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New Zealand cricket team taking the field in 1956
The New Zealand cricket team takes the field at Eden Park, Auckland, during the fourth test against the West Indies in 1956. The New Zealand team went on to win by 190 runs, their first test victory.
From left: S.N. McGregor, J.E.F. Beck, S.C. Guillen, H.B. Cave, M.E. Chapple, A.R. MacGibbon, L.S.M. Miller, J.R. Reid, D.D. Beard, D.D. Taylor and J.C. Alabaster.
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Image originally appeared in New Zealand Free LAnce, 21 March 1956
Reference: PAColl-5936-23
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its Timeframes website,
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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