New Zealand cricket history

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A story about the history of New Zealand cricket.

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Image: Cricket match on Auckland's Domain

Cricket match on Auckland's Domain

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Maungawhau Cricket Club

Maungawhau Cricket Club

Auckland Libraries

Image: Greytown cricket pavilion

Greytown cricket pavilion

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Women cricket players

Women cricket players

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pakuranga Cricket Club

Pakuranga Cricket Club

Howick Historical Village

Image: Spectators at cricket, Wellington

Spectators at cricket, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Boys dressed for cricket

Boys dressed for cricket

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Samoan cricket

Samoan cricket

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Opening of cricket pavilion

Opening of cricket pavilion

Feilding Library

Image: Feilding Cricket Team, 1900

Feilding Cricket Team, 1900

Feilding Library

Image: Norsemen Indoor Cricket, Team

Norsemen Indoor Cricket, Team

Puke Ariki

Image: Caltex Indoor Cricket, Team

Caltex Indoor Cricket, Team

Puke Ariki

Image: Men playing cricket on Devonport Cricket Ground...1903

Men playing cricket on Devonport Cricket Ground...1903

Auckland Libraries

Image: Two unidentified cricket players and a unidentified woman at cricket, Wellington

Two unidentified cricket players and a unidentified woman at cricket, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Weraroa Cricket Club opens season

Weraroa Cricket Club opens season

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Deaf cricket tournament, Hagley Park, Christchurch, 2000

Deaf cricket tournament, Hagley Park, Christchurch, 2000

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kids playing cricket (PB0416/7)

Kids playing cricket (PB0416/7)

V.C. Browne & Son

Image: Cricket match at Cheltenham

Cricket match at Cheltenham

Auckland Libraries

Image: New Zealand's first test cricket win, 1956

New Zealand's first test cricket win, 1956

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Cricket match, Horowhenua versus Fiji

Cricket match, Horowhenua versus Fiji

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Unidentified New Zealand Women's Hockey player, 1953

Unidentified New Zealand Women's Hockey player, 1953

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified cricket team 'Midgets', [Kelburn Park, Wellington?]

Unidentified cricket team 'Midgets', [Kelburn Park, Wellington?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cricket match on Auckland's Domain

Cricket match on Auckland's Domain

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cricket practice on the Basin Reserve, Wellington

Cricket practice on the Basin Reserve, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cricket match on deck of ship

Cricket match on deck of ship

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cricket coaching at the Newtown Stadium, Wellington

Cricket coaching at the Newtown Stadium, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cricketer's grip on a cricket ball

Cricketer's grip on a cricket ball

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Opunake high School, Cricket Team

Opunake high School, Cricket Team

Puke Ariki

Image: Unidentified cricket players on embankment, with game of cricket being played in background, Basin Reserve, Wellington

Unidentified cricket players on embankment, with game of cricket being played in background, Basin Reserve, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 5 boys with cricket gear, Vogel Street, c.1920

5 boys with cricket gear, Vogel Street, c.1920

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Devonport Cricket ground with a massed band playing 1904

Devonport Cricket ground with a massed band playing 1904

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified women's cricket team, probably in the Wellington region

Unidentified women's cricket team, probably in the Wellington region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Zealand cricket team departing for South Africa

New Zealand cricket team departing for South Africa

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cricket captains examining the wicket, Basin Reserve, Wellington,

Cricket captains examining the wicket, Basin Reserve, Wellington,

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mr R Allen with a cricket themed birthday cake

Mr R Allen with a cricket themed birthday cake

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A women's cricket team, at a sportsground in Wellington

A women's cricket team, at a sportsground in Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Winter, Mark, 1958- :We don't like cricket. 2 January 2014

Winter, Mark, 1958- :We don't like cricket. 2 January 2014

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified cricket player, putting on his leg pads, Basin Reserve, Wellington

Unidentified cricket player, putting on his leg pads, Basin Reserve, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Miss S Englehardt, representative of the New Zealand women's cricket team, 1966

Miss S Englehardt, representative of the New Zealand women's cricket team, 1966

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Zealand opening bats in cricket match at Gazira, Egypt

New Zealand opening bats in cricket match at Gazira, Egypt

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pupils of Lyall Bay School playing cricket - Photograph taken by Michael Smith

Pupils of Lyall Bay School playing cricket - Photograph taken by Michael Smith

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Heretaunga Cricket Club; 'Upper Hutt Leader' sponsoring a schoolchildren's team; Daniel Plaisted.

Heretaunga Cricket Club; 'Upper Hutt Leader' sponsoring a schoolchildren's team; Daniel Plaisted.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Cricket; Matthew Hooper takes four wickets with four balls; all bowled out.

Cricket; Matthew Hooper takes four wickets with four balls; all bowled out.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Women's cricket an a New Zealand camp, World War I, England

Women's cricket an a New Zealand camp, World War I, England

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Spectators taking advantage of shade near scoreboard at cricket match in Gazira, Cairo - Photograph taken by G Kaye

Spectators taking advantage of shade near scoreboard at cricket match in Gazira, Cairo - Photograph taken by G Kaye

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cricket; Old-Timers' Day

Cricket; Old-Timers' Day

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Maidstone Park from hill to the southwest; Cricket Max game in progress.

Maidstone Park from hill to the southwest; Cricket Max game in progress.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Cricket; seven Upper Hutt boys in Hutt Valley team in North Island Under-14 tournament.

Cricket; seven Upper Hutt boys in Hutt Valley team in North Island Under-14 tournament.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: London Bookshop; Richard John Hadlee book signing; Richard John Airey.

London Bookshop; Richard John Hadlee book signing; Richard John Airey.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Richard Hadlee's 300th test wicket

Richard Hadlee's 300th test wicket

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Upper Hutt College visit; New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe and Richard Reid.

Upper Hutt College visit; New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe and Richard Reid.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Martin Crowe chased by fans

Martin Crowe chased by fans

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage