Sydenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch,New Zealand,2 kilometres south of the city centre,on and around the city's main street,Colombo Street. It is a residential,retail and light industrial suburb.
Chris Zinzan Harris is a former New Zealand cricketer who became,over the course of the 1990s,a folk-hero in New Zealand cricket. Harris was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.
Matthew David Bell is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Wellington and Northern Districts between 1993 and 2011 and played in 18 Test matches and seven One Day Internationals for the national 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.
Amy Ella Satterthwaite is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder,batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2007 and 2022. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury,Tasmania,Hobart Hurricanes,Melbourne Renegades,Lancashire Thunder,Lancashire and Manchester Originals.
The 1917 New Zealand rugby league season was the tenth season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1921 New Zealand rugby league season was the 14th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
The 1952 New Zealand rugby league season was the 45th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
Thomas William Maxwell Latham is a New Zealand international cricketer who is the Test captain of New Zealand cricket team. He is the son of former cricketer Rod Latham. He has the most Test centuries for New Zealand opening batsmen. Latham was a 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.
Gary Douglas Beer,was a New Zealand cricketer who played 19 first-class matches for the Central Districts and Otago in the 1960s.
Chad Jayson Bowes is a South African–born New Zealand cricketer who captained the South Africa Under-19 cricket team and played for the domestic side KwaZulu-Natal. In October 2015 he joined the Sydenham Cricket Club in Christchurch,New Zealand,coached by former Black Caps Chris Harris. He made his ODI debut for New Zealand on 25 March 2023. On 23 October 2024,Bowes set a new world record for the fastest double century in men's List A cricket.
Matthew James Henry is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays for Canterbury,and for the New Zealand national team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Henry was a 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.
Alex Johnston is a professional rugby league footballer who primarily plays on the wing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He has played for both Australia and Papua New Guinea at international level.
George Charles Lee Wilson was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1913-14 season and died in World War I.
Kyle Alex Jamieson is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2020 against India. In May 2020,New Zealand Cricket awarded him with a central contract,ahead of the 2020–21 season. Jamieson was a key member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship,where he picked up 5 wickets in the first innings during the final.
John Nicholls Fowke was a New Zealand cricketer,born in Wales. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Canterbury between 1881 and 1907.
Frederick Jack Klaassen is an English-born Dutch international cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He made his List A debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 24 June 2017,having played club cricket in England and New Zealand.
Noel Vincent Burtt was a cricketer who played nine matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in New Zealand from 1937 to 1949.
David Langton Gallop is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1956 to 1966 and was later a cricket administrator.
William Allan Thomson was a New Zealand cricketer and hockey player.
