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Autumn 2022 | No. 049
THE PLAYERS’ Magazine
Hamish Bennett
Pulls up Stumps
Autumn 2022 | No. 049
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Te-na- Koutou, welcome to the latest crowds for the bulk of fixtures. This Kristy Havill shares her busy life as a
edition of Outright magazine. is a great testament to the immense journalist, commentator, and clay target
work everyone has put in to make this shooting silver medallist.
It barely warrants explanation now possible, particularly the staff at NZC.
that we are in the third year of it, but Kirsty Bond reflects upon the success
the global pandemic has once again We are working diligently with NZC of a secondary schools selection taking
provided us with one of the more as we look forward to a busy winter on a 1st XI of former Internationals in
challenging summers to date for our touring programme for our Blackcaps a day where these past internationals
members and stakeholders of the who are heading to the United Kingdom could give back to the next generation of
game. Despite the disappointment of to play England in three tests, followed female cricketers.
The White Ferns missing the semi- by a number of ODIs and T20s against
finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket Ireland, Scotland, The Netherlands and We caught up with new NZCPA staff
World Cup and the red light COVID-19 West Indies, before returning to Australia member Greg Dawson, who is welcomed
restrictions, the tournament set the bar for the ICC T20 World Cup. to our team following the internal
high for the Rugby and Football World promotion of Lesley Elvidge to National
Cups to follow with a sell-out crowd at Dane Cleaver is among the Blackcaps
Personal Development Manager. Greg
Hagley Oval to witness Australia defeat tour of Europe and features in this
is the new PDM for the Canterbury and
England in the final. edition of Outright with a snapshot
Otago Men’s teams.
of how he has changed paths from
Amidst the backdrop of this disruption psychology to finance. Former Wellington Please enjoy this latest edition of Outright.
the international and domestic and Auckland all-rounder Mayu Pasupati
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and adapted to provide largely as we get an insight into his world of
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Kristy Havill
Redefining
Busy by Margot Butcher
Prepare to learn the secrets of off more than she can chew by juggling too wound up if it’s not going my way, Cricket operations manager Trudy also to play some more club cricket
weighty roles, stretching herself too thinly crosses over, and I think that contributed Anderson — who stepped up to a in England in her spare time, whilst
a busy person. Look around our — or why on earth she ever said yes to to me playing cricket for Canterbury. I similar ICC Women’s World Cup role this grappling already with the thought that
cricket traps and it would be jumping into the deep end of another always felt calm and able to focus.” summer, was a brilliant mentor when she won’t be back to rep the Magicians
unfamiliar job or taking a left turn. it came to learning the ropes of making
hard to find too many people with It wasn’t until Year 12 as a Rangi Ruru sure cricket matches and venues have
in red and black next summer.
fingers in more pies this past kiwi “I do shake my head sometimes and
wonder how do I find myself in these
boarder that she signed up for the school everything in place for the game. “I’ve always said I’m better doing things
cricket team and when she did, guess
summer than Kristy Havill. positions! It’s definitely a balancing act who was her coach? Frankie Mackay. Having formally interned with the
off the field than on it, but life is a bit
mucky, and the brain and perception is a
when there are so many plates spinning Community Cricket team at Canterbury,
Throw a dart at the calendar and in the air. I’m a terrible person for “We went to Nationals twice, then I had funny thing.
Havill wound up cutting her teeth
the cricketing whirlwind could be always saying yes. I’m working on trying a gap year and it was when I returned handling ICC Men’s U19 World Cup
ops-managing a Hagley Oval ODI or “I’m grappling with it because that’s how
to say no, but I love getting involved and to Lincoln that Frankie got back in touch warm-up fixtures in 2018, and made her
Plunket Shield match, playing for the my brain works — always striving to go
also, I think it’s that I’ve always had an and invited me to play for Lancaster ops Test debut this summer when the
Canterbury Magicians, commentating underlying fear of failure. above and beyond. Sometimes I wake
Park, so I started playing properly at 19. Blackcaps played South Africa at Hagley.
for the BBC at a World Cup game or up and think I’ve failed, I’ve only played
writing/broadcasting about cricket or “I’m too scared to say no because then “I made Canterbury U21 and then the Veteran sports writer Suzanne a handful of games for the Magicians
women athletes for Sky Sport, Stuff and I will, in my mind, construe that as a Magicians — but perhaps I didn’t take McFadden, the driving force behind and should have taken more wickets or
LockerRoom (NewsRoom’s dedicated failure. Then once I’m in a situation, I’ll it as seriously as I would have if I had LockerRoom, meanwhile became her scored more runs. Others will remind
women’s sports portal). give it hell for leather because I want to started younger, and had those brightly media mentor this summer, and that’s me that representing Canterbury is not
make a success of it. So there’s a pattern burning desires that you have at school something Havill is keen to continue ‘failing’. Plenty of people try and don’t. I’m
At 25, Havill’s already packed a mountain of that willingness to put my neck on to achieve certain things…” from abroad over the next couple of trying to learn to keep it in perspective.”
of other achievements into her Venn the line, try something new, and not be years, whether as LockerRoom’s UK
diagram of a CV — from winning a World afraid of being made a fool of at times — Her BBDs instead hovered around correspondent or picking up more Her new work schedule will be typically
Championships silver medal as part of as long as I come out the other side as a wanting to be a commentator/sports commentary with the likes of the BBC. hectic, revolving around England’s home
the New Zealand clay target shooting better human.” journalist/broadcaster — even though she
team to spending a year as Chief summer and The Hundred.
didn’t follow that path in tertiary study. “I love everything from cricket to rugby
Executive of Squash Canterbury which Show us a cricketer who doesn’t get that. to Formula One to American sport,
covers a huge sweep of Te Waipounamu, “It will be a surreal first morning
“I went into the sports admin side and I’ve really discovered what I enjoy
including Nelson/Marlborough and her Cricket was a game in which Havill working into Lord’s to work! Life still
instead, so now with the opportunities doing,” she says. “Now it’s about taking
native West Coast. was a late starter — Greymouth-born seems like a blank canvas right now, and
I’ve had this season, it feels like coming on all the opportunities I can to learn
and growing up on a West Coast dairy back full circle to my original passions.” I’m really looking forward to getting over
from different people, to improve.”
Study-wise, she’s a Lincoln Bachelor farm where the spirit of mucking in there, meeting new people, taking on
of Sport and Recreation Management and working hard was ubiquitous, but Just as Mackay was an influential With a two-year working visa and a new challenges — and seeing where it
graduate, then spring boarded into opportunities to play organised summer cricketing mentor, former Canterbury British-based partner, Havill is aiming takes me.”
governance as Lincoln Student Executive sport were scarce.
President — an agent for her entire
generation of students at Uni. Clay target shooting had meanwhile
started at 10, in the blood, Havill
Now she’s off to start work at Lord’s following in the footsteps of her
on a six-month contract as the ECB’s grandfather and great-uncle (both New
accreditation executive, as part of a Zealand representatives), father and two
planned two-year OE. If you’re reading elder brothers.
along thinking ‘wow’, ‘high achiever’,
‘energy ball’ and ‘driven’, all of the above. Shooting requires long stints of repetitive,
pinpoint individual practice, and doesn’t
Candid and frank in her self-analysis, share much in common with a team
she says there have also been stressful sport like cricket, “but the top two inches,
times when she’s wondered if she’s bitten the mental resilience and not getting
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A New Career Path for
Dane Cleaver
By Margot Butcher
“My driver had been to have
something after cricket that
could be meaningful, and
From getting married to his longtime
love Kelsey, to the birth of bonny
Initially, psychology seemed like
the ‘how’. But as he got talking to
research into financially viable companies
and industry. He also was one of the ‘meaningful’ to me is making
son George, to vice-captaincy of the
Stags and a maiden Blackcaps call-
MacDonald and realised MacDonald’s
own driver was making meaningful
people who started up Aero Sports.
a difference to others and
“He sits on the boards of dozens of
up, it’s been a huge 18 months for
wicketkeeper-batsman Dane Cleaver.
connections with people through
finance, something clicked. companies and helps runs them as helping people. I’ve always
one of the most experienced people in
But with one eye on his eventual future
off the park, he hasn’t stopped there. “He wasn’t just trying to sell products. commercialisation in New Zealand. So been like that, and I was
He genuinely cares about clients and I got lucky in that I got that businessy,
During this winter, Cleaver is starting wants to help them towards their goals, investing side and passion from him, really clear that I wanted
work with MacDonald Wealth — a which I resonated with.” and initially I enjoyed investing more
Hawke’s Bay company helping people
with financial literacy, planning and all MacDonald meanwhile saw a player
or less as a hobby in my spare time.
But the more I thought about it, the
to do that with my life.”
things investment. with a passion for investing, Cleaver’s more I thought that turning into a job
dressing-room chat likely to range from would be awesome.”
He first met director Brad MacDonald crypto to real estate on any given day.
via an introduction from NZCPA PDM Jo Thoughts are powerful things, and
Murray, when MacDonald was invited “Sanj Silva as my previous PDM had a meeting MacDonald at that juncture was If only it hadn’t poured down with rain
to come in to talk to the Stags players big influence on me getting into investing, the piece of serendipity that turned it all day.
about financial planning and insurances. as a practical avenue for planning for life thought into reality — and, with total
after cricket,” says Cleaver. flexibility to continue chasing being the That’s cricket: a unique, weird game
MacDonald himself loves playing best cricketer he can be. that sweeps the rug from under you
cricket and golf so there was instant “I started in property - the traditional, in an instant. “I don’t think we’ll ever
common ground, but Cleaver was also tangible kiwi way of investing! It was Eleven years ago, Cleaver was a understand fully why we play it, but it
interested at the time in exploring a good place to start as a younger fluffy-haired youngster keeping in a does help figure yourself out,” he laughs.
finance as a career path - and the person and cricketer though because NZU19 World Cup in a match alongside
pair also discovered they shared a a mortgage is a form of forced saving, Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Now he’s keen to get started on trying to
perspective that financial services isn’t and of course as an insecure cricketer Tom Latham, Corey Anderson, Doug figure other people out, professionally.
just all about making money, but an contractually only paid to work for half a Bracewell, Tom Blundell and more. “Even just finding out what happiness
avenue to genuinely help other people year, it’s really important you don’t just Quite a few keepers in that generational is for people is an important start in
with their lives. burn through what you earn. I got really mix, and it’s translated into a tough financial planning. What is the person
into that, used to listen to investment battle to crack the Blackcaps in the or family’s goal? Not everyone wants
Both came at the industry from other podcasts every day. specialist role. to be a multi-millionaire. Some people
angles. MacDonald is an ex-Navy want security and safety. Financial
serviceman. Cleaver initially set out “I was also always interested in the Now with a T20 century and first- freedom means something different for
to be a practising psychologist. He sharemarket because my Dad is really class double hundred in the books everyone, so there’s a bit of psychology
has a conjoint degree from Massey as into that, and so I had some basic to underline his batting ability, he in it still.
a Bachelor of Science in Psychology exposure growing up to that world of turned 30 at the start of this year and
and a Bachelor of Business Studies investing in equities companies.” came agonisingly close to making his “Meeting Brad has convinced me this is
in Economics that he embarked upon Blackcaps debut, earning a maiden call- a good long-term option for me, so now
Dad is Mark Cleaver, CEO of Massey I’m excited and I just want to learn as
straight out of school, then started a up to the T20i squad in the solitary T20
Ventures Ltd — Massey University’s much as I can by immersing myself in
Masters in Psychology which resulted in International against The Netherlands.
commercialisation arm which, in a this role over the coming months.”
a post-grad diploma.
nutshell, helps turn academics’ ideas and
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“I’ve always been
passionate about the
development of the game,
The youth in particular.
There is an awful lot of
satisfaction of what you
can pass onto players at
that age.”
team was named, those of us that were
new to the team were told we weren’t
going to receive a blazer before the
tour started and we’d have to go ask a
former player if we could borrow theirs,”
reflected Bond.
Bond welcomes every step in the
development and growth of the women’s
game. From successful introduction of
skilled players coming into the game. look out of place in an international
the first women’s Master Agreement
That’s why I come back to youth cricket series today. “Rebecca Rolls looks like
between NZCPA and NZC in 2010, and
and what we are doing at that level of she could still be keeping for the White
the recent inclusion of present and past
the game and how we resource it. I’m a Ferns,” commented John Wright with
domestic women being added as NZCPA
firm believer that as a player you have Bond adding “Rebecca looks like she
members. Bond recognised the NZCPA’s
to perform consistently well at each never left the game, she was standing
Personal Development programme and
grade before moving up to the next and up to Kate Ebrahim and Missy Banks
resource that is markedly different and
eventually onto international cricket. taking the ball beautifully, and then she
great that it is available to women’s
came out and smashed 70 runs all over
Spawning
thought it prudent to include a couple players today. Back on the park and despite many of the park and hit the ball with the same
of ring-ins, Kate Ebrahim who last
the senior players having long been power as she always did, put the rest of
played for the White Ferns in 2021, and However, Bond still believes that there
retired, the competitive spirit hadn’t us to shame really.”
Canterbury Magicians Missy Banks and is a lot of work to do in the game below
waned in the side, and some wouldn’t
growth in
Abigail Gerken. the top tier. “We need to have highly
One of the most notable features of the
“I don’t know who was more excited match was the banter- largely amongst
about the game, them or us, I know we the senior members on the park. The
were excited to get back together, the best quote for the game belonged to
the Willows mind is willing, but the body is a way off
the pace,” joked Bond.
It was a really special occasion and
a special story, I’ve always been
Catherine Campbell who had this to say
to a team-mate after they were run out
for a duck, “You would have made that
single twenty years ago!”
Giving back to the game has always of male only school teams, the WCC now passionate about the development of the The game was a tightly contested affair
been the mantra for many former elite actively encourages girls’ cricket. game, in particular at that youth level and went down to the wire, some may
cricketers, and this is the case for and giving back at that level. There is an even argue that the schoolgirls team
Former White Ferns player and selector The occasion brought together a wide awful lot of satisfaction of what you can had an unfair advantage. New Zealand
Kirsty Bond. When the opportunity came array of former White Ferns whose pass onto players at that age.” Cricket President Debbie Hockley didn’t
up for her to assemble a schoolgirls side careers spanned a collective 34 years. play in the match but came out onto
to compete against a team of former The earliest internationals were Bond Bond reflected on how different the the wicket, stood next to the umpire
first class and international players to and Catherine Campbell who made their game was in her day (the late eighties and offered advice to each of the young
celebrate women’s cricket, she took it. debuts in 1988 and with the World Cup and early nineties) with no clear female players which seems to of paid off. The
being contested in New Zealand. Bond pathways and very little support for the schoolgirls batting first won a nailbiter
Bond is the newly appointed women’s also invited a few players from the women’s game. In fact, the women’s by three runs, “couldn’t have scripted it
co-ordinator for the Willows Cricket Club 2000 World Cup winning squad to join game was completely separate from any better!" said Bond. After the
(WCC), based in Christchurch, creating Campbell (a World Cup winner herself) - the men’s and run by the New Zealand success of this match more fixtures
a first for the organisation with Friday Rebecca Rolls, Emily Drumm and Paula Women’s Cricket Council until it merged are being considered in the not too
March 25, 2022, marking the inaugural Winsor (nee Flannery). with NZC in 1992. distant future.
match between a secondary school
girls team under the Willows name With the opposition boasting an over- “I remember that first year that I was
versus a team of former first class and supply of youth and exuberance selected in 1988, I went to a World Cup in
international players. The once preserve (players from eight different secondary Australia and the resourcing was pretty
schools from Dunedin to Wellington) she limited. In fact, at one point after the Photos Courtesy of Dave Molony and Rex Howard
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Past Player feature
Mayu
Pasupati
It was February 2, 2002 when
Wellington defeated Canterbury in the
Domestic One Day Final by 53 runs to
end an 11 year drought when it came to
List A titles. Few cricketing moments
transcend time, however in that final
Mayu Pasupati wrote himself into with a young family versus lockdown is
The wins and losses that you have to deal Sydney in a house with a backyard. His
cricket folklore with one of the most
spectacular catches ever witnessed on with really give you perspective in a new normal over the past three years
the Structural Heart & Aortic Japan and Since then, it’s been a steady
a cricket field. working environment. has allowed him to work from home, go
Greater Asia Pacific Division, which is progression through the organisation
for bike rides with the kids and coach
every bit as impressive as it sounds. from Product Manager to Regional
It barely registers that twenty years his son’s touch rugby and daughter’s
Sales Manager to Senior Director to That decision to leave the land of the you have to deal with really give you
have passed since that moment and Funnily enough it was cricket that cricket teams. However, coaching his
his current role. However, it was the long white cloud was as hard as sitting perspective in a working environment.
the former Wellington and Auckland introduced Pasupati to Medtronic after daughter has provided him with a fresh
first promotion that was the most through an Open Heart Cardiac bypass A lot of that gave me a good grounding
all-rounder has continued to fly-high initially securing a territory manager set of challenges, possibly even more of
challenging for him. “The first one was operation. Witnessing a patient’s blood for working through an organisation the
post his playing days. Pasupati is now role in 2007 - “As I was talking with a challenge than his professional life.
the hardest because it involved leaving being removed from their heart into a size of Medtronic,” he said.
based in Sydney working in the dynamic the lady who was interviewing me, New Zealand. As a territory manager, heart-lung machine to keep the brain, “Another dad and I shared the coaching
world of the medical devices industry she mentioned that she had dated a Pasupati remains incredibly humble,
I was in the role for two years, and it organs and vessels alive while a Cardiac duties and the interesting thing we
– supplying stents, heart valves, cricketer many years before. So, when grounded, and with a down to earth
was suggested that as New Zealand is a Surgeon did the necessary repairs learned was that it was a waste trying
pacemakers and the like, for global we started talking cricket, she said to nature despite the pressures of raising
smaller subsidiary of the Australia/New was a far cry from the tranquillity of a to coach our own child. They just
company Medtronic. Part of a company me you seem like you know your stuff a young family alongside managing a
Zealand organisation, if I truly wanted to cricket oval, but this was all just part wouldn’t listen to us, whereas the other
that boasts over 100,000 staff, Pasupati and hired me,” explained Pasupati. busy and successful career where he
challenge myself then I needed to come of the necessary training. Pasupati girls would,” He said with a smile on
occupies the role of Vice President of is responsible for over 200 staff. “I am
across the Tasman.” equates the discussions with surgeons his face. “It’s great to be able to give
at the product level to playing a match incredibly lucky to have a wife who gave
something back to the kids, and as time
- “We were in the hospital environment up her career to be the primary carer
goes on, I would like to do more of that
day in day out visiting surgeons, you for our children and our home, which
if I can.”
need to know the pros/cons of using allows me to be able to focus 100% on
a specific product within the surgery. my work commitments” he says. And when it comes to that spectacular
That’s what gives you some credibility catch some twenty years ago Pasupati
Covid border restrictions have
in front of these highly trained and is as modest and humble as he has
unfortunately prevented him from
specialised physicians. It’s like sport, always been, “I didn’t think too much
getting back home as often as he would
they will try to find a weak link and of it at the time. We used to practice
like over the past couple of years, but
knowing our products allows us to find crazy catches at training all the time
luckily Pasupati and his family managed
a way through these discussions. We in the hope of taking one in a match.
to get across the Tasman (while borders
don’t have all the answers, and in some Very rarely does in happen in a game,
were open) to visit family and friends
cases neither do they, but that and the and it’s even more rare in a final. When
before the major lockdown in August
complexity of the human body is what I think about it, we had a team who
2021. The world-wide pandemic did
makes it really interesting.” had made significant contributions and
have a silver lining though. He was
performances during the season, mine
Pasupati also credits the managers he’s supposed to move with his wife and
was to take a catch in that final. I can
had along the way who have helped two children to Japan which would
tell you that night in Wellington was one
him in his growth through Medtronic, have also meant he was required to
I will never forget!”.
as well as the sports science and travel extensively with his work. There
psychology degree he holds, and playing is no comparison when he considers
team sports. “The wins and losses that lockdown in Tokyo in a small apartment
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Pulling
Stumps Long serving Otago Volts duo
Neil Broom and Anaru Kitchen, along
with Wellington Firebirds pace bowler
Blackcaps pace bowler Hamish Bennett
who called time on a career that has
spanned 17 years since making his
“My time as a player rep was good fun.
We would all meet up at the conferences
and talk about the game and share ideas.
supporter during my career, and I owe
her so much for everything she has done
for not only me but our five beautiful
Hamish Bennett have announced their first-class debut for Canterbury in 2005. On the field we were rivals, but off the kids,” explained Broom.
retirement from professional cricket Bennett made 265 domestic appearances park at the end of the day we were all
following the end of the 2021/22 amassing 489 wickets and establishing trying to work together to make the Team-mate Anaru Kitchen is another
domestic season. Also Blackcap and himself as one of the most reliable pace game the best quality and to the highest who realised his dream to play for the
NZCPA Board Member Ross Taylor bowlers in the country. The 35-year- standard we could. You just want to leave Blackcaps with his debut in 2017. Kitchen
retired from the International arena at old, who played for New Zealand as the game in a better place than you found started his career in Auckland in 2008
the conclusion of the Netherlands series, recently as September last year in two it. You just try to give back and try to look before moving to Otago in 2015. He leaves
but is likely to continue to play domestic T20s against Bangladesh, featured on 31 after the future of our great game.” the game having scored more than 10,000
cricket over next summer. occasions for the Blackcaps with his best runs across the three formats, including
figures 4/16 v Kenya in Chennai 2011. Neil Broom began his career in a star- 10 first-class and five List-A hundreds
One of the true characters of our studded Canterbury side in 2002. But and having accumulated over 130 wickets.
game is Wellington, Canterbury and Bennett reflected fondly on his career. with regular opportunities eluding him, The 38-year-old went out in style this
“When I started out as a young kid he shifted south to Otago in 2005. Since summer, smashing seven sixes and two
bowling in the nets in Timaru, I never his move he quickly established himself fours in an unbeaten 106 from 95 balls
dreamed I would have gone on to enjoy in the first XI and is the all-time leading in his final Ford Trophy match versus the
the career that I’ve had. scorer in List A (4157 at 41.05) and T20 Auckland Aces.
cricket (2926 at 27.09) for Otago. He
“It’s been an honour to represent my sits second for first-class runs behind Retiring from international cricket is
family and my country, those memories Craig Cumming for Otago (6085 at Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor, who has
and experiences will be ones that I will 40.56) including 15 hundreds and 23 stated that he would have been happy to
cherish and tell stories about for the rest half-centuries in 101 games and was play one game for New Zealand let alone
of my life.” Bennett said. first selected for the Blackcaps one-day become our nations most capped player.
and T20 sides in 2009. He went on to
Over the past sixteen years Taylor
Bennett has always been a popular play 39 ODIs and 11 T20is and, late in his
has played 450 international games,
member of teams he has been selected career, he earned his Test cap highlighted
amassed over 18,000 runs across all
for and has developed into a great leader by a magnificent century (109*) against
formats and become the first cricketer
during his time in Wellington. Taking the Bangladesh in Nelson.
to play over 100 internationals in each
captains arm band was something that
The announcement of Broom’s retirement of those formats. Achieving all this and
inspired the big quick to take on the big
on the Otago website carries quotes much more whilst balancing family and
moments in a game – leading from the
of respect from a plethora of those sitting on the Board of the NZCPA for
front in old money.
connected with Otago Cricket. Broom, the past seven years. We look forward to
But his contribution to the game is much now a father of five, credited his parents, seeing Ross represent CD in the summer
It’s been an honour to wider than that, having a genuine interest his partner Mel, as well as teammates & to come.
represent my family and my in the daily ongoings within the sport was
something Bennett was always prepared
coaches for his success.
This year we bid farewell to four
country, those memories to do, and he was a highly effective “My parents obviously played a massive
role and that has been reinforced now I’m
stalwarts of the game who have
contributed to the game in so many ways
and experiences will be
NZCPA player representative through
a father of 5 and can understand what on and off the pitch. We wish them all the
much of his playing career. This approach
ones that I will cherish they did for me when I was growing up.” very best as they transition into the next
has been recognised by many in the
phase of their lives.
and tell stories about for
game, and the ability to identify and act
“I want to make special mention to my
upon areas that need improvement is sure
the rest of my life.
wife, Mel. She has been my biggest
to serve Bennett well in the future.
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Meet The New Personal Development Manager
Greg Dawson I have been
incredibly
lucky to have
had amazing
opportunities
throughout
my career
What is your personal greatest moment, I love spending family time with my wife I’ve never been a coffee drinker and I’m
or defining personal experience? and son, in fact this is one of the reasons truly surprised how quickly that has
for our return to New Zealand. Living changed since starting this role!
Looking back I realise I have been
We extend a very warm welcome to Greg Dawson who recently joined us in the important role of Player Development Manager. Greg incredibly lucky to have had amazing
a more relaxed kiwi lifestyle, while
enjoying the great outdoors were a huge
brings a fantastic skillset and approach that will ensure he also makes a tremendous contribution to the players and the NZCPA. opportunities throughout my career, but What do you think you will bring to the
draw for making the move back home to
the standout moments would have to be
We managed to steal a quick moment with Greg and to see how he is settling in and what he is looking forward to in the coming weeks. helping groups of young Emirati men
New Zealand. role of Personal Development Manager?
face physical, social and psychological I aim to build trusting, honest
challenges, while achieving goals they You’ve just started in the PDM Role how relationships with all the players, and
had never dreamed of. Taking them into have you settled in, have any aspect of I hope to use my experience of having
What excites you most about getting This role involved taking Emirati was getting paid to ski! Local sports environments like Everest base-camp,
it surprised you? worked with people in various situations
students into challenging outdoor also included camel racing, falconry or up mountains in Borneo, pushing
started with the NZCPA as our Personal them far beyond their comfort zones and I have been amazed by how genuinely to help guide and support players in
environments, while also raising competitions, and traditional Yola
Development Manager for Canterbury money for children’s charities in Africa dancing. Another major difference would witnessing their personal development nice and down-to-earth everyone from their own personal development. I’m a
and Otago Men’s Domestic Players? and Nepal. has to be a highlight for me. This sits the cricket community has been. The big believer in lifelong learning, so I’ll
be the canteen food, it was more like a
5-star hotel buffet, although the boys alongside seeing what the money we players were so welcoming and open, continue to learn from my outstanding
I think what I’m most looking forward The move home was prompted by raised was doing for the children in both
would have probably preferred nuggets it has made my transition into the role colleagues and endeavour to add value to
to is getting to know the players on a my school closing for two years for Nepal and Kenya. It was life changing for
and chips. incredibly smooth and enjoyable. the role at every opportunity.
personal level and exploring different refurbishment, but also after 23 years all concerned.
areas where I can help facilitate their away it was time to come home and
plans for the future and their personal immerse ourselves into New Zealand You clearly have a passion for working What would your best friend say if
development. It all starts with a few and be closer to family. with people, apart from working in someone were to ask them about you?
chats over a good coffee, and that is
always fun and interesting. education, what else have you done, is it
The Rashid School for Boys was I guess it depends on which friend you
or how different is that experience? asked! I think they would say calm,
We know that you recently moved back established by the Sheikh for members positive and approachable, but you
The most rewarding roles I have had all
to Dunedin after 23 years in Dubai, what of the Ruling Family to be the Eton of involved working with people from varied never know!
were you up to in the UAE and what the Middle East, how would you describe backgrounds and cultures. I really enjoy
promoted the move home? the school compared to a typical working in great collaborative teams with It seems like you have led a pretty busy
inspiring people, and I have been lucky to life to date, what are your passions
What started as a six-week trip to visit
Kiwi High School? find this again here at the NZCPA.
my uncle in Dubai, turned out to be I think the daily satisfaction and
outside of work?
the beginning of a whole new life! My challenges that come with teaching I have also worked with various groups I am passionate about coaching and
first five years in Dubai were spent teenagers are pretty universal. The most and teams on team-dynamics and team- helping kids experience the joy and
teaching Physical Education (PE) at a notable difference would probably be building development which further life lessons that can be gained through
large International School consisting the resources that we had available to ignited my interest in team culture and sport. This passion for coaching
of over 85 nationalities. For the next us and the amazing experiences that we human performance. These experiences resulted in me running a basketball
18 years, I worked at the Dubai Rulers were able to offer the students. School lead me to completing my masters coaching clinic for 20 years in Dubai, as
Office School teaching PE, amongst trips comprised of diving in the Maldives, degree in Human Performance at well as a rugby skills academy. I’ve just
other various roles which included skiing in France, and trekking in Nepal. Waikato University before moving back started coaching basketball again at my
International Expedition Coordinator. It was sometimes hard to believe I to New Zealand. son’s school here in Dunedin.
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Andrew Hazeldine
Back on
the park By Margot Butcher
I want to remember everything I have
been through in life, good and bad,
a month before the appointment, whereas
the lastest one I had — just a few weeks
ago, it wasn’t until I went to get the
routine blood test done on the day before
Andrew Hazeldine’s shock Hodgkin’s to the end of that game, I was drained — Oval where I got pumped by Jesse because it’s made me who I am today. that I started thinking about it. So those
lymphoma diagnosis in September 2020 from the mental excitement, more than Ryder. That was when Ben Stokes kind of things slowly get easier. On the
and harrowing treatment has been well physically playing. We got absolutely was here with us which was amazing. day, it’s still pretty nerve-wracking.
documented. Corridors of uncertainty? thumped, but I loved every second of it. Around then is when it started to really getting fitter and stronger, but also, for cricketers, but you can control
Those words might have taken on a click for me as a pace bowler. spend time bowling. I’m at Cuckney unnecessary risks. I tried to follow the
whole new meaning as the left-arm Cricket Club in the Notts Premier league protocols to the best of my ability, to I guess that’s human nature. You had
Tell me about your early cricket. and one of my mates from MCC Young avoid putting the playing group or myself a big support team around you. How
fast bowler began his medical journey
How did you discover you could That’s turned out to be your only Cricketers is playing for the same club — in danger. did that assist?
and spent the 2020/21 summer pushing
bowl quick? Super Smash game to date, but he’s from Bournemouth but contracted to
himself through a chemotherapy protocol I will be forever grateful to everyone who
you’ve played a lot of Ford Trophy Notts. So it couldn’t be better.
at St George’s Hospital Cancer Care Growing up I would open the bowling Tracking back to the previous supported me and Kate through that time
and Plunket Shield and of course
Centre in Christchurch in order to stay and bat middle order. Thinking back, I’ve summer, 11 February 2021 was — my family, my mates, my Lancaster
been contracted. How were you We have a one-year-old German
alive. He’s now metabolically clear and in got photos of me bowling pace when the Super Smash Elimination Final Park teammates whom I’ve known for
tracking, before your diagnosis, Shepherd I’ve been very nervous about
March — almost exactly two years after I was five or six years old. I’ve always between the Stags and Kings at a decade or longer, Canterbury Cricket,
compared to now? leaving behind for the first time, but at
his previous first-class appearance, the loved bowling fast — that’s where I get Outer Oval. You Zoomed into the the CPA: I literally I can’t thank everyone
the same time I’m excited to see my
27-year-old Cantabrian stepped back my kicks. As I got older and wasn’t as I’ve spent the last five years in the gym Canterbury dressing room before enough for what they did.
English family and excited to take Kate to
onto the cricket field again in the Plunket big and strong as others, I dropped down trying to get my body to a point where it the game to tell the boys you were
the UK, as it’s her first visit. Hopefully,
Shield. He spoke to Margot Butcher the order, but bowling was always my can sustain bowling quickly for longer officially in remission. How long Lesley Elvidge was our CPA rep and she
we can do some travel as well.
about life and plans after cancer. strong point. periods, but my weight before cancer had you known? went above and beyond to support me,
was mid-60s. I probably rocked in my family and Kate. She would come
I came to New Zealand from England around 66 or 67kg; now I’m 73, 74kg. I With COVID arriving, did that make I’d found out on the 9th. I messaged Fults visit, check everything is all right. Lesley
Let’s start on the boundary of Eden
when I was 12, in 2006. Ten years later, I feel a hell of a lot stronger. I’ve just been you nervous? How have you been and said, ‘I’d like to tell the guys’, asking and Henry Moore were onto it in terms
Park Outer Oval where you’re about
was a net bowler to Australia who were able to keep my weight on. Of course, no navigating things? him when the appropriate time would be. of trauma payouts and those kinds of
to step back on the playing field
touring, bowling reasonably quickly. I one knows how long I had had cancer. Obviously they were preparing for a big things — and if something was taking too
again, after cancer. How do you feel? Yes, I was concerned about getting it. It
managed to pin a couple of them. Rod I could have had the disease the entire game and I didn’t want to distract them. long to come through, they would go in
I was more nervous playing this game Marsh came up and asked if I was season before; it could have been a was nervewracking. I used to fully trust To be able to tell them before the game and chase it. It saved me so much stress.
than I was on my debut. When I got the playing rep for Canterbury, but I’d never reason I never put weight on. Either way, my immune system, never really got sick that I was cancer free is a feeling hard to I was grateful for my insurances — my
call from Fults, it was like going back made any of the age-group sides. I’d my main goal post-treatment was to put at all, thought my immune system was describe. There were not many dry eyes journey would have been so different
to when I got that first call four years been the reserve or thereabouts. Marsh weight on and maintain it. great! And then I got the fright of my life — there certainly wasn’t on my part. without them; it would have been a huge
ago from Steady to say I was going to had dinner with Dayle Hadlee that night with cancer, so apparently my immune financial burden on me and my family.
make my debut for Canterbury — it was and the story goes he was telling him Gymning, I’m able to lift a hell of a lot system wasn’t so invulnerable after all. I don’t know how I kept it together. I I was also lucky that I had [Canterbury
that feeling all over again. The pure about this left-armer who was bowling more now, and there’s more weight wasn’t meaning to use it as motivation Cricket performance skills lead] John
well. Dayle talked to [then Canterbury behind the ball in terms of pace and With COVID, no one knows whether you for that game because they already had
excitement of being able to do what you Quinn that I could go and talk to, so I
coach] Gary Stead and Doncs, and I momentum through the crease — all part will be absolutely fine, or be smoked that. But afterwards, to get a message
love doing again. It was a dream. I’d been didn’t need to use the Instep counselling
ended up getting a run for Canterbury A of striving to bowl a bit quicker. The real by it, so I spent pretty much the whole from Daryl Mitchell that his and Cam’s
injured for the first half of the season, support, but it was obviously also there
the following season. work-on is how to be more skilful? How of this summer at home trying to avoid record partnership was for me — that
and was coming back a game early for a if I had needed.
do I swing the ball more consistently? getting it. And it was hard. My first real was powerful. I can’t put into words the
four-dayer, still getting my loads up. But trip away was to a Ford Trophy match
we’d had a few injuries and COVID was Everyone knows what I can do bowling emotion of what I felt in that moment. Now, I want to remember everything
In between, you went back to the short, and I like that, but I want to bring in Palmerston North and we were so I have been through in life, good and
disrupting squads… vigilant as a team to avoid unnecessary
England as an MCC Young Cicketer, more skills into my game. bad, because it’s made me who I am
which you did for two summers. interactions. Does is still feel surreal at times, to
Perhaps the desperation, the ‘wanting today. I may well have ended up as the
How did that lead into your step up have stared cancer in the face — and
to play’ for so long — and now, being so same person, but it might have taken me
for Canterbury? You’re back over in the UK this We were in the hotel the whole time that be back?
excited and so happy to be going away. longer to find it. I still do silly stuff —
winter to play: a chance to keep we weren’t at the ground. We got Uber
It was quite an overwhelming feeling. Yes. And every check-up, I’m still having hey, I’m a 27-year-old guy! I’m still me.
I got injured that second summer at building on that? Eats delivered to the foyer, picked up
Then to actually get to play in the XI, I a wee panic. But the more I talk about it But I’ve had to grow up a lot quicker than
Lord’s, but got fit just before heading the food contactlessly — did not have
was excited all over again. I didn’t bowl and express the feelings I have had, the I potentially needed to, and that’s been a
back to NZ. I was playing club and A Yes, game time is the whole reason contact with anybody, did not shake
as much as I normally would have, but better it is for me. Before, when I knew massive help in the rest of my life — to
cricket when I got the call to make my my fiancée Kate and I have gone over, hands; wore masks. Travelling and being
that adrenaline was kicking in and I was my check-up was coming, I’d be nervous have the ability to rationalise, and stop
T20 debut in December 2017 at Saxton basically. Time on my feet. Continue with the training group is unavoidable
giving it everything. By the time we got and think. I just feel very grateful.
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The still
unillustrious
“BYC Podcast”
2022 Awards
by Paul Ford
Annual Players’ The second annual BYC Podcast including serial pitch invader Jarvo’s The Best Snare went the way
Conference Awards were a 45-minute alopecia-
free aural recap on a season of cricket
that has been one of the weirdest and
shoulder barge of Jonny Bairstow at
The Oval, Yorkshire CCC, the misguided
criticism of Quinton de Kock’s approach
of William Alexander Young for his
speccy, one-handed outfield catch to
dismiss the rampaging Marco Jamsen
most frustrating in the history of the to kneeling, a Cameroonian cricketer at Hagley Oval. Young lay on his back
It was exciting to get a bunch of our The major focus of this year’s The two days were a tremendous game thanks to the repercussions and who Mankaded four batters in one in amazement, saluted the sadly empty
members together for the annual conference was to discuss and review success and provided them everyone complications of all things Covid-related. game and Ollie Robinson’s tweets Hagley Oval bank and put the ball in
Players’ Conference over 28th and 29th the domestic competitions and wider with a greater understanding of our about Stuart Broad in 2010. In the end his pocket like his unrelated namesake
Our intrepid podcasting trio - Xena Australian captain Tim Paine took this Bryan Young used to do in the nineties.
April. With 24 men and women players high-performance environment, how the areas relevant to players within the
Warrior Princess star Jason Hoyte, one home off the back of the Tasmanian
gathered in the room it was a great NZCPA best support our members, and professional cricket environment.
chance to review the season just gone, to consolidate collective thought around
subscription media mogul Dylan Cleaver text saga. The 'Holy Moly I Never
and myself - donned our bow-ties Expected That To Happen'
but also to dig deeper into areas that the Master Agreement beyond the
momentarily to rise above the pandemic The Epic Fail Award stayed Award could only be won by Ajaz
can be enhanced in future across the expiry of the current Men’s and Women’s
pessimism for the smorgasbord of in New Zealand and with maestro Patel after he took all 10 wickets in a
professional cricket environment. version in July.
gongs from the heart, the head and the Devon Conway following his self- Test innings, an extraordinary virtuoso
tongue-in-cheek. inflicted broken 5th metacarpal after a performance against India in the city
destructive post-dismissal bat punch where he was born. It also remains an
The Golden Box for the most runs that knocked him out of the T20 World outrage that he was not awarded man
in the Plunket Shield is off to the nether
Premium Partners Cup final. The power of the Gunn and of the match.
regions of Te Kuiti’s Thomas Charles
Moore blade has to shoulder some of
Bruce, representing Central Districts. The pre-eminent award for Most
the blame here methinks.
He plundered 858 runs at a mind- Punishing International
blowing average of 143 and sent cricket Singaporean cricketer Tim David Cricketer of the Year was picked
nerds frothing when he became the collected the Overseas Player of up by Australia for their post-match
batsman in first-class cricket to score the Year for his slogging, spinning celebrations after the T20 World Cup
double centuries in consecutive innings. and his proclivity to play T20 for every final. I know it is petulant, undignified
team of the planet, but never play a and sour grapes to issue this award
There was mild controversy as
first-class match. When his services in their direction but it had to be done
the Silver Sweatbands for most
Photos courtesy of Designed and printed by Plunket Shield wickets were both
were acquired in the recent IPL auction after the combination of beating New
awarded to ND’s Brett Graham Randell for over a million dollars his Western Zealand, wearing goggles for the
(31 at 14.8) on countback, rather than Australia and club cricket team-mate champagne celebrations, enduring
being shared with Nathan Gregory Nick Hobson said: “He's already acted shoeys and selfies, and singing Freed
Smith (31 at 18.4). like a millionaire his whole life, so from Desire.
nothing much will change.”
The coveted Fetish Player of And finally a huge accolade for the
the Year went to Michael Gordon The Kodak Award for Sexiest team behind the award-winning
BUSINESS CLUB MEMBERS Bracewell, the Wellington captain, Cricket Shot of the Year was ‘Appleby Cricket Club All-Time
recent Black Cap, and former Otago hotly contested with nominations XI: Where are they now’ podcast
stalwart who has had a mostly fantastic from Laura Wolvaardt and Babar for winning the Best Cricket
season. Slightly less ferocious than Azam’s respective cover drives, Devon Podcast of the Year ahead of the
some others in the family dynasty, Conway’s flamingo and Trent Boult’s other nominees: ‘Steve Smith Sings
Michael tends to let his left-handed blazing first-ball, last-ball six to win a the Blues’, ‘Historical Grounds of the
batsmanship and offspin do the talking match at the Mount. However they were Sub-Continent’ and ‘The BYC Podcast’.
and his blistering 141* (65 balls) was the all eclipsed by Ross Taylor’s emotional, Terrific recognition of some great aural
by Dermatologists innings of the season. poignant flick over square leg to work in the deep south.
win the World Test Championship at
There were a multitude of nominees for Southampton. The etching of a historic, Congrats to all the winners. And see
the Sh*thousery Act of the Year unforgettable Kiwi cricketing moment. you on the beige carpet again next year.
Paul Ford is the co-founder of the Beige Brigade and one-seventh of The Alternative
Commentary Collective. He has still never won an award worth winning in cricket.
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