Sir Richard John Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer. Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history,and amongst the very finest fast bowlers.
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 WTC which they won in 2021 and they have also won ICC CT in 2000. They have played in the CWC final twice and the T20 WC final once.
Wasim Akram is a Pakistani cricket commentator,coach,and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He is often revered as The Sultan of Swing. In October 2013,Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As captain,he led Pakistan to the finals of the 1999 Cricket World Cup,where they lost to Australia by 8 wickets. He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
Bernard Lance Cairns is a former all-rounder who played for the New Zealand national cricket team,and is the father of New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns.
Waqar Younis Maitla HI is a Pakistani cricket coach,commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler,he is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket. He is the former head coach of the Pakistani cricket team. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Craig John McDermott is a former Australian cricketer. Between 1984 and 1996 he played 71 Tests for Australia,taking 291 wickets. Following the end of his playing career,he was the bowling coach for the Australian team for two spells between 2011 and 2016. McDermott was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
Jeremy Vernon Coney is a former New Zealand cricketer and current cricket commentator. An all-rounder,between 1974 and 1987 he played 52 Test matches and 88 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for New Zealand,of which he was captain in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs.
The 2005–06 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy was the second edition of Chappell–Hadlee Trophy,a three-match ODI series between Australia and New Zealand. It was played in New Zealand from 3 to 10 December 2005.
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer,who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. A fast-medium opening bowler,he took 41 wickets,and was a handy lower-order batsman with a top score of 88 not out. Towards the end of his career,during a Test match against New Zealand,he almost killed the New Zealand Test debutant Ewen Chatfield with a bouncer.
The Benson &Hedges World Championship of Cricket was part of the celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of European settlement in the Australian state of Victoria. It was a One Day International (ODI) tournament held in Australia from 17 February to 10 March 1985. India defeated Pakistan in the final by 8 wickets.
Dayle Robert Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 11 ODIs from 1969 to 1978. He is the son of Walter Hadlee,the older brother of Sir Richard Hadlee and the younger brother of Barry Hadlee.
Mike Denness captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1974–75,playing as England in the 1974–75 Ashes series against the Australians and as the MCC in their other matches on the tour. They lost the Test series and the Ashes 4–1 thanks to the battering they received from the fast bowling of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson,but won the One Day International and with Lillee and Thomson injured they came back to win the Sixth Test by an innings.
Timothy Grant Southee,is a New Zealand international cricketer who has captained New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. The third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets,he was one of the country's youngest cricketers,debuting at the age of 19 in February 2008. On his Test debut against England he took 5 wickets and made 77 off 40 balls in the second innings. He plays for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield,Ford Trophy and Super Smash as well as Northland in the Hawke Cup. He was named as New Zealand's captain for the first T20I against West Indies in place of Kane Williamson,who was rested for that game. The Blackcaps won that match by 47 runs. Southee was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. Southee currently has the highest (international) test batting strike rate among the batsmen with a minimum of 2000 test runs. His (batting) career strike rate is 83.12. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.
The New Zealand cricket team toured England during the 1986 season to play a two-match One Day International series and a three-match Test series against England. New Zealand won the Test series,defeating England 1–0 with two matches drawn,the first time a New Zealand side had won a Test series in England.
Cricket is the most popular summer sport in New Zealand,second only in total sporting popularity to rugby. New Zealand is one of the twelve countries that take part in Test match cricket.
Trent Alexander Boult is a New Zealand cricketer who represented the New Zealand cricket team in all formats between 2011 and 2024. He continues to play in various Twenty20 leagues around the globe as a fast bowler. Boult was a key member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan during the 1996–97 cricket season. The tour consisted of a first-class game against an invitational Pakistani Cricket board XI,followed by two Test matches and three One Day International games. The hosts and tourists shared honours in the Test series,drawing 1–1,though New Zealand won with only a narrow 44-run margin in the first Test,and lost the second by an innings and ten runs. New Zealand's Stephen Fleming enjoyed a successful series with the bat,scoring 182 runs at 60.66 in the Test series and 172 runs at 86.00 in the ODI matches,though the rest of the New Zealand batting line-up were said by the New Zealand press to have let the side down with the bat during the Test matches. Nathan Astle,questioned over his place during the tour,redeemed himself with a half century in the final ODI match to alleviate heavy media pressure.
