts for the 2008-09 season. Scott was selected as part of the 30 man preliminary squad for
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Kenneth Uttley


Kenneth Frank McNeill Uttley (21 August 1913 – 15 June 1973) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago, Canterbury and Wellington in his 37 first-class matches between 1933 and 1952. He was a right-handed opening batsman who scored 2,053 runs at an average of 31.10 in first-class cricket, including three centuries. His son Ian Uttley played for the New Zealand national rugby union team in 1963. He captained Otago in 1937-38, when he was the highest scorer in the Plunket Shield,
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Harry Siedeberg


on 22 November 1911. Siedeberg played for the Carisbrook and Albion cricket clubs in Dunedin. “He has any amount of patience, and he possesses a strong defence,” the "Otago Witness" declared in 1898. He made his first-class debut for Otago in 1899-00 and played several matches as an opening batsman and occasional slow bowler without distinction until 1902-03, when he was Otago's top-scorer in an innings defeat to the touring English team Lord Hawke's XI, making 21 and 52
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Cricket Club (MCC) played three first-class matches versus the New Zealand national team. MCC also played twice against Auckland and once each versus Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. The MCC team was captained by Archie MacLaren and included Tich Freeman, Freddie Calthorpe, Percy Chapman and Clement Gibson. "See: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1927–28" The Australian team played first-class matches from February to April 1928 against the New Zealand national team (twice) and the main provincial teams Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury
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Alistar Jordan


Alistar Bruce Jordan (born 5 September 1949) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts from 1969 to 1980. A right-arm opening bowler, his best figures in first-class cricket were 7 for 82 against Otago in 1972-73. He was a member of the New Zealand team that briefly toured Australia in 1972-73. He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Taranaki from 1966 to 1992, and was named in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011.
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Craig Cumming


Craig Derek Cumming (born 31 August 1975 in Timaru) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He has played with The Pareora Cricket Club and the New Zealand cricket team in One Day Internationals and Tests. He was also the captain of the Otago cricket team, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions in the 2006/2007 season. Cumming is a right-handed opening batsman who had played 99 First Class games, 103 "List A" or limited overs games and 9 Twenty20 games at the end of
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Ron Talbot


Ronald Osmond Talbot (26 November 1903 – 5 January 1983), was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1922-23 to 1935-36, and toured England with the national team in 1931. Talbot was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, where he captained the First XI cricket team and the First XV Rugby team. A middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler, he made his first-class debut for Canterbury in a Plunket Shield match against Otago in January 1923,
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Carisbrook


in 1883, when Otago hosted a team from Tasmania, and for Test cricket from 1955. It hosted rugby union internationals from 1908. Floodlit since the 1990s, it could cater for both day and night fixtures. Known locally simply as "The Brook", it has been branded with the name "The House of Pain", due to its reputation as a difficult venue for visiting rugby teams. The stadium was home to both the Highlanders in Super Rugby and Otago in the ITM Cup through each side's respective 2011
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Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1960–61


An English team raised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured New Zealand between December 1960 and March 1961 to play four first-class matches against New Zealand. MCC also played against each of the main provincial teams – Auckland, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington – and 12 matches against minor association teams. The MCC team was captained by Dennis Silk and included Willie Watson, Eric Russell, Roger Prideaux, Bob Barber, Jim Parks, John Murray, David Allen and David Larter. The
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Jack Crawford (cricketer)


at Otago Boys' High School. There were other difficulties; the association complained about the lateness of Crawford's report on the Otago team, and were unhappy that he also coached golf. Crawford in turn told the association that several Otago players were late for practice. After further complaints about Crawford's coaching in 1916, the OCA decided to terminate his contract. Crawford initially offered to continue for less money—£245. The OCA bargained, suggesting a payment of £200, whereupon Crawford insisted that he should be paid £300.
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226 (Arthur Poole scoring 77, which remained Southland's highest score) and 152, Otago 212 and 50 for 3. In 1917–18 at Carisbrook, Otago won by an innings, making 313 and dismissing Southland for 149 and 108. The opening batsman Horace Gleeson scored 55 (Southland's only other score of 50 or more) and 21. In 1918–19 at Rugby Park, Otago made only 94 and 88 (Jack Doig taking 5 for 43 and 5 for 41), yet still comfortably defeated Southland, Henry Holderness and
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Arthur Alloo dismissing them for 41 and 55. Only six players on either side reached double figures. In 1919–20 they lost their first match against Otago at Carisbrook by an innings, scoring only 55 and 42 to Otago's 144 (in which Dan McBeath took 7 for 59). However, they won the return match at Rugby Park. Otago batted first, scoring 180, with Dan McBeath taking 7 for 66. Southland replied with 179. Then Doig (6 for 21) and McBeath (4 for 28) dismissed
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Arnold Williams (cricketer)


Arnold Butler Williams (6 January 1870 – 20 August 1929) was a Welsh-born cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago and Wellington from 1887 to 1909, and captained New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. Arnold Williams's father, William Butler Williams, brought his family to New Zealand in 1880 when he took up an appointment as a master at Otago Boys' High School. He taught there and at the University of Otago until his death in 1895. Arnold was one of three
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Nuzhat Parween


Nuzhat Masih Parween (born 5 Sep 1996) is an Indian international cricketer. she is former football captain of the Madhya Pradesh under-16 football team, she joined Singrauli's district cricket team in 2011. She made her debut for the Indian national team in November 2016, in a Twenty20 International series against the West Indies. Parween plays as a wicket-keeper. Nuzhat is the daughter of Masih Alam and Nasima Begum. She has four siblings - elder brother Aamir Sohail, elder sister Nemat Parween, younger sister Aasiyah Parween and
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History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918–19 to 1945


the tour, see: History of Australian cricket from 1918-19 to 1930. The New Zealand section of the tour began in December and, in addition to the Test series, England played each of Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. "See: South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1931–32" The inaugural Test series between New Zealand and South Africa took place in New Zealand in 1931–32. South Africa won the two-match series 2–0 with no matches drawn: "See: English cricket team in New
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List of New Zealand first-class cricket records


This is a list of New Zealand first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago, and Wellington, teams representing New Zealand (at various levels), both in New Zealand and overseas, and other first-class teams in New Zealand. Note: (N)=Nelson, (NSW)=New South Wales (29 instances) most recent Players in bold are still active. First wicket Second wicket Third wicket Fourth wicket Fifth
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John Heslop


They had two daughters: Helen, a transplant scientist; and Hilary, a food specialist. In 1990, he and his wife Barbara Heslop were joint recipients of the Sir Louis Barnett Medal awarded by the RACS. Heslop played cricket for the Otago University club and was later active in the administration of the sport. He served as an Otago selector between 1960 and 1966, and as president of the Otago Cricket Association from 1966 to 1968. He was a board member of the New Zealand Cricket Council for 12 years, and
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Noeline Gourley


to 1945 and then the University of Otago from 1948 to 1950, gaining a Diploma of Physical Education in 1951. In 1954 she married architect and potter David Serpell Brokenshire, and the couple went on to have three children. A right-handed batsman, Gourley played for the Canterbury women's cricket team during the 1942/43 season. Gourley represented the New Zealand women's national field hockey team in 1948, and was a member of the Otago provincial side. A hurdler, Gourley won the New Zealand national 80 m hurdles title
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Sir Julien Cahn's XI cricket team in New Zealand in 1938–39


Sir Julien Cahn's cricket team, captained by George Heane, toured New Zealand in February and March 1939 to play ten matches including one first-class fixture against the New Zealand national cricket team at Basin Reserve; this match was drawn. Cahn's XI also played three-day matches against the major provincial teams Canterbury, Otago and Auckland, but these matches were 12-a-side and are not regarded as first-class. Cahn's XI included the New Zealander Stewie Dempster, Joe Hardstaff junior, Buddy Oldfield, Eddie
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Peter Williams (broadcaster)


West High School in Corning, New York as an AFS scholar from 1971 to 1972. Williams played in the Otago schoolboys golf team in 1970 and was a North Otago cricket representative in 1971. Williams married Cecile van Dyk in 1976 and the couple had three children. Williams has worked at TVNZ, previously TV One, since 1979 after starting his broadcasting career in radio as a teenager at Radio Otago, now More FM, in Dunedin in 1972. At TVNZ Williams has been a sports anchorman, commentator and reporter before joining
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Molyneux Park


Molyneux Park is a cricket ground in Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in January 1961 when Central Otago played the touring Marylebone Cricket Club. The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1978/79 Shell Cup when Otago played Central Districts. The following season the first List A match was held there when Otago played Wellington in the 1980/81 Shell Trophy. Molyneux Park has been used as a home venue for Otago since then, hosting 28 first-class matches, 63
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Queens Park, Invercargill


Astronomical Society Observatory. The cricket ground in the park is the home ground of the Southland cricket team, and is also regularly used by the Otago cricket team for first-class and one-day matches. The park also gives its name to one of Invercargill's association football clubs, Queens Park A.F.C. On the northern edge of the park are Waihopai School (formerly Waihopai Primary School) and Southland Boys' High School. Despite being within the bounded areas of the park, neither are considered a part of it. The
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3rd New Zealand Parliament


North was established in 1863 as a two-member electorate. It was represented by John Richardson (from 20 Apr 1863) and Julius Vogel (from 29 Sep 1863) until the end of the term. The Goldfields electorate was established in 1862, during the term of the third Parliament. This was a reaction to the large influx of people to Otago during the Otago Gold Rush, and because the franchise had been extended to males aged 21 years and over who had held a miner's right continuously for at least three
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Jack Alabaster


at Christchurch he became the only New Zealander to have been in the team for each of the country's first four Test victories. He played no first-class cricket in 1968-69 or 1970-71, but in 1971-72 he took 22 wickets at 14.95 to help Otago to another Plunket Shield title. At the age of 41 he was selected to tour the West Indies in early 1972. He took 5 for 130 off 37 overs in the first match against Jamaica in Kingston and played in the first two
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History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918–19 to 1945


and Otago. "See: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30" The England cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1929–30 season to play a Test series against New Zealand. This was the first Test series ever played in New Zealand. The England team was captained by Arthur Gilligan and included Frank Woolley, Duleep and Stan Nichols. England won the series 1–0 with three matches drawn: England began the tour in October 1929 in Australia where they played five first-class matches. For the Australian leg of
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George Watson (cricketer, born 1855)


team. After moving to Christchurch, George Watson began representing Canterbury in non-first-class matches in 1877, and toured Victoria and Tasmania with the Canterbury team in 1878-79. However, he was not selected for Canterbury's annual first-class match against Otago until 1880-81. The match between Canterbury and Otago at Hagley Park in Christchurch in February 1881 was the 19th first-class match between the two, in a series that had begun with New Zealand's first first-class match in 1863-
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William Downes (cricketer)


William Downes (1843 – 1 January 1896) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Otago between 1865 and 1876. Downes was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, and went to Australia with his family. He later moved on to New Zealand, attracted by the Otago Gold Rush of the 1860s. Described as a man of "commanding presence, fine physique and genial nature", he began playing for Otago soon after his arrival. The New Zealand cricket historian Tom Reese described Downes as "
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Walter Hadlee


Walter Arnold Hadlee (4 June 1915 – 29 September 2006) was a New Zealand cricketer and Test match captain. He played domestic first-class cricket for Canterbury and Otago. Three of his five sons, Sir Richard, Dayle and Barry played cricket for New Zealand. The Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, which is competed for by Test teams from New Zealand and Australia is named in honour of the Hadlee family and the Australian Chappell family. Hadlee captained one of New Zealand's most highly regarded teams, the 1949 side which
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Warren Lees


, Lees had became an interim coach of a New Zealand women's national cricket team called White Ferns. During that year, his team had participated in the 2017 World Cup against Sri Lanka and won seven wickets at the County Cricket Ground, Derby. In 2017, Lees had announced retirement. In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lees was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket. Lees lives in Clyde, Central Otago, with his wife Jude. He spends his days coaching
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Hagley Oval


Hagley Oval is a cricket ground located in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Canterbury cricket team hosted Otago cricket team. Canterbury used the ground infrequently from then through until the 1920s, but hardly stopped during World War I. The first match in the Plunket Shield was played there in December 1907, when Canterbury played Auckland. Canterbury returned there in 1979, and played a number of their 1993/94 Shell Cup home matches at the ground. The
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Frederick Harper


Frederick Harper (24 November 1863 – 19 January 1937) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for Otago between 1886 and 1895. Harper was a stylish batsman and brilliant fieldsman who captained Otago in most of his matches. He made 53, the highest score of the match, and the highest score of the short New Zealand first-class season, in 1887-88 when Otago beat Canterbury. Harper brought Joseph Lawton to Otago in 1890 as New Zealand's first professional cricket coach, and
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James Condliffe


James William Condliffe (30 July 1888 – 23 November 1945) was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Otago and Wellington from 1909 to 1923 and played five times for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. James Condliffe made his first-class debut for Otago in 1909–10, and played as Otago's regular wicket-keeper until World War I. He won the award for the best batting average in senior Dunedin cricket in the 1912-13 season. He was selected to play for
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Thomas Malone (cricketer)


Thomas Joseph Malone (17 May 1876 – 5 June 1933) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1896 to 1909. Malone was a right-arm spin bowler, able to move the ball either way off the pitch, who often opened the bowling. He bowled unchanged throughout the innings when he took his best first-class figures, 7 for 30 against Otago in 1896-97. Canterbury dismissed Otago in the first innings for 68, but Otago recovered to win by 146 runs
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Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1896–97


The Australian cricket team toured New Zealand in November 1896, playing five matches. They were returning from their 1896 tour of England. It was Australia's fourth tour of New Zealand, after tours in 1877-78, 1880-81 and 1886-87. The Australians played four matches against provincial teams, three of which fielded 18 players (the other team, Otago, fielded 15). The final match of the tour was against a New Zealand 15. It was New Zealand’s first international match, following the
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Graham Henry


Sir Graham William Henry (born 8 June 1946) is a New Zealand rugby union coach, and former head coach of the country's national team, the All Blacks. He played rugby union for Canterbury and cricket for Canterbury and Otago in the Plunket Shield. Henry was heavily criticized following the All Blacks' quarterfinal exit at the 2007 Rugby World Cup and was controversially reappointed. He was vindicated, however, when the All Blacks won the 2011 Rugby World Cup final. and is one of the most successful coaches to have
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Alfred Eckhold


Alfred George Eckhold (28 December 1885 – 24 October 1931) was a New Zealand sportsman who played first-class cricket for Otago and represented the All-Blacks at rugby union. Eckhold, a 66 kg five-eighth, was originally from Australia and came to New Zealand when he was a teenager. He returned to his country of birth in 1907, with the New Zealand national rugby union team. Eckhold made three appearances on the tour, against NSW in Sydney and twice against Queensland in Brisbane. When back home
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Travis Muller


Travis Muller (born 4 March 1993) is a South African cricketer who now lives in New Zealand. Muller bowls right-arm fast and is a tail-end batsman. He signed a semi-pro contract with the Cape Cobras at the start of the 2012/13 season. He represented the South Africa Under-19 cricket team in early 2012 with limited success. He was included in the Western Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. Muller now lives in New Zealand, where he plays for Otago A. In 2018
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Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1902–03


cricket match in New Zealand at the time. Four more minor provincial games followed: Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson and Westland. Then Hawke's team defeated Canterbury by 133 runs on 6 February, with half-centuries for Warner and Burnup, and then Otago by an innings and 230 runs on 13 February, with a five-wicket haul for Burnup and a double-century for Warner. There was controversy during the Canterbury match. Bosanquet was the fourth bowler used in by Hawke's team during the second innings and with
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Ray Hutchison (cricketer)


Raymond 'Ray' William Hutchison (born 21 July 1944) is a former New Zealand cricketer and umpire. Hutchison was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Dunedin, Otago. Hutchison made his first-class debut for Otago against Northern Districts in 1966. Hutchison played 29 further first-class matches for Otago, the last coming in 1971 against Central Districts. In his 30 first-class matches for Otago, he scored 963 runs and an average of 19.65. He
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History of the Highlanders (rugby union)


and maroon. Blue is also the predominant colour of the Flag of Scotland, and is used by many sports teams in that country. The Highlanders' franchise was created as one of five New Zealand teams in the Super 12. Originally named the Otago Highlanders, the Highlanders' franchise area encompassed the lower South Island of New Zealand (see Super 14 franchise areas), and was formed from the North Otago, Otago, and Southland provincial rugby unions. The 1996 team was captained by John Leslie and coached by Gordon Hunter
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Nathan Smith (New Zealand cricketer)


Nathan Gregory Smith (born 15 July 1998) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Otago on 30 March 2016 in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield. Prior to his first-class debut, Smith was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Otago on 26 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Super Smash. He made his List A debut for Otago on 25 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy. In June 2018,
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Glenn Turner


Glenn Maitland Turner (born 26 May 1947) played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket selection panel. Born in Dunedin, he represented New Zealand in 41 Tests, and achieved an average of 44.64, including seven centuries. He went to Otago Boys' High School. He would have appeared for his country much more, however, had he not elected to be unavailable for several seasons after falling out with administrators.
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Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1956–57


first game against Canterbury by five wickets. Benaud took four wickets and Burge scored a century. The next game against Southland was drawn. Southland were dismissed for 84, Gaunt taking 6-23. Favell scored 81 and Watson 74. Australia beat Otago by an innings and 102 runs. Harvey scored 161 and Kline took six wickets and Meckiff five. Australia beat a combined team from Ashburton County, South Canterbury and North Otago by an innings and 18 runs, Meckiff taking 8-19 in the first innings. Australia played
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History of cricket in New Zealand from 1945–46 to 1970


captained by Richie Benaud and included Everton Weekes, Tom Graveney, Bob Simpson and Sonny Ramadhin. See : CricketArchive tour itinerary Between mid-February and late March, while the Australian Test team was touring South Africa, an Australian team captained by Les Favell played each of the six provinces (all first-class matches except for Otago) and four matches against New Zealand. The Australians won against Auckland and Otago, and lost to Canterbury and in the first match to New Zealand; the other six matches were drawn. While
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Southland rugby league team


The Southland rugby league team are New Zealand rugby league team that represents the Southland Rugby League. In the past they have been nicknamed the Rams. In 1908 Southland was involved in some of the first provincial matches in the country when it played a home and away series against Otago. The first game was played at Caledonia Ground in Dunedin on 3 October and used goalposts which were rented from the Otago Rugby Union. The Southland side included Ned Hughes, a former All Black. Otago won the match 11-8. A
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History of cricket in New Zealand from 1945–46 to 1970


This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1945–46 season until 1970. Domestic first-class cricket in New Zealand during this period centred on the Plunket Shield, which was the State Championship from 1906 to 1975. Between mid-February and early April, while the Australian Test team was touring South Africa, an Australian team captained by Bill Brown played 14 matches, five of which were first-class. They beat Canterbury, Otago and Wellington, and drew against Auckland and New Zealand (not a Test match
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Alf Hadden


Alfred Ernest Hadden (often spelt Haddon) (1877 – 23 December 1936) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland from 1906 to 1911, and played for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. Alf Hadden was born in Sydney and played cricket for North Sydney before moving to Auckland in late 1904 as the professional coach and groundsman for the North Shore team in the Auckland competition. He made his first-class debut for Auckland against Otago in 1905-06, scoring 60 (
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Ian Billcliff


Ian Shaw Billcliff (born October 26, 1972) is a Canadian cricketer. Though born in Canada, he grew up in New Zealand. Billcliff made his debut in first-class cricket in 1991 for Otago in New Zealand domestic cricket, and in 1992 he played twice for the New Zealand Under-19 team. He later played for Wellington from 1995 to 1997, and then for Auckland from 1997 to 1999. After leaving Auckland, he played club cricket in England in the Surrey League. Billcliff became interested in playing a season
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Bonspiel


clubs are located in Otago, Canterbury, and Southland, and owing to the difficulty of getting teams to the relatively inaccessible venue, it is rare for teams to travel from outside the southern South Island to the bonspiel. Indoor curling rinks exist in Otago's main centre, Dunedin (at the Dunedin Ice Stadium), and in the towns of Naseby, Otago and Gore, Southland, and also further north in the country's largest city, Auckland. Open air ice rinks exist in Naseby and Alexandra. Possibly from Dutch
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Ben Harris (cricketer)


Ben Zinzan Harris (born 20 February 1964) is a retired New Zealand cricketer from Christchurch, Canterbury who played first class cricket for Canterbury and Otago cricket teams between 1988 and 1995. A right-hand batsman, and right-arm medium bowler, Harris played 35 first-class matches and 15 List-A games, scoring over 1,500 runs at 26.72, with three centuries, and taking six occasional wickets at 48.83. He took two more wickets in one day cricket, however only managed one half-century in his
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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Carisbrook


Carisbrook was a sports stadium in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. The stadium was used for international cricket matches between 1955 and 2004 after which the Otago Cricket Association moved to the University of Otago Oval, a ground which has since been used for international cricket. It was one of the venues for the 1992 Cricket World Cup and hosted both men's and women's international matches. The ground was the venue for 10 men's Test matches and two women's Tests as well as 21 men's and one women's One
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Kieran Noema-Barnett


Kieran Noema-Barnett, born 4 June 1987 in Dunedin, is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and for Otago in the Twenty20 competition in the 2006-07. He has played both first-class and List A cricket for Central Districts. Born in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand to an English father and New Zealand Maori mother, Noema-Barnett attended Kavanagh College. He excelled in many sports, mainly rugby, cricket and basketball. However cricket was his
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Alexander Downes


Island in 1888 against A. E. Stoddart's English team. In 1897 he was made a life member of Alhambra. However, it was at cricket that he achieved his best and by 1894 Downes was being described as the best bowler in New Zealand. For Otago he bowled right-arm with a great variety of pace, a big off-break and a fine length. Downes's bowling record was nothing short of remarkable, especially in Dunedin. Of the 28 matches that he played there for Otago he took 10 or
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Alfred Eckhold


in New Zealand, Eckhold played with the Southern Rugby Club in Dunedin and for Otago. In the 1920s he was a prominent rugby referee around the country and officiated in some Ranfurly Shield matches. His son in law, Harry Simon, was also an All Black. He had made his first-class cricket debut in 1907, when he lined up against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club which was filled with experienced international cricketers. He accounted for himself well though, making 41 in his maiden innings, the second top score for
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John Heslop


served as its president between 1987 and 1989. He was twice the manager of the New Zealand national cricket team: for the 1975 Cricket World Cup; and on the 1985 tour to the West Indies. He was an honorary medical officer to both the Otago Rugby Football Union and New Zealand Cricket. In the 1996 New Year Honours, Heslop was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to medicine, sport and the community. Heslop died in Dunedin in 2014. To commemorate Heslop's work and that
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North Otago Rugby Football Union


home for a Hanan Shield defence against South Cantbury, and continued in their winning streak beating SC 26-7. Another home game another win North Otago beating East Coast 38-5. It was then off to play Wanganui. The Wanganui crowd cheered their team on but their cheering could not prevent North Otago's 39-16 win. King Country came down to play but they never got in the game and North Otago cruised out to a 52-5 lead. Wairarapa Bush tried hard and only just bet North Otago
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