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Cyril Parsloe
Cyril Keith Parsloe (27 September 1908 – 13 September 1989) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington cricket team, Wellington from 1932 to 1940. He played for New Zealand cricket team, New Zealand, but not in Test cricket, Test matches. An accurate fast-medium bowler and tail-end batsman who played in spectacles, Parsloe achieved good pace from a short run-up. He had his most successful match in 1935-36 in the Plunket Shield against Otago cricket team, Otago, when he took 4 for 37 and 7 for 66 in Wellington's 80-run victory. Unusually, he also opened the batting in this match, scoring 25 and 8. Wellington went on to win the Plunket Shield, and Parsloe led the competition averages with 18 wickets at an average of 12.88. On the way back by ship from their New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937, tour of England in 1937, the New Zealanders played New Zealand cricket team in Australia and Ceylon in 1937–38, three first-class matches against Australian s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
