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William Brook-Smith
William Brook-Smith (1 May 1885 – 2 August 1952) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 29 first-class matches for Auckland between 1905 and 1923. Career In his first first-class match, aged 19, Brook-Smith scored 112 not out, reaching his century in 105 minutes, against Hawke's Bay in March 1905. He and James Hussey added 115 for the ninth wicket. Auckland won by an innings, and nobody else in the match reached 50. In December 1905 ''The New Zealand Herald'' described him as a "stylish and dashing young batsman, particularly good in late cutting, and free scorer all round hewicket". In 1907-08 he played in the first Plunket Shield match, opening the batting with Lancelot Hemus and making 53 of their partnership of 100. Later that season he scored 110, the only century of the match, when Auckland beat Otago. In 1910-11 he was the highest scorer in a low-scoring match against Wellington, making 33 and 72 not out in a narrow victory that enabled Auckland to retain the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Cricket Team
The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand men's first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It is based in Wellington. It competes in the Plunket Shield first class (4-day) competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one day competition and the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. Honours * Plunket Shield (21) :1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, 2019–20 * The Ford Trophy (8) :1973–74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001–02, 2013–14 Ford Trophy, 2013–14, 2018–19 Ford Trophy, 2018–19 * Men's Super Smash (4) :2014–15 Super Smash, 2014–15, 2016–17 Super Smash, 2016–17, 2019–20 Super Smash, 2019–20, 2020–21 Super Smash, 2020–21 Grounds Home games are usually played at the Basin Reserve ground in Welli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricketers
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1952 Deaths
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1885 Births
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List Of Auckland Representative Cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. A * John Ackland, 1980/81-1983/84 * Andre Adams, 1997/98-2012/13 * James Adams, 2010/11-2011/12 * Stephen Adams, 1982/83-1984/85 * John Aiken, 1999/2000-2000/01 * R. A. Aitken, 1980/81 * Cyril Allcott, 1921/22-1931/32 * Samuel Alpe, 1862/63-1873/74 * Leslie Andersen, 1960/61 * James Anderson, 2007/08 * Frederick Andrews, 1935/36-1940/41 * Gene Andrews, 2005/06 * John Ansenne, 1893/94 * Arnold Anthony, 1909/10-1930/31 * Robert Arblaster, 1976/77-1979/80 * John Arneil, 1880/81-1893/94 * Dean Askew, 1997/98 * Azhar Abbas, 2007/08-2008/09 * Azhar Mahmood, 2011/12-2012/13 B * Rex Baddeley, 1969/70-1971/72 * Sydney Badeley, 1929/30 * Thomas Ball, 1894/95-1896/97 * Frederick Barclay, 1902/03-1903/04 * Aaron Barnes, 1993/94-2004/05 * Brian Barrett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Reese
Thomas Wilson Reese (29 September 1867 – 13 April 1949) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Canterbury from 1888 to 1918, and later wrote a two-volume history of New Zealand cricket. Life and career Reese was one of the first pupils at Christchurch Boys' High School. He was the older brother of Dan Reese, who captained the New Zealand cricket team from 1907 to 1914. Jack Reese, a younger brother, also played cricket. His younger brother Alexander went as a missionary to Brazil. His youngest brother, Andrew Reese, was an architect; he was killed in action in 1917. Their father, Daniel Reese, was a builder and a member of parliament. Tom played irregularly over two decades for Canterbury, batting low in the order. He reached fifty only once, when he made 53 against Hawke's Bay in 1903–04. However, he was regarded as one of the best fieldsmen in New Zealand. A spectacular catch he took in his first first-class match established his reputation: Niven sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Cricket Team
The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. As the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing in the first ever Test match in 1877, the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, participating in both the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 season and the first T20I, against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season, winning both games. The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions – the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash League. The national team has played 845 Test matches, winning 401, losing 227, drawing 215 and tying 2. , Australia is ranked first in the ICC Test Championship on 128 rating points. Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket history, in terms of overall wins, win–loss ratio and wins percentage. Test rivalries include The Ashes (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
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New Zealand Cricket Team
The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named 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. Kane Williamson is the current captain of the team in T20I’s, Tim Southee is the current test captain as Kane Williamson stepped downs as captain in December 2022. The national team is organized by New Zealand Cricket. The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Blackcaps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time, Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team. This is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. As of 25 November 2022, New Zealand have played 1429 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otago Cricket Team
The Otago cricket team, nicknamed the Volts since the 1997–98 season, are a New Zealand first-class cricket team which first played representative cricket in 1864. The team represents the Otago, Southland and North Otago regions of New Zealand's South Island. Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket. The team plays most of its home games at the University Oval in Dunedin, but occasionally plays games at the Events Centre in Queenstown, Queen's Park Ground in Invercargill and Molyneux Park in Alexandra. The team plays first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches against other New Zealand provincial sides, although in the past has also played against touring sides. The team's current coach is Dion Ebrahim. Honours * Plunket Shield (13) 1924–25, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1987–88 * The For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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