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Summer 2021 | No. 045
THE PLAYERS’ Magazine
Follow Through with
Logan Van Beek
Summer 2021 | No. 045
Te-na- Koutou, welcome to the summer holiday period. His 438th appearance Better known for his involvement with
edition of Outright magazine. (all formats) in the first Test against rugby Sir Graham Henry reminisces on
Pakistan surpassing fellow NZCPA the days he played first class cricket
The summer of Cricket has been exciting Board member Daniel Vettori. in Canterbury and we catch up with
amid an ongoing backdrop of Covid-19, Logan van Beek and learn about his off
and all our members rejoiced in the 2021 has also started on a sad note field activities.
achievement of the Blackcaps qualifying as we learned of the passing of Bruce
for the World Test Championship at Lords. Taylor. A world class allrounder, he A highlight this edition is our chat
remains the only player to achieve the with Trevor Auger who penned ‘The
A break in the international schedule rare feat of scoring a century and taking Warm Sun on My Face’ - the history of
saw Blackcaps and White Ferns players a five-wicket bag on test debut (v India women in New Zealand Cricket, which
turning out for their domestic teams 1965). Bruce was also a NZCPA Life chronicles some of the incredible stories
in a very well contested Super Smash. member and was both a recipient and he unearthed over the past three years
It is fantastic to see all our members strong supporter of the work of The on this remarkable project,
contributing so positively to the game Cricketer’s Trust, he will be greatly
and congratulations to Wellington and missed. Our thoughts are with Annie, We hope you enjoy this edition of
Canterbury for making a memorable friends, and family. Outright and wish all our members the
finals double at the Basin Reserve, and best over the remainder of the season.
to the Firebirds and Magicians for taking Inside this issue we profile new Personal
out the title. Development Manager, Paul Hobbs, Nga- mihi nui
who joins the PD team following
Special mention can be made to NZCPA
Tim Weston's departure to move back to
Ross Taylor who became the most New Plymouth.
capped New Zealand player over the
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Van Beek’s Balance
ensures a good
Follow van Beek has completed 20 episodes
in the first ‘season’ of podcasts,
covering a wide range of athletes
from sports including cricket,
Each episode is a well-planned exercise,
with around 9-10 hours of research and
production nestled in around cricketing
commitments. Van Beek aspires to
Through basketball, netball, cross-fit, rugby,
football, and Ski Cross. Each episode
starts with a common question, “tell me
about your upbringing?”
When asked if there is a common theme
portray every guest in the best light
possible, so ‘winging it’ is not really
an option. A positive experience and
a high standard finished product are a
prerequisite for the Dutch international.
“Broadcaster Jason Pine gave me
amongst his interviewees van Beek some great advice about researching
replies “support, and someone backing and knowing your subject matter really
them early on in their career whether it well. It puts them at ease that you’ve
be coach, supporter or manager. For me done your homework and you’re asking
it was my parents who backed me, Dad genuine questions of them.”
Many of us would be content
if as a sportsperson our bio Firebird's team-mate Michael Bracewell
was the final catalyst to launching the
from now to actually do it.” Not
one to back down from a challenge
read represented New Zealand podcast for public consumption, with van
Beek recalling the moment. “Michael said
especially from Bracewell, van Beek
gracefully accepted and released his
in NZ-19 Basketball 2009, NZ-19 to me - you’ve been talking about this first episode within the time frame.
podcast for months; I’ll give you 5 days
Cricket 2010, the Netherlands with support and my mum was great When it comes to the future van Beek
in 2014 (at the T20 World Cup), with resilience, if I had a crappy game
and I didn’t want to go back the next
is just concentrating on his cricket
this summer and continuing his goal of
day she would say you are going back trying to represent his country at the
not to mention over 200 tomorrow, and you will try your best.” senior level. Judging from his acrobatic
matches at the elite level. Clearly evident on each recording is
feats such as his diving catch for the
Firebirds to dismiss Brett Hampton from
However, this isn’t the case his natural rapport, connection, and
willingness to deep dive into his guest’s
the Knights, he may well be grabbing the
attention of the national selectors.
for Logan van Beek. career path, not to mention share many
a good yarn. With former Tall Black A second season of Follow Through with
Dillon Boucher both revealed the highly LVB is a possibility, however, depending
“I would sit down with friends over LVB, a podcast to help individuals with embarrassing moment they forgot on international travel restrictions this
a coffee and talk about their sporting their wellbeing and ‘follow through’ on their boots for a basketball match. winter, the 30-year-old is weighing
journey, the ups, downs, success and their aspirations. In van Beek’s case for his Auckland up his different options including the
obstacles they faced and after we talked, Stars debut he had to go across to the journey of creative types and how that
I’d think man I wish I had recorded that; As a result, he went out purchased some opposition dressing room and ask the may help us with our aspirations and
this could help so many people.” This microphones, thoroughly researched the then Tall Blacks Captain Paul Henare personal journey of wellbeing.
was the catalyst and purpose behind van internet and during the 2020 summer van for a spare pair of size twelves.
Beek’s latest project Follow Through with Beek had recorded episodes with Telusa
Veainu, Jimmy Neesham and Tom Walsh.
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conceding a miserly 11 runs, while Andy
As it has done over the past 12 months Ellis (the rugby version) netted 3 wickets
Duco Events have done an amazing job Covid -19 impacted the match, in for Team Rugby.
in achieving a sellout crowd under the particular for the Sir Graham Henry
newly minted lights of Hagley Oval. lead Team Rugby, who could not call on As it has in previous years the game
international wildcards this time around. went down to wire with All Black Jordie
The previous two encounters between Barrett on the brink of sending the
Last year Henry recruited cricketing
Team Rugby and Team Cricket were crowd into euphoric celebration and a
legends Mahela Jayawardene and
also extremely popular but this year’s momentous Team Rugby victory, but a
Muttiah Muralitharan, who were in their
Black Clash
match trumped them both and in doing slightly mistimed pull shot was caught
element rubbing shoulders with the likes
so achieved the amazing feat of being just inside the mid-wicket boundary.
of All Blacks Richie McCaw, Israel Dagg,
the most watched sporting event of
er
and the Barrett brothers.
Oth
the year, attracting a record television Steven Fleming threw Daniel Vettori the
A Show Like No
audience of 1,057, 000 kiwis who tuned Team Rugby did manage to pull off one ball, who delivered as he did throughout
in to see the match. coup however, recruiting Mat Sinclair to his career, to claim Barrett’s wicket
the red of Team Rugby after his stellar along with a couple more in the final
The appeal some die hard cricket over to guide Team Cricket to win the
performance in Napier last summer.
fans may ask? Black Clash is an match by two runs and claiming the
entertainment event that pits some of The stand-out performers for the Lomu trophy for a second time.
the best rugby players against their evening with the bat were local legend
cricketing contemporaries. The fans love and now Canterbury Coach Peter Fulton, Once again, the game will go down
The third edition of
watching the likes of Will Jordan, Jordie hitting an eye-catching 80 from 51 balls in the record books as a successful,
Barrett, and Kaylum Boshier (all who highly entertaining event with cricket
ed
the Black Clash promisthan
including 5 consecutive sixes in one
could have chosen the 11-man code over over. Rising All Blacks star Will Jordan emblazoned in the consciousness of New
the 15 man one) taking on some of New Zealanders for another magnificent day.
to be bigger and better efore
showed off his Christchurch Boys High
Zealand’s greatest cricket players. 1st XI pedigree, blazing 49 off 29 balls Take a bow Team Cricket and Team
those which had gone bt. >>
including six fours and a couple of sixes. Rugby. Kiwi’s loved it!
It’s a fun filled and action-packed day out
with the rugby mad Cantabrian crowd
and it did not disappoin
Daniel Vettori still looked a class act,
ensuring this was another must attend securing 3 crucial wickets and only
event in the garden city.
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Ted Talks...
cricket
Sir
Graham
is a name David Trist, Dayle Hadlee and Robert Grammar School under John Graham,
synonymous Anderson.” Hadlee and Anderson going Ross Dykes was the keeper.” Henry
with Rugby, he onto to represent New Zealand. Names played for Suburbs and Cornwall until the
Henry coached Wales
and The British
and Irish Lions in
the late nineties being nicknamed The
such as Charles Baker a left arm spinner
who batted, John Christensen who
was in the Gold medal Olympic Hockey
team in Montreal, and John Ward roll off
rugby coaching started to get serious and
as a result something had to go.
He kept an interest in cricket and coached
for Old Boys. Hadlee scoring over 150
Great Redeemer after The Welsh won his tongue. the First XI as well as the First XV at
and as Henry put it “I nicked 30.”
eleven consecutive matches in 1999. In Auckland Grammar. Henry jokes “probably
When asked if he has any ‘what if’
2011 he won the IRB World Cup with the It was Ward who indirectly gave him his managed the first XI is a better way to
moments when it comes to the sport,
All Blacks, and Henry has been named first opportunity at first class cricket. describe it, I had Mark Greatbatch and
he replied “my only regret is limited
IRB Coach of the year on five occasions. “John broke his thumb and Robert Jeff and Martin Crowe in the team and
overs cricket didn’t exist when I
Anderson’s dad Mac was the coach of the Crowe boys were of course very well
was playing, I feel I might have
With all that said, many cricket fans Canterbury. He had seen me wicket coached by father Dave.”
been really suited to that form of
would be forgiven for not knowing that keep at school when watching Robert,
Henry continued to share stories of his the game.”
Ted (as he is affectionately known) also so he gave me a go. I was first year out
played first class cricket for Canterbury of school and quite fortunate really, I playing days in the quick-witted delivery
Perhaps this intrigue with the
in 1965-66 and Otago in 1968. loved it - we had Dick Motz, Bruce Taylor, style we have become accustomed
short form of the game is the
Gary Bartlett, John McIntyre, and Brian to after watching him in many media
reason why Henry put his
“I was just like every other kid growing Hastings was the Captain.” appearances over the years. In one such
hand up to coach Team Rugby
up, playing cricket in the summer and yarn Henry tells the anecdote of coming
in the T20 Black Clash. All
rugby in the winter. You would see me Ted played for a year in Canterbury and into to bat at eleven with David Gallop
three matches have gone
chasing players with my autograph books then moved down to Otago to attend who was sitting on 90 runs. “We had a
down to the wire, including a
just like all the other kids, I just loved it.” university, where he got to play just a 70-run partnership for the last wicket,
victory for Team Rugby in the
Recalls The former Auckland Grammar couple of matches, “one was against Fiji Davie got to 144 against Auckland and
inaugural match, and if Henry
and Kelston Boys’ High School Principal. believe it or not” Henry recollects. Upon I think I got 2 or 3 not out. They hit me
has got anything to do with
his return to Canterbury the Former Blues more than they hit the bat, it was a well
Henry continued to play cricket it, despite having the odds
coach couldn’t make the team, “When I compiled two, a gutsy effort!”
through high school making the First stacked against them there
thought I was much better at the keeping
XI at Christchurch Boys High and then He also shared tales of practising in the will be many more to come
game I just couldn’t get in, that’s the way
joined the Old Boys Club. As he puts it nets out the back of the Hadlee residence, for his side.
it was back then, Ken Wadsworth was
“I got involved with some pretty good the New Zealand Keeper. Then when I or the time he played with a then fifty-
cricketers, guys like Alan Hounsell, moved to Auckland for a job at Auckland year-old Walter Hadlee as a teenager
Sir Graham Henry
recently became a
NZCPA Life member.
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The Warm Sun
on My Face
“The rain was pouring
down in Rangiora at the
2017 Ford Trophy Final
between Canterbury and
Wellington, so while
we waited for the rain
to stop Sally Morrison
and I started chatting.
I expressed to her how
I wanted to write a
book about cricket, and
she told me they were
looking for an author
to document the history
of Women’s Cricket.”
That conversation was the catalyst for Penny Kinsella, Elizabeth Scurr, and runs (still one of the top three bowling caught the bus to play in the Auckland
author Trevor Auger to start his three- Sally Morrison encouraged past players performances in a test for New Zealand Competition for seven years before her
year journey to pen ‘The Warm Sun on to contact them with their stories, women) little was known about Gooder. dad helped her buy her first car.
my Face’ a comprehensive history of memorabilia, and photos to help them tell
New Zealand Women in Cricket. “I told the tale of our great game. However, it “I contacted Milly through Facebook and When asked how the title for the book
my daughter about the conversation with was a chance encounter that produced explained I had written a comprehensive came about, Auger reminisces that the
Sally and she said to me if I don’t call her one of the most remarkable stories for history on women’s cricket and would project group kept asking “what are we
to tell her I’d do it (write the book), she the team, when Auger decided to attend love to give the family a copy of the book going to call it?” To which Auger replied,
would!” recalls Auger. a Dave Dobbyn concert last November. and learn more about her Aunt Grace”, “I’ll know it when I know.” It was when he
“I’d never heard of them before, but I recounts Auger who subsequently met read this quote by Betty Ingram (double-
The book was established using was standing in the crowd enjoying the with the family and learned Gooder was international Jeff Wilson’s great aunt),
records held by the New Zealand Cricket opening act Milly Tabak and the Miltones, a matron at Mt Eden Prison with the who was part of the first New Zealand
Museum from an earlier attempt to write then Milly introduced a song ‘Hey Sister’ in-mates singing Amazing Grace in her women’s team that toured Australia in
the history. Those records, including she wrote for her two aunts who were honour when she passed away suddenly 1938 that Auger found his title.
extensive player interviews, were a both nurses.” at age 59. Tabak performed ‘Hey Sister’
passion project for Adrienne Simpson, at the book’s Launch at Eden Park, 72 Ingram said “I could still feel the warm
an established author, researcher, and Tabak went on to explain “One, Aunt Bee, years after Gooder represented New sun on my face and the sheer joy of
Cricket Museum Board member who was a chain smoker and the other, Aunty Zealand at the same venue. playing this great game with so many
sadly passed way before it could be Grace, opened the bowling for the New fine companions. Such memories are
realised. It was the goal of the project Zealand cricket team in the 1940s”. It was At 300,000 words, 676 pages and priceless.” For Auger it summed up
team and NZ Cricket Museum to fulfil at this point Auger sat opened mouthed 2.8 kilos, The Warm Sun on My Face the beauty of why we all play and love
Simpson’s dream. as he realised Milly was talking about is a not a book filled with statistic this great game. The Warm Sun on My
Grace Gooder. Apart from opening the and scorecards - it is the stories of Face will be a resource that all players,
Featured in the 2018 Autumn edition of bowling in her sole test against England those women who played our game. and those involved in the game, will
Outright, Trevor and the project team in 1949 and taking 6 wickets for 42 Cricketers such as Joyce Clothier, who be able to use, refer to, and enjoy for
made up of Trish McKelvey (CNZM MBE), lived in Matamata in south Waikato and generations to come.
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Frankie
it through one over this time! I only
managed three balls last time before
I went down, and that was hard to
take after the fairytale of getting my
Mackay
first chance in five years.
“This time there’s been a little bit
of symmetry in that it was 10 years
that I first got the phone call. My
Making The international debut was supposed
to be on 24 February 2011, but the
series was cancelled due to the
Right Call by Margot Butcher
Christchurch earthquake.
“After a long time out of the team, I’d
never had the chance since to play for
the White Ferns at my home ground
in front of family and friends until this
year, and to get the latest phone call
Does commentating, talking season, pressure on, and a few people — it was a nice surprise because I’d
tactics so much, help your were pretty knackered as well, but we actually been disappointed in the way
When NZC began Your mum says when you could do this as well, and to promote clarity of thought as a got through it and ended up with a trophy I had batted through the season, there
working with SKY were a girl you used to say the women’s game — I thought that was captain, do you think? in the cabinet! were little technical things I felt I had
Sport to involve more commentating cricket must really important.” not corrected. But you always want
“I think that’s something I always did
women’s voices in their be the best job in the world! “It was really special as it had been more runs, don’t you? It was working
a lot of anyway, but where it’s made a
Do you remember that? five years since we had won a T20 with the ball, and I felt I was captaining
cricket commentaries a This summer back-to-back really big difference to me is that I was
trophy. I’d captained two losing finalist well, just frustrated I was letting my
few years ago, summers “She swears I used to say it all the men's and women's T20s in a new environment around a group
teams — and it was starting to weigh a side down with the bat. So, I didn’t think
changed quickly for time! I can’t remember it, but I also became ubiquitous for of men and women who love a cricket
little heavily wondering if we’d ever get I’d be in the frame. Then Bob Carter
Canterbury Magicians think I fell into that category of, ‘If you the first time. How did it debate, it was really energising and
across that line. But oddly I had really rang a couple of times to discuss the
can’t see it, you can’t be it’. People you work jumping between supportive. I was able to put opinions
captain Frankie Mackay heard doing commentary were mostly
positive vibes all through the week. I possibility and I will admit I had to think
your cricket team and the out there with no fear of repercussions
— a natural in the male and older, coming off esteemed or causing issues. That feeling that you
was clear in my mind that we were going about it. I’m conscious of not playing
commentary team? bowl first if we got the chance. Even on beyond my best. But you’re only
commentary box whose international careers or really well- belong and have something to say.
crazy-busy schedule “It can be hectic. There was the odd when we were five down for not a lot on young once, and I would dearly love to
spoken professional broadcasters. It
hasn’t stopped her occasion I did wish there was a bit more “When you feel accepted like that and the board, and everyone was nervous, I have a chance to be in the frame for a
never seemed like a career path open
time to sit down and enjoy some of the have found your wee place in the world, said, ‘No, I’ve got positive feelings, it’s all home World Cup next year. Playing for
winning trophies or to me, so when I got the chance it really
wins we’ve had along the way. That’s then it’s easy to turn up and catch well going to be ok today!’ And they looked at New Zealand is special.”
recalls to the national was a surprise. One I quickly became
probably the one thing I missed — that and lead well and play good cricket me like I was crazy.
side this season. How passionate about. The chance to inspire
young cricketers with the idea that they quiet moment in the dressing room — because you know that even if you
does she do it? “I was thinking we might end up with a And all this as Riccarton's
just reflecting on a good day. For me, don’t, you’ve got other areas where you
Super Over finish and told Branchy [Amy most famous part-time
it tended to be go-go-go. Get in the ice are performing well in life, and you feel
Satterthwaite] she’d be putting her pads librarian!
bath! Get in the shower! Get into my settled. So, I feel like the Spark Sport
on if it did. She was pretty calm at that “I started there in 2015 after I first
‘Spark’ clothing and go. crew have been added to my support
stage, but I looked down three balls later missed out on the White Ferns and
team in that cricket sense. If I’m having
“This was also the first season that when [Satterthwaite’s wife] Lea had just was trying to find some life balance
a good game, even a bad game, a ‘hard
women played after the men a few hit a six, and Amy looked like she was outside cricket, with no formal
luck’ or pat on the back from the camera
times and they were the hardest days about to burst into tears, living every qualifications. I’ve been very lucky
operators or other commentators is a
to navigate — getting changed into my ball and so proud of Lea who equalled there. My lovely workmates at the
nice feeling.”
playing kit part-way through the second her career best under pressure. It was a library — I think I’ve turned a lot of
innings of the men’s game, commentating great night and just awesome to see how them into cricket fans! They’re the
in my playing gear and, as soon as the Canterbury had a back- excited the girls were about it. I went to Magicians’ biggest supporters, then
game finished, running down to grab by loaded Super Smash schedule bed at after great celebrations with the bought a Spark Sport subscription and
kit bag, drag it down to the side of the this year, did that affect trophy tucked up next to me.” perch up on the bank and bring the
field to do my warm-ups and of course your recovery time hurtling grandkids along. They put on morning
the toss. But it was something I loved towards finals?
And another WHITE FERNS teas when I get picked and bake cakes
doing. It gives me two opportunities to when I score a hundred.”
“The prospect of finals is so exciting that recall to boot. How much does
walk off a cricket field feeling like I’ve
you don’t feel the niggles that you have that mean to you at 30, after
had a good day.”
at this stage of the year. We’d had a rare some fairly horrendous luck
Christmas and New Year’s Day at home, previously on that front?
then we faced four doubleheaders in a
“Ha, I had a few messages from
week which was make-or-break for the
people to say please at least make
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QSCC Charity Golf Day
Boost for schools’ Josh Finnie
Taking His Art to New Heights
cricket in Christchurch
Otago Volts cricketer, photographer, drone pilot, builder.
Shirley Boys’ High and Riccarton High
School will be the beneficiaries of the
A full field were in attendance at the
splendid Christchurch Golf Club, which
Former Queenstown Masters Weekend
regular Kelvin Scott’s team took the At 24, career options abound for Josh Finnie. His real
proceeds from another very successful like the weather, was in magnificent spoils to take out the team title, pipping problem is “too many hobbies” – and his knack for turning
annual QSCC Charity Golf Day. This
jointly hosted event benefits the NZCPA
condition. The teams ambrose format
ensures a fantastic day is had by all, and
last year’s victors Team White (led
by QSCC’s own Chris White) who them into more career options.
PD Programme, and this year QSCC will as always generates a few sideways infamously features regularly at the top
administer funds directly back into local looks as the scores are announced. Team of the field in this format.
schools, with a commitment to assist the NZCPA (Matthew Bell, Aaron Gale, Hamish
If you haven’t already, jump online at was constructed. Meanwhile you’ll spot And when the mood takes him, he can
resurrection of schools cricket in two high Kember and Glen Sulzberger) had a great
finniephotography.com to see what his gorgeous beachscapes in Enterprise still grab his surfboard and camera and
schools with a proud history, but limited day out, but despite a 6 under gross score
we’re on about. Sleek imagery of Dunedin’s campaigns promoting the best head to the beach.
recent cricketing activity. did not feature in the presentations.
Dunedin seascapes, cityscapes, dawns of Dunedin life to the world via billboards,
and dusks infused with that clear social media and dunedinnz.com. “It never feels like a chore and that’s how
southern light. One moment he was I’d like to keep it — so I can continue to
mucking around at school with an entry His own website allows him to retail enjoy it creatively, something on the side
level DSLR taking photos of the First his art online with minimal fuss and of my cricket. I can just chip away at it and
XV, next minute he’s turned a stunning admin, no storefront or staff, working in catch a sunset when I feel the moment.
portfolio of creative photography into an with framers to deliver the product by
mail order. Having built up a portfolio “It’s been cool to see my images
online business.
of imagery stock, it doesn’t cost him out in public. I really enjoy having
Finnie Photography grew out of a buzz an ocean of time and that’s key for a the opportunity to show off Dunedin
from exploring new places when he practical, multitasking, sporty creative through my photos. I think a lot of New
was fresh out of school, heading off on contracted player whose next move Zealanders still don’t realise just how
cricketing OE in England. He shared involves shooting a nail gun. much we have to offer, and most of my
his best images on Instagram and, once photography is pretty beachy because
home, as a habitual surfer started adding At the end of last season, Finnie made I also have a passion for the water and
photographs of his favourite spots around a brave call to concentrate on playing enjoy going out for a paddle. So, I just
the local Otago Peninsula coastline. white-ball formats only for Otago, having get a buzz from those images myself,
never taken to the increasingly disparate and then enjoy sharing it with other
“I just enjoyed capturing scenes, then disciplines of red-ball. He’d also been people who feel that connection.”
family and friends started saying they fortunate to secure his first property, and
wouldn’t mind one of those on their wall the two things combined to lead him into His favourite shot? A sunrise out on the
— then their friends would see them. thinking about his next move. point by the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool.
That’s how it started, word of mouth, a It was a still, pristine morning with not a
little passion that grew. Then I bought “I got hooked on trying to do my own cloud in the sky.
my first drone to capture different angles renovations, so I am dabbling in building
Strong investment that people possibly hadn’t seen before.” at the moment. I have an apprenticeship “I got my drone up looking back long
lined up for the winter with Jacob Duffy’s over the city, all the way to Lawyer’s
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particular role that you of fashion for diabetics I’m told.
our new NZCPA personal enjoyed most?
The thing that was most rewarding was What do you think you will
Development manager giving a voice to the underdog, the “little
guy”, the person who has been wronged
bring to the role of Personal
and helping them to have their say and
Development Manager?
prevail against the odds. What I hope I’ll bring is someone with
empathy; someone who is a good listener
What excites you most about suffering and loss as well as the giddy been a bit of a trend - being drawn to What would your best friend You were diagnosed with type 1
and trustworthy; someone who is positive
and can bring about solutions to problems.
getting started with the NZCPA highs of sporting success and human people and learning how we all navigate say if someone were to ask them diabetes, how did you find out? What my last job taught me was that
triumphs. I have learned so much from our way through life.
as our Personal Development the people I’ve met in those settings –
about you? how has it impacted you? everyone is different and its about charting
Manager for Past Players and their courage, resilience, determination Hopefully my best friends would say I’m
a course together that works best for each
Auckland men’s players? and commitment. It’s made me realise What is your personal greatest caring, loyal, determined and funny.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes person. And of course, I’m hoping we can
that life serves up some unexpected moment, or defining personal nearly 18 years ago. I realised something have some laughs!
curve balls and as I mentioned earlier, wasn’t right when I was filming in Mexico
I have been thinking about working in a
I hope I can help past and present
experience?
role like this for the past couple of years.
I’m really looking forward to drawing players to work their way through any That’s a really tricky question because
on my many life experiences and skills challenges, those highs and lows to I feel I’ve had a heap of “pinch yourself
to help enhance the development and achieve a successful and satisfying life. moments”. After dreaming of travelling
lives of the current and past players I’ll the world as a boy from Christchurch,
be working with. My priority is to listen the first time I saw the Mediterranean
and build a trusting relationship where You clearly have a passion for Sea blew me away. Years later it was a
we can together tackle any issues they working with people, apart from really emotional moment being at a dawn
might face. When you are in a team, working in broadcasting, What service at Gallipoli – looking up at the
there’s nothing better than watching cliffs above the beach and realising how
others in that team succeed. else have you done and how many young kiwi men lost their lives
different was that experience? before they even got out of the blocks.
So tragic and yet a defining event in our
What have you been doing My life before broadcasting revolved country’s history! Not everyone’s cup of
around playing and coaching basketball.
career wise up to this point I probably never reached my potential
tea, but it’s pretty special to be the only
and what interests you most as a player in both fields, I’ve
Kiwi journalist to be allowed to sit in
the pews of Westminster Abbey for the
about becoming a Personal developed lifelong friendships and an royal wedding of William and Catherine.
Development Manager? understanding of the rich rewards of
being part of a team. I went to university
I have been shot at on a sand dune in the
Gaza strip so that was a life preserving
For the past 20 odd years I have been later in life after being a Customs moment having to dive off the top to
working as a reporter for Television Officer and a recreation instructor. I safety. And I’m forever grateful to have
New Zealand. I’ve been fortunate to quickly realised that the 7th form prize met my partner of 27 years, Lisa, who
have travelled the world covering major in Economics did not translate to a love is always encouraging, has my back
events from Olympic Games to royal of Economics at University. I failed and still lets me play Presidents grade
weddings to natural disasters and terror that course but discovered the study of cricket each Saturday.
attacks. It’s exposed me to some of psychology much more to my liking and
the most difficult situations of human obtained an honours degree in that. It’s
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10 Apr Recently at Beige Brigade headquarters
The Players’ Conference we spotted that a few of the Australian G Turner Lofting it over the infield JR Reid Colossus.
commentators were putting together before Romesh Kaluwitharana was
apr 2021 Auckland their T20 ‘born too soon’ teams, just for even born and made it cool in the R Hadlee Leading the attack, raking
fun and to provoke endless theories 1990s. Turner makes the team based on up wickets and incredibly difficult to
and controversies. his impeccable technique and a world- get hold of. Throw in a golden arm and
class strike rate in his era of 68. some of the meatiest cover drives ever
These XIs were focused on players seen, and the knight is a shoo-in.
who played the game with a T20 M Greatbatch The ultimate NZ
vibe but never had the chance to play pinch hitter and his SS Turbo joins I Smith (wk) The master of the cut and
Premium Partners T20 internationals. Some of these Turner at the top of the order. The pull, Smith’s ODI strike rate is still #6
Australian teams were riddled with strike rate of 71 belies his bludgeoning on the all-time Black Cap list
inconsistencies, and they allowed for a approach pioneered in the 1992 World (with Luke Ronchi at #1), coming in at a
few international players as well, just to Cup when as he put the like so Allan belligerent 99.4.
mess with everyone’s head. Donald and Malcolm Marshall into the
terraces. D Nash Opening the bowling with
So we decided to have a crack at it too Hadlee, and providing a bit of fire
from a Kiwi perspective. Unlike the R Twose Not one to be addicted to the and brimstone with the new ball, and
blokes across the ditch, we made some bright lights and big egos of the cricket probably the old ball too. A fit and
rules and then stuck to them, and as world, Twose’s record is outstanding healthy Nash was a feisty, intensely
true patriots we decided we didn’t need (and arguably second-to-none). He competitive, aggressive cricketer made
Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Shoaib Akhtar averaged close to 40 at a strike rate of 75 for the shortest form.
or Adam Gilchrist to bolster the ranks. in the late 90s and was Mr Dependable.
(For the record we think Viv would J Bracewell Arguably the most
squeeze into our twelve). M Crowe (c) The sublime batting competitive NZ cricketer until the
skills, captaincy nous and innovative advent of Nash, the gravedigger would
Photos courtesy of Designed and printed by The rules were simple – players had to thinking that saw Cricket Max emerge have been the spin bowler of choice for
be selected from those who had retired from under his curls all point to Crowe our XI using a three-pronged approach
or faded into the Black Cap background being a cricketing rockstar who would of attack, attack and attack.
before the first beige-infused, retro have thrived in the rapid-fire environment
spectacular of the first men’s T20 of T20. L Cairns Listed at 11, but the lusty
international at the Garden of Eden back hitting of Excalibur would be used as
on 17 February 2005. So you can forget B Sutcliffe A powerful onside player, a floating pinch hitting option. Cairns
about including guys like Chris Cairns, renowned off driver, dynamic fieldsman still boasts the 4th highest strike rate
BUSINESS CLUB MEMBERS Craig McMillan, Dan Vettori, Jeff Wilson and spin bowler. Wisden described his in one-day cricket for New Zealand
and Brendon McCullum. batting approach as being punctuated (104.9) and we’d give an arm and a leg
by “shapely, clean-cut dispatches” and to see him in his pomp.
In our brief research we found it “menace to bowlers of all types.”
extremely tough finding out the strike
rates of Test players. Understandable
given the historical universe never
foresaw the shorter forms of the game So how did it go down? Predictably Cult hero Chris Pringle was one who
existing, let along dominating. And of our ‘Born to soon’ XI was immediately received decent support and there were
course having a great test strike rate criticised – it was on Facebook rather calls for more left-field selections like
by Dermatologists
was often irrelevant (and even seen as than Twitter so this was good-natured wild child Heath Davis, big-haired Carl
irresponsible or showboating), even if banter rather than septic diatribes. Bulfin, loquacious Tony Blain, and our
it was massively appealing to fans with favourite was the nomination for the
a pulse. chunky medicine man, Michael Austen.
Paul Ford is the co-founder of the Beige Brigade and one-seventh of The Alternative Commentary Collective.
His strike rate is high, but his average is very very low.
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