EDUCATION EXHIBITION / DISPLAYS

Visits to the Museum New Zealand Cricket in the 19th Century 1832-1899 NEW ZEALAND Visitation numbers have increased significantly from last Commenced 24.10.2009 years figures, with 1451 visitors compared to 767 visitors for This showcase display consists of large photo murals of five outstanding the period June to December i.e. a 89% increase. This is New Zealand cricketers of the 19th Century, namely Dan Reese (NZ, Canterbury, CRICKET MUSEUM largely due to school and community group visits with 554 Essex, London County); Arthur Fisher (NZ, Otago); Ernest Upham (NZ, individuals compared to 235 individuals for the same period Wellington); Arthur Downes (NZ, Otago); Sir Arthur Sims (Australia, NZ, last year. 34 school and community group programmes have Canterbury); and a photo mural drawing of a woman cricketer from the 19th been completed which already exceeds the financial year end Century. Complementing the photo murals of individual players is an LCD screen target by 9 groups i.e. 25 groups by 31.05.10. that displays 34 ‘slideshow’ photos of school, club, family, 1st-Class, Minor Association, and unofficial New Zealand representative teams that collectively Plunket Shield cover the period 1864 to 1899. New Zealand Cricket has gone back to its roots with the reintroduction of the Plunket Shield as the trophy for the men’s first-class competition this summer. The Shield was first introduced in 1906 and was replaced from 1974- 75 by the Shell Trophy, which was itself succeeded by the State Championship in 2001-02. However, the loss of State Insurance as sponsors for 2009-10 has prompted a return to the Plunket Shield which has been on display at the museum. The Shield will have some minor remedial conservation work undertaken by an objects conservator over the summer before being presented to the winner of the first-class competition for 2009-10.

Gavin Larsen (left), Matthew Bell, and Glenn Turner holding the Plunket Shield outside the museum 4.11.2009 Photo: Photosport New Zealand Cricket Archives ‘New Zealand Cricket in the 19th Century 1832-1899’ Showcase Display Photographer: Mark Coote NZCM Archives New Zealand Cricket Collection VISITS TO THE MUSEUM Phone: 04 385 6602 Email: [email protected] A number of cricketana treasures such as jugs, mugs, The Old Grandstand, Basin Reserve, Wellington Website: www.nzcricket.co.nz bowls, bisque figures, flat servers, belt buckles, a cruet set, a toast rack (all with cricket references) are also Public Hours Basin Reserve Tours displayed indicating the depth and spread of interest Summer Season: 10.30 – 3.30pm Monday to Sunday and all match Tours can be organised to the New Zealand Cricket Museum, the in cricket beyond narrowly defined terms in the 19th days i.e. 01 November to 30 April. R.A. Vance Stand, the Groundsmen’s Shed and the perimeter of the Century. Silver trophies, caps, a cricket ball, a ‘skeleton’ Winter Season: 10.30 – 3.30pm Weekends only i.e. 01 May to 31 ground to view famous historical cricket plaques. pad, and also cricket bats that belonged to Leonard Cuff October or by special arrangement. Facilities - New Zealand’s first unofficial test captain, and Arnold Schools & Group Hours Museum toilet including disabled toilet. Williams of Wellington and New Zealand, are utterly Summer Season: Open Monday to Friday 10.30 – 3.30pm by prior Bus & car parking adjacent to the museum. unique items that hold specific references to the early arrangement (not match days). Museum shop stocks a variety of books, postcards, miniature cricket unfolding history and tapestry of New Zealand cricket. Winter Season: As above but by special arrangement. bats, balls etc. The showcase display is Admission Charges Lending Library supplemented with a ‘New $5 adults; $2 students/children. Children (12 years & under) free The library is available for lending, research and study purposes. Zealand Cricket in the 19th if accompanied by an adult. Hours by arrangement. A cornucopia of cricket history. Century’ history text panel School groups $1 per student and $2 per adult. How To Find Us Other group visits by arrangement. and an audio interactive, Top: Prefects Cricket XI, Te Aute College, Bottom: Nelson’s First Representative By Car: Drive in/enter by the southern (J.R. Reid) Gate at the Basin using a professional actor’s Hawkes Bay 1880 Cricket Team 1864 Bookings Reserve. voice, of newspaper and Photographer: Unknown Photographer: Unknown The museum welcomes school/group visits by prior arrangement. By Bus: Stagecoach Wellington. Buses 1, 42, 43, 44 travel to/from other cricket quotes from Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. Kingsford Collection, Nelson Provincial Museum. We appreciate at least two weeks notice to enable successful liaison Kent and Cambridge Terrace to the Central Railway Station. the 19th Century. Ref. No. ½-061582-F Ref. No. 127564/6 time with the Host/Guide and to ensure that you are able to book the By Rail: NZ Tranz Metro units depart from the Central Railway Station. Alexander Downes c.1895 most suitable times. By Foot: Enter the Basin by the northern or southern Gates and Photographer: Unknown The museum can comfortably accommodate 25 students and proceed to museum. Private Collection Note: L.A. Cuff (detail) 1896 accompanying teachers and adults, split into two groups, at one Summer/Autumn Newsletter 2009-10 General Photographer: Unknown time. Smoking, food or drink are not permitted. Canterbury Cricket Association Archives COLLECTION MANAGEMENT NEW ZEALAND CRICKET HISTORY In three quarters of an hour on the second morning BRIEFLY New Zealand reached 50 contumaciously. Vivian was Cricket Trivia Recent Acquisition Conservation Treatment discreet, yet free; he mingled attack and defence First NZ Bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test Match Three different sets of cricket trivia The museum has acquired a significant number of photographs In preparation for the New Zealand Cricket in the 19th proportionately. He scored a half-century but at the other questions and answers were provided to and archives material from New Zealand Cricket in recent months. Century showcase display a number of silver objects New Zealand v England 1937 (Second Test) end five wickets fell for 144 runs by lunch. Hadlee chose New Zealand Cricket for use on digital These include New Zealand men’s and women’s cricket teams, required remedial conservation treatment. These objects Old Trafford, Manchester, England, 24, 26, 27 July 1937 the afternoon session to reveal his true talents. He played screens at the three test match venues players and officials portraits, and a diverse range of archives included trophies, flat servers, brass belt buckles, a England won by 130 runs strong and accomplished cricket, scoring 93 out of 137 while – New Zealand versus Pakistan at the at the crease. Page proved an invaluable partner while 99 University Oval, Dunedin; the Basin material. A few of the photographs are highlighted on this page. cricket cruet set, and a cricket toast rack. An objects Reserve, Wellington; and McLean Park, conservator was engaged to undertake conservation runs were added for the sixth wicket, and Gallichan batted Napier. These sets of cricket trivia treatment to ensure the objects were cleaned to remove vigorously at the end of an innings that totalled 281. questions and answers were relevant to 1 any pollutants and dust, and that any polish residue and/ In the last hour of play New Zealand removed three of the each test match venue, and referenced on the digital screens to the museum. or silver tarnish was also removed before the objects England batsman to turn the tables. When play commenced on were displayed. They were designed to raise awareness the final morning Cowie bowled magnificently, giving England of the museum and New Zealand cricket The E Heathcote Williams Challenge Shield (see photo a terrible shock, and might have won the match but for bad history. Two different sets of cricket trivia on this page) that was originally presented to the New fielding, which at the moment of a ripe opportunity upseta questions and answers will be provided for great period of bowling by Cowie. England was in trouble at 75 the one NZ v Bangladesh, and the two NZ Zealand Cricket Council for competition amongst the versus Australia, test matches in February for seven, but Brown was dropped three times before he made secondary schools of New Zealand in 1908, and is now and March 2010. in the museums collection, will also have remedial 21, and went on to top score with 57. Ames defied the bowlers conservation treatment over the summer months. This and his 39 contributed to an eighth-wicket partnership worth Displays at the Cable Car Museum an invaluable 72 runs. England had been let off the hook and its Two cricket displays were installed at the will also include cleaning surfaces of dirt and dust, The 1937 New Zealand Touring Team to England removing old polish residue and silver tarnish, as well as final total of 187 meant that New Zealand faced a difficult target Cable Car Museum on the 15th of October. Standing (l. to r.): T.C. Lowry (manager), W.N. Carson, J. Cowie, N. Gallichan, One display was a marketing/promotional the additional application of either a protective wax coat W.A. Hadlee, J.R. Lamason, J.A. Dunning, D.A.R. Moloney, W. Ferguson (scorer) of 265 in four hours. John (Jack) Cowie 1949 (Jack) Cowie John Sport Photo: & General Private Collection tool for the museum, and the other one was or metal lacquer. The Shield will be displayed in 2010 Seated (l. to r.): E.W.T. Tindill, A.W. Roberts, H.G. Vivian (vice-captain), M.L. Page (captain), G.L. Weir, J.L. Kerr a display on the Victoria University Cricket and replace the Plunket Shield recently on display (see In Front: W.M. Wallace, M.P. Donnelly In New Zealand’s second innings Vivian and Moloney Club whose home ground Kelburn Park is also Plunket Shield story in the Education section of this Photo: Unknown located close to the Cable Car and Cable Photography Collection, NZCM Accession No. 98/96 NCM1466 began the chase with a lively partnership of 50, but when newsletter). the latter was run out a decline set in. Goddard found Car Museum. Heavy rain before the test softened the wicket and dulled the the wearing pitch responsive to his off-break and he Black Cap No 1 on loan to NZCM edge of Cowie’s attack. While Barnett’s full-blooded stroke play completely baffled the batsmen taking six wickets for 2 4 A piece of New Zealand’s cricket history brightened a cold, damp day, Hutton silenced his critics with his 29 runs. Donnelly alone offered real resistance, and returned home when Black Cap Number calm and correct batting, reaching a precise individual century England gained a somewhat fortunate victory just after 1 was presented to the museum at the before he departed after 202 minutes. Solid contributions the tea adjournment. In the London Daily Telegraph, Basin Reserve on the first day of the NZ v from Hardstaff, Hammond and Paynter carried England to 237 Howard Marshall suggested that poor catching had cost Pakistan test match. The cap is a replica for three at the tea interval. After the break Cowie seemed to the tourists an historic victory: ‘The New Zealander’s had of the one worn by New Zealand’s first test A jubilant Jack Cowie is about to fling the ball into the air after accepting player, F.T. (Ted) Badcock. He was assigned find extra vigour and captured three wickets for 13 in a spell of a return catch from Jim Smith in England’s second innings the game safely in their hands and then let it slip through cap number 1 by being the first named six overs. Gallichan picked off the tail-enders and at stumps Photo: London News Agency their fingers.’ player – in alphabetical order – in the England had scored 358 for nine. Robins declared overnight. Private Collection Cowie’s six wickets in England’s second innings gave him country’s first Test match, against England at Christchurch in January 1930. With England New Zealand a match total of 10 – the first time a New Zealand bowler Badcock having no surviving family in NZ, First Innings Second Innings First Innings Second Innings had achieved this milestone in an official test match. It the cap was initially presented to the South L. Hutton c Dunning b Vivian 100 c Vivian b Cowie 14 H.G. Vivian b Wellard 58 c Ames b Smith 50 would be 39 years before the feat was matched by Richard Perth Cricket Club where he had a long C.J. Barnett c Kerr b Cowie 62 lbw Dunning 12 D.A.R. Moloney lbw Smith 11 run out 20 association. In a generous gesture, South J. Hardstaff st Tindill b Vivian 58 c Tindill b Cowie 11 W.M. Wallace st Ames b Brown 23 b Goddard 5 Hadlee against India at the Basin Reserve. Neville Cardus Perth has agreed to present the cap back to W.R. Hammond b Gallichan 33 c Moloney b Cowie 0 J.L. Kerr b Wellard 4 b Smith 3 reported: ‘Cowie declined to abate his magnificent energies. E. Paynter lbw Cowie 33 c Cowie b Vivian 7 M.P. Donnelly lbw Wellard 4 (7) not out 37 He bowled with admirable accuracy and tenacity. He bowled New Zealand on a long-term loan. L.E.G. Ames not out 16 lbw Dunning 39 W.A. Hadlee hit wicket b Wellard 93 (5) b Goddard 3 scarcely one lame or harmless ball for an hour and a half; no A.W. Wellard b Cowie 5 (8) c Wallace b Vivian 0 *M.L. Page c Smith b Hammond 33 (6) b Goddard 2 *R.W.V. Robins b Cowie 14 (7) c Moloney b Cowie 12 E.W.T. Tindall b Brown 6 lbw Brown 0 finer exhibition of quick, reliable bowling has been seen at Old 1. Mark Richardson (left), Scott Styris, Lou Vincent & Craig McMillan F.R. Brown b Gallichan 1 b Cowie 57 N. Gallichan c Brown b Smith 30 c Wellard b Goddard 2 Trafford for several years.’ ‘Terrific pace off the pitch, a forked- 3 New Zealand Cricket Team Tour of India 2003 C.I.J. Smith c Kerr b Gallichan 21 c and b Cowie 27 J.A. Dunning not out 4 b Goddard 3 lightning off-break and lift and swing away from the right- Photo: Pradeep Mandhani, New Delhi, India T.W.J. Goddard not out 4 not out 1 J. Cowie st Ames b Brown 0 c Wellard b Goddard 0 hand batsman’; recalled Len Hutton. The 1938 Wisden Photography Collection, NZCM Extras: b 4, lb 7 11 Extras: lb 7 7 Extras: b 4, lb 11 11 Extras: b 7, lb 1, nb 1 9 TOTAL (for 9 wickets declared) 358 TOTAL 187 TOTAL 281 TOTAL 134 Cricketers Almanack stated that Cowie ‘always bowled at 2. Maia Lewis 1997 Fall of wickets: 100, 228, 231, 296, Fall of wickets: 17, 29, 29, 46, Fall of wickets: 19, 65, 91, 105, 119 Fall of wickets: 50, 68, 73, 94, the stumps and considering he was sometimes handicapped by Photo: Unknown 302, 307, 327, 328, 352 46, 68, 75, 147, 186, 187 218, 242, 268, 280, 281 102, 104, 109, 116, 134, 134 the slow pitch and wet ball, his was a masterly performance. Photography Collection, NZCM O M R W O M R W O M R W O M R W Had he been an Australian, he might have been termed a 3. E. Heathcote Williams Challenge Shield 1908 Cowie 32 6 73 4 23.5 6 67 6 Smith 22 7 29 2 14 2 34 2 wonder of the age.’ Cowie finished the tour with 114 wickets Photographer: Mark Coote Dunning 28 5 84 0 12 2 35 2 Wellard 30 4 81 4 14 2 30 0 Black Cap Number 1 - F.T. Badcock Vivian 28 7 75 2 17 5 64 2 Hammond 15 5 27 1 6 1 18 0 Ornamental Objects Collection, NZCM at 19.95 and was easily the best bowler in the test series, Photographer: Photosport Page 5 0 16 0 Goddard 18 5 48 0 14.4 5 29 6 taking 19 wickets at 20.78 – 11 more than any other bowler New Zealand Cricket Archives 4. White Ferns Tour of England 2004 Gallichan 36 7 99 3 8 4 14 0 Brown 22.4 4 81 3 5 0 14 1 from either side. Back Row (l. to r.): Angela Cadogan (physiotherapist), Catherine Campbell (manager), Paula Flannery, NZCM Brochures Rebecca Steele, Nicola Browne, Rebecca Rolls, Sara McGlashan, Amanda Green, Mike Shrimpton (coach), Sources: Men in White by Don Neely, Francis Payne & Richard King (Moa 5,000 revised and updated New Zealand Cliff Dickeson (assistant coach) Publications 1986, pgs 156, 157); Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1938 (John Front Row (l. to r.): Helen Watson, Sarah Burke, Aimee Mason, Haidee Tiffen (vice-captain), Cricket Museum Brochures were printed in Wisden & Co. Ltd, pg. 225); Neville Cardus (Manchester Guardian, 25, 27, September and numbers of them are being Maia Lewis (captain), Maria Fahey, Beth McNeill, Loiuse Milliken 28 July 1938); Wisden Cricket Monthly; The Shell Cricket Encyclopedia by Photo: Photosport distributed to a large number of Wellington Lynn McConnell and Ian Smith (Moa Beckett 1993, pg.42) Photography Collection, NZCM tourism outlets over the summer months.