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Relive some of the highs and lows in the history of New Zealand's most popular summer team sport, cricket. Although the game has been played here since the 1830s, international success – especially against traditional rivals England and Australia – was a long time coming.

Short-answer activities about New Zealand cricket

Cricket is New Zealand's major organised summer sport. Like rugby, one of New Zealand's major winter sporting codes, it was developed in England.

Hold a class discussion or complete some writing about the place of sport in New Zealand society.

Originally a swamp, Auckland's Eden Park has been a sports ground since the late 19th century.

One of the most memorable and poignant moments in New Zealand cricket history occurred on 26 December 1953, just two days after the Tangiwai rail disaster.

The first test against Australia at Brisbane between 8 and 12 November 1985 will be remembered for the first-innings bowling display by Richard Hadlee.

The New Zealand cricket team takes the field at Eden Park, Auckland, during the fourth test against the West Indies in 1956.

This painting is titled Young New Zealand at play; cricket in a mining town. It appeared in the Weekly Press, 28 October 1899 and was probably painted in 1896.

Poster for the first women's test match between New Zealand and England, in 1935

Trans-Tasman sporting relations reached breaking point at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when Australian captain Greg Chappell ordered his brother Trevor to bowl the final delivery of a limited-overs cricket international against New Zealand underarm

After 22 losses and 22 draws in 26 years of test cricket, New Zealand defeated the West Indies by 190 runs in the fourth test at Eden Park. 

Chasing 137 for victory in the first test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, England were bowled out for 64, with Richard Hadlee taking 6 for 26.

Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 11 runs as New Zealand was skittled for the lowest total in test cricket history – a mere 26 runs. 

New Zealand has played England in 88 tests, almost twice as often as it has met any other team. The team has had many cricketing highs and lows against England.

Key moments in New Zealand's cricketing rivalry with Australia