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Sydney Lambert
Sydney Chowne Lambert (11 October 1852 – 10 October 1916) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played three first-class cricket matches for Otago cricket team, Otago in the 1873–74 and 1874–75 seasons and umpired cricket in the Wellington area.Sydney Lambert CricInfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.Mr Sydney J Lambert, Other Obituaries in 1916, ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1917. Available online at CricInfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.) Lambert was born at sea in 1852 and was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin and Christ's College, Christchurch, Christ's College in Christchurch.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–201 ... [...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] |
