"Bert Sutcliffe Bert Sutcliffe, (17 November 1923 – 20 April 2001), was a New Zealand Test cricketer. Sutcliffe was a successful left-hand batsman. His batting achievements on tour in England in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, earned him the accolade of being one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year. He captained New Zealand in four Tests in the early 1950s, losing three of them and drawing the other. None of Sutcliffe's 42 Tests resulted in a New Zealand victory. In 1949 Sutcliffe was named the inaugural New Zealand Sportsman of the Year, and"
"lost by a distance. That was the end of his Test cricket, though he played for Auckland for a few more seasons. In retirement, he was a New Zealand selector. Geoff Rabone Geoffrey Osborne ""Geoff"" Rabone (6 November 1921 – 19 January 2006) was a cricketer who captained New Zealand in five Test matches in 1953–54 and 1954–55. Geoff Rabone played for Wellington from 1940–41 to 1950–51 and for Auckland from 1951–52 to 1959–60 as a dour right-handed batsman and as a right-arm off-break bowler who bowled the occasional leg-break too. His maiden century made an unbeaten 120 against Nottinghamshire,"
"season, with 138 against Northern Districts, when he shared a first-wicket stand of 214 with future Test captain Graham Dowling. His career best bowling came two seasons later, in 1961–62, with 7–23 against Central Districts, in a season when he took only eight wickets in all matches. For Wellington later in his career he batted further down the order and in 1969–70 he captained the side. Bruce Bolton Bruce Alfred Bolton (born 31 May 1935, Christchurch, Canterbury) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1958–59. Bolton was a right-handed opening batsman and a useful leg-spin"
"squadron leader in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and in the 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire. He suffered a heart attack during a club game in October 1972 and died the following January. Allen Lissette Allen Fisher Lissette (6 November 1919 – 24 January 1973) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1956. A left-arm orthodox spinner, Lissette played for Waikato in the Hawke Cup from 1938 to 1970. He was 35 when he made his first-class debut in 1954–55"
"Geoff Rabone Geoffrey Osborne ""Geoff"" Rabone (6 November 1921 – 19 January 2006) was a cricketer who captained New Zealand in five Test matches in 1953–54 and 1954–55. Geoff Rabone played for Wellington from 1940–41 to 1950–51 and for Auckland from 1951–52 to 1959–60 as a dour right-handed batsman and as a right-arm off-break bowler who bowled the occasional leg-break too. His maiden century made an unbeaten 120 against Nottinghamshire, opening the innings and batting for 340 minutes in a total of 329 for four declared. On the tour as a whole, he made 1,021 runs at an average of"
"Tests. He was captain in the First Test against the West Indies in 1955–56, missed the Second Test, then returned for the Third and Fourth Tests under the captaincy of John Reid. In the Fourth Test in Auckland, he took four wickets in each innings (match figures of 40.4–26–43–8) to help New Zealand to its first ever Test victory. Harry Cave Henry Butler ""Harry"" Cave (10 October 1922 – 15 September 1989) was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in nine of his 19 Tests. He played for Wellington from 1945–46 to 1949–50, then when the Central Districts"
"no further Tests after the tour. His highest score in the Plunket Shield was 103 not out for Auckland against Central Districts in 1965-66. He played for Manawatu, Hawke's Bay and Franklin in the Hawke Cup between 1952 and 1971. He also played basketball for New Zealand in the 1950s. Noel Harford Noel Sherwin Harford (30 August 1930 – 30 March 1981) was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight Tests in the 1950s. In domestic cricket he played for Central Districts from 1953 to 1959 and for Auckland from 1963 to 1967. A neat right-handed batsman strong at driving"
"Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1949. ""Wisden"" remarked that ""in addition to his playing ability Hassett's cheerfulness and leadership, which extended to off-the-field relaxation as well as in the more exacting part of the programme, combined to make him an ideal vice-captain able to lift a considerable load off Bradman's busy shoulders"". The 1948 tour was Hassett's second Test campaign in England. A diminutive right-handed batsman, he toured England under Bradman in 1938, making his Test debut during the series and playing in all four matches. Following the interruption of World War II, Hassett led the Australian Services—a military"
"Norman Yardley Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley (19 March 1915 – 3 October 1989) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England, as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler. An amateur, he captained Yorkshire from 1948 to 1955 and England on fourteen occasions between 1947 and 1950, winning four Tests, losing seven and drawing three. Yardley was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1948 and in his obituary in ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"", he was described as Yorkshire's finest amateur since Stanley Jackson. Yardley played schoolboy cricket at St Peter's, York. A highly talented"
"led the Wallabies to New Zealand where they won the Bledisloe Cup for the first time in New Zealand and posted eleven wins from twelve games on tour. ""The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand"" that year named him one of the world's top 5 players. He missed the Test against the British Lions in 1950 due to injury but coached the Australian side. In all he played 17 matches for the New South Wales Waratahs in his rugby career, he played for Australia in 52 matches of which 14 were Tests. He was captain in 40 of those 52 national"
"Walter Hadlee Walter Arnold Hadlee, CBE (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 (see Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell). Hadlee captained one of New Zealand's most highly regarded teams, the 1949 side which toured England in an era when New"
"5 for 50 with his slow bowling to help Wellington to a 64-run victory on their way to another Plunket Shield. His younger brother George also played first-class cricket for Wellington. The brothers played in the same Wellington side in two matches in 1919-20. Wiri Baker Wiri Aurunui Baker (2 April 1892 – 1 July 1966) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1912 to 1930, and played twice for New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. Wiri Baker was delivered by a Māori midwife. In recognition of her help his parents asked"
"captain, Graham Dowling. He was survived by his two daughters from his first marriage. Dick Motz Richard Charles Motz (12 January 1940 – 29 April 2007) was a New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman, Motz played 32 Test matches for the New Zealand cricket team between 1961 and 1969. Motz was born in Christchurch. He was educated at North New Brighton primary school and Linwood High School, excelling as an all-rounder at both. He also played rugby, tennis, badminton and golf. He played as full-back for the New Brighton rugby team for two years"
"Doug Bowden Douglas William Bowden (born 19 July 1927) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts in New Zealand from 1950 to 1957. Doug Bowden opened the batting with Ted Meuli in Central Districts’ inaugural first-class match, at the start of the 1950-51 season, but was not successful. He next played in 1953-54, then played most of Central Districts’ matches until 1957-58. His only fifty came in 1953-54, when he made 60, adding 103 for the second wicket with John Guy, in the victory over Canterbury. He also played in the Hawke Cup for"
"Allen Lissette Allen Fisher Lissette (6 November 1919 – 24 January 1973) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1956. A left-arm orthodox spinner, Lissette played for Waikato in the Hawke Cup from 1938 to 1970. He was 35 when he made his first-class debut in 1954–55 for Auckland. After taking 7 for 50 in Auckland's victory over Otago in the Plunket Shield in January 1956 and four wickets against the touring West Indians in his next match, Lissette was selected for the first two Tests of the series against West Indies. He took three wickets,"
"the course of justice on November 30, 2015. His third century helped New Zealand to win their maiden title in an ICC award. So far this title remains the only victory for New Zealand in an ODI tournament involving teams more than 2. Chris Cairns Christopher Lance Cairns, ONZM (born 13 June 1970) is a former New Zealand cricketer and former ODI captain, who played for the Black Caps as an all-rounder. Cairns finished his Test career with a batting average of 33.53 and a bowling average of 29.40. In 2000, he was named as one of five Wisden Cricketers"
"also captained Wellington at Rugby football. His wife was Ina Lamason, who played cricket and hockey for Wellington and New Zealand. His sister, Joy Lamason, also played for Wellington and New Zealand. Jack Lamason John Rider (Jack) Lamason (29 October 1905 – 25 June 1961) was a cricketer who played for Wellington from 1927-28 to 1946-47, and for New Zealand, but not in Test matches. A hard-hitting middle order batsman and an occasional right-arm off break bowler, Lamason played for seven years for Wellington in the Plunket Shield competition before his first century, 103 against Otago in 1934-35. He captained"
"cricket. Williamson's childhood hero was Sachin Tendulkar. During the New Zealand vs Pakistan 2014 ODI series, Williamson donated his entire match fee for all five ODIs to the victims of the 2014 Peshawar school massacre. He bowls and bats right handed but writes left handed. Kane Williamson Kane Stuart Williamson (born 8 August 1990) is a New Zealand international cricketer who is currently the captain of the New Zealand national team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional off spin bowler and is considered as one of the best batsmen of the current generation. He captained the Sunrisers Hyderabad"
"Martin Crowe Martin David Crowe (22 September 1962 – 3 March 2016) was a New Zealand former cricketer, Test and ODI captain as well as a commentator. He played for the New Zealand national cricket team between 1982 and 1995, and is regarded as the country's greatest batsman. Crowe made his first-class debut for Auckland at the age of 17, and his Test debut for New Zealand at the age of 19. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985, and was credited as one of the ""best young batsmen in the world"". Crowe was appointed New"
"Jeremy Coney Jeremy Vernon Coney, (born 21 June 1952) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 52 Test matches and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. He was one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen, at least by average, and he made 16 fifties, but centuries often eluded him and he had to wait nine years to make his first – by that time, he had turned 31. He only lost one Test series as captain, against Pakistan away, and he became a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1984. Coney was"
"Malvern. A dispute over coaching fees five seasons later saw him move to sub-district rivals Oakleigh. Highly successful at sub-district level, Holten was made an inaugural member of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association (VSDCA) Hall of Fame in 2007 and in 2014 was appointed a Legend of the VSDCA. Val Holten Charles Valentine ""Val"" Holten (15 September 1927 – 14 January 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played five first class cricket matches for Victoria between 1950–51 and 1952–53. Born in Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, Holten was a right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Holten first"
"Jack Iverson John Brian Iverson (27 July 1915 – 23 October 1973), known as Jack Iverson, was an Australian cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1950 to 1951. He was known for his unique ""bent finger"" grip, with which he briefly perplexed batsmen across Australia as well as the touring English cricket team. His five Tests were all against England, in the 1950–51 series, but was forced to retire to look after his ailing father's business; he ""could have the world's best batsmen at his mercy, if he could spare the time"". Iverson was born in St Kilda,"
"Colin Snedden Colin Alexander Snedden (7 January 1918 – 24 April 2011) was a New Zealand Test cricketer. His father, Nessie Snedden, and brother, Warwick Snedden, both played first-class cricket; Warwick's son, Martin Snedden, played in 25 Tests and 93 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. Born in Auckland, he played first-class cricket for the Auckland cricket team. A tall and strongly built man who bowled quick off-breaks, he played one match before the Second World War, then resumed his career eight seasons later in 1946–47. He took five wickets against Otago then eight wickets against Canterbury, including 6 for"
"match for the New Zealand Governor-General's XI against the touring MCC in Auckland in February 1961. Outside cricket, he worked for a firm of importers and exporters in Auckland. In the 1980s and 1990s, he served as Morocco's honorary consul in New Zealand. He died in Auckland. John Hayes (cricketer) John Arthur ""Johnny"" Hayes (11 January 1927 – 25 December 2007) was a New Zealand Test cricketer who played 15 Tests for the country between 1951 and 1958. Primarily a fast bowler bowling late away-swingers with a high action, he took 30 wickets in Tests. Perhaps his finest moment was"
"weeks later in the next match, against Otago in Dunedin, when he took 5 for 57 and 4 for 58. He was one of the ""New Zealand Cricket Almanack"" Players of the Year in 1949. Arthur Cresswell Arthur Edward Cresswell (7 August 1917 – 3 August 2002) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington and was one of the first players who played for Central Districts in the early 1950s. He was the younger brother of Fen Cresswell. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Cresswell was first selected for Marlborough as an 18-year-old in 1935 from the Wairau Club. During"
"first Test victories outside New Zealand. Gordon Leggat John Gordon Leggat (27 May 1926 – 9 March 1973) played nine Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s as an opening batsman. His cousin Ian Leggat also played Test cricket for New Zealand. Gordon Leggat was born in Wellington, went to Christchurch Boys' High School, and became a lawyer. He played for Canterbury from 1944-45 to 1955-56. He toured Australia in 1953-54 with the New Zealand team, and India and Pakistan in 1955-56. Dick Brittenden said Leggat ""brought to the task of opening an innings extraordinary powers of concentration, tremendous endurance,"
"as a gunner in New Caledonia during the Second World War. Victor du Chateau Victor Henry du Chateau (1 August 1911 – 29 September 2005) was a New Zealander who played six first-class cricket matches for Wellington between 1932 and 1940. A left-handed opening batsman, du Chateau played two matches for Wellington in 1932-33 and one in 1936-37 with no great success. Playing for Wellington College Old Boys, he began the Wellington club season in 1939-40 with three centuries, and at one stage had scored 475 runs at an average of 158.33. He was subsequently selected for all three Plunket"
"Sammy Guillen Simpson Clairmonte ""Sammy"" Guillen (24 September 1924 – 1 March 2013) was one of the few men to have played test cricket for two countries. He played five Tests for the West Indies and three for New Zealand in the 1950s, one of which was the New Zealand team's first victory, over the West Indies. Guillen held the further rare distinction of also playing in the final of New Zealand's premier association football competition, the Chatham Cup, gaining a runners-up medal for Western AFC in 1954. Unsurprisingly for a wicket-keeper, his position in the Western side was goalkeeper."
"batsman in domestic cricket throughout the 1920s, playing several representative matches for New Zealand against Australian and English teams in the days before New Zealand played Test cricket. When New Zealand made its first major overseas tour, to England in 1927, he scored 1540 runs at 44.00 and took 77 wickets at 25.29, and in recognition of these performances he was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1928. In New Zealand's first Test, against England in Christchurch in January 1930, Blunt made more runs and took more wickets than any other New Zealander (45 not"
"opened the batting together in several hundred games for their club in Auckland and for Auckland in the Plunket Shield. Gedye also played rugby for Auckland. Graham Gedye Sydney Graham Gedye (2 May 1929 – 10 August 2014) was a New Zealand Test cricketer who played for Auckland. He is the 98th Test cap for New Zealand and only played 4 Tests. A right-handed opening batsman, Gedye made his debut for Auckland in 1956-57 and played unobtrusively for several seasons with a top score of 88 before coming into prominence with two centuries in the match against Central Districts in"
"the Australian spin bowler Jack Iverson took 25 wickets at an average of 12.88, but in all matches he took 75 wickets at only 7.7. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1949–50 While the Australian Test team was touring South Africa in the 1949–50 season, another Australian team captained by Bill Brown played 14 matches in New Zealand between February and April 1950, five of which were first-class. These included one match against the New Zealand national cricket team, but this was not granted Test status. The manager was George Davies. The average age of the team was 29;"
"Noel Harford Noel Sherwin Harford (30 August 1930 – 30 March 1981) was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight Tests in the 1950s. In domestic cricket he played for Central Districts from 1953 to 1959 and for Auckland from 1963 to 1967. A neat right-handed batsman strong at driving and pulling but weak in defence and against spin, Harford came to prominence on the New Zealand tour to Pakistan and India in 1955-56, making his Test debut against Pakistan at Lahore, scoring 93 and 64. That debut, though, proved by some distance to be Harford's most successful Test appearance."
"New Zealand national cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. The current Test, One-day and Twenty20 captain is Kane Williamson, who replaced Brendon McCullum who announced his retirement in late December, 2015. The national team is organised"