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New Zealand Cricket Team In Australia In 1925–26
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia from early December 1925 to mid-January 1926, playing four first-class matches against state teams and five other matches. The team The selectors were hampered by the unavailability of many players. Four leading players ( David Collins, Herb McGirr, James Shepherd and Nessie Snedden) had announced that they were unavailable, four ( Stewie Dempster, George Dickinson, Syd Hiddleston and Richard Rowntree) withdrew from the subsequently selected team, and two ( John Banks and Matt Henderson) of their replacements also withdrew. Don Neely & Richard Payne, ''Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985'', Moa, Auckland, 1986, p. 69. Fourteen players toured: * Billy Patrick (captain) * Cyril Allcott * Arthur Alloo * Roger Blunt * Cyril Crawford * Bill Cunningham * Ces Dacre * Hector Gillespie * Raymond Hope * Ken James * Tom Lowry * Dan McBeath * Charlie Oliver * Rupert Worker The team w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricket Team
The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Nicknamed the Black Caps (), they 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. New Zealand are the inaugural champions of ICC World Test Championship which they won in 2021 and they have also won ICC Champions Trophy in 2000. They have played in the ICC Cricket World Cup final twice in 2015 and 2019 but are yet to win one, although they are recognized as one of the best teams of the tournament. They have also played the final of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2021 and failed to win it too. Tom Latham is the current captain of the team in Test cricket and Mitchell Santner is the current c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
