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Overshadowed : the New Zealand Services cricket team in England, 1945

Overshadowed : the New Zealand Services cricket team in England, 1945
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Overshadowed : the New Zealand Services cricket team in England, 1945
Content partner
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Collection
Auckland Museum Collections
Description

Following the end to World War Two, the peacetime summer of cricket in England is largely remembered for the Victory Tests and the visit by the popular Australian cricketers. The New Zealand Services cricket team also toured around England during the summer of 1945, but little is known about the team or its exploits. This is the interesting and entertaining story of the team. Incorporates a brief survey of wartime cricket played by RNZAF and New Zealand Services teams in England throughout th...

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Date created
2017
Creator
Rob Franks
URL
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1138156
Locations
Whangaparāoa, New Zealand
Related subjects
Cricket--New Zealand--History--20th century / World War, 1939-1945--New Zealand

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