Runs on the board - New Zealand cricket
World Cup scavenger hunt - New Zealand cricket activity - social studies Levels 4 and 5
Using the feature Runs on the board - New Zealand cricket and Cricinfo complete the following activities.
- How many times has New Zealand made the final of the men's World Cup?
- When did the New Zealand women's team win the World Cup?
- Name the grounds being used for the 2007 men's World Cup?
- When did New Zealand host the men's World Cup?
- When did New Zealand win its first cricket test match (men
Why cricket? - New Zealand cricket
Cricket is New Zealand's major organised summer sport and enjoys the fourth-highest playing numbers. Five-day test matches don't attract large crowds, but one-day international matches (ODIs) are another story, drawing good crowds and big television audiences.
Sport and identity - cricket activity - social studies Levels 4 and 5
Using the feature Runs on the board - New Zealand cricket and some of the other material available from the Sports category of NZHistory.net.nz, complete the following activities.
1. Class discussion
Sport is taken very seriously in this country (despite fears that we are becoming fatter and less active), and the success of New Zealand's major teams like the All Blacks and Black Caps can have a great effect on the mood of the nation. Consider some discussion questions with your class around the broad theme of sport and its place in New Zealand society.
The World Cup - New Zealand cricket
A brief history
New Zealand's Black Caps were 1 of 16 teams competing in the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies during March and April 2007. The teams are divided into four groups of four, with the top two teams in each group then competing in a 'Super 8' format to determine the semi-finalists.
John Reid
After debuting for the New Zealand cricket team against England in 1949 John Reid went on to play another 57 tests for his country, 34 of those as captain.
The Tangiwai cricket test, Boxing Day 1953
The 1953–54 New Zealand cricket team in South Africa. R.W. (Bob) Blair is the last player on the right in the second row. Bert Sutcliffe is third from the right, sitting down.
The Tangiwai test, Boxing Day 1953
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. At the time, the New Zealand team was touring South Africa. The second test, at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, started on 24 December and recommenced, after a day off for Christmas, on Boxing Day. By the time play resumed, reports of the Tangiwai tragedy – at the time the world’s eighth-deadliest rail disaster – had flashed around the world. The news was especially devastating for one of the New Zealand players, fast bowler Bob Blair, who learned that his fiancée, Nerissa Love, was among the 151 victims.
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.
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