The Tangiwai Shield is a
Test cricket
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series played between the men's cricket teams of
New Zealand
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and
South Africa
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. It was launched in February 2024 during
South Africa's tour of New Zealand.
The trophy commemorates the
tragic events of 1953, when 151 people on the train from
Wellington
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to
Auckland
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on
Christmas Eve
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- including Nerissa Love, the fiancé of New Zealand fast bowler
Bob Blair - lost their lives in the rail disaster. The disaster coincided with the
second Test between New Zealand and South Africa, where Bob Blair was playing the match.
Background
Test series and one-off encounters not under the trophy
List of Tangiwai Shield series
See also
*
Freedom Cup (the rugby union equivalent)
References
External links
series home at ESPNcricinfo
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New Zealand in international cricket
Cricket awards and rankings
Cricket rivalries
South Africa in international cricket
Recurring sporting events established in 2024
Test cricket competitions
New Zealand–South Africa sports relations