"නවසීලන්ත ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම" හි සංශෝධන අතර වෙනස්කම්

==ඉතිහාසය==

 

The reverend [[Henry Williams (missionary)|Henry Williams]] provided history with the first report of a game of cricket in New Zealand, when he wrote in his diary in December 1832 about boys in and around [[Paihia]] on [[Horotutu Beach]] playing cricket. In 1835, [[Charles Darwin]] and the {{HMS|Beagle}} called into the [[Bay of Islands]] on its epic circumnavigation of the Earth and Darwin witnessed a game of cricket played by freed Māori slaves and the son of a missionary at Waimate North. Darwin in ''[[The Voyage of the Beagle]]''

 

The first team to tour New Zealand was Parr's all England XI in 1863–64. Between 1864 and 1914, 22 foreign teams toured New Zealand. England sent 6 teams, Australia 15 and one from [[Fiji]].

 

On 15–17 February 1894 the first team representing New Zealand played New South Wales at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. New South Wales won by 160 runs. New South Wales returned again in 1895–96 and New Zealand won the solitary game by 142 runs, its first victory. The New Zealand Cricket Council was formed towards the end of 1894.

 

New Zealand played its first two internationals (not Tests) in 1904–05 against a star-studded Australia team containing such players as [[Victor Trumper]], [[Warwick Armstrong]] and [[Clem Hill]]. Rain saved New Zealand from a thrashing in the first match, but not the second, which New Zealand lost by an innings and 358 runs – currently the second largest defeat in New Zealand first-class history.

 

In 1927 [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1927|NZ toured England]]. They played 26 first class matches, mostly against county sides. They managed to beat [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]], [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]], and [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]. On the strength of the performances of this tour New Zealand was granted [[Test status]].

 

New Zealand's first Test after the war was against Australia in 1945/46. This game was not considered a "Test" at the time but it was granted Test status retrospectively by the [[International Cricket Council]] in March 1948. The New Zealand players who appeared in this match probably did not appreciate this move by the ICC as New Zealand were dismissed for 42 and 54. The [[New Zealand Cricket Council]]'s unwillingness to pay Australian players a decent allowance to tour New Zealand ensured that this was the only Test Australia played against New Zealand between 1929 and 1972.

 

In 1949 New Zealand sent one of its best ever sides to England. It contained [[Bert Sutcliffe]], [[Martin Donnelly (cricketer)|Martin Donnelly]], [[John Richard Reid|John R. Reid]] and [[Jack Cowie]]. However, 3-day Test matches ensured that all 4 Tests were drawn. Many have regarded the 1949 tour of England among New Zealand's best ever touring performances. All four tests were high-scoring despite being draws and Martin Donnelly's 206 at Lord's hailed as one of the finest innings ever seen there.<ref name="nzhistory.net.nz">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/cricket-in-nz/playing-england |title=New Zealand cricket Page 4 – Playing England |publisher=NZHistory |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref> Despite being winless, New Zealand did not lose a test either. Prior to this, only the legendary 1948 Australian team, led by the great [[Don Bradman]], had achieved this.

 

New Zealand won their first test series in their three match 1969/70 tour of Pakistan 1–0.<ref name="stats.espncricinfo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/engine/series/60430.html |title=New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1969/70 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref>

 

In 1973 [[Richard Hadlee]] debuted and the rate at which New Zealand won Tests picked up dramatically. Hadlee was one of the best pace bowlers of his generation, playing 86 Tests for New Zealand, before he retired in 1990. Of the 86 Tests that Hadlee played in New Zealand won 22 and lost 28. In 1977/78 New Zealand won its first Test against England, at the 48th attempt. Hadlee took 10 wickets in the match.

 

On 4 April 1996, New Zealand achieved a unique world record, where the whole team was adjudged Man of the Match for team performance against 4 run victory over the West Indies. This is recorded as the only time where whole team achieved such an award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1153 |title=1995-1996 West Indies v New Zealand - 4th Match - Georgetown, Guyana |publisher=HowStat |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16203/game/64524/West-Indies-vs-New-Zealand-4th-ODI |title=4th ODI, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Georgetown, Apr 3 1996 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151262.html | title=Fourth One-Day International – WEST INDIES v NEW ZEALAND | work=Wisden 1997 | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>

 

 

New Zealand started the new millennium by winning the [[2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy]] in Kenya to claim their first, and so far, only ICC tournament. They started with a 64-run win over Zimbabwe then proceeded to beat Pakistan by 4 wickets in the semi-final. In the final against India, Chris Cairns scored an unbeaten 102 in New Zealand's run chase helping them win the tournament.