New Zealanders relish wins against England and Australia. Beating England, our former colonial masters, and Australia, our closest sporting rival and one of the consistently strongest teams in the world, is seen as a true benchmark of success.
Development of cricket in New Zealand
Cricket came early to New Zealand. Anglican missionary Henry Williams organised a match in Northland in 1832, and the first match in which scores were recorded was played at Wellington in December 1842. In 1864 international cricket arrived in New Zealand in the form of George Parr's professional 'All-England Eleven', which had been playing in Melbourne. The English team won four matches against 22-strong teams representing Otago and Canterbury.
The first recorded women's cricket match was played in Nelson in 1886, but women's cricket did not become firmly established until the late 1920s and early 1930s. Women cricketers compete domestically for the State League, representing the same provincial associations as the men's State Championship.
International cricket
In 1930 New Zealand became the fifth test-playing nation (after England, Australia, South Africa and India) when it played its first test against England at Lancaster Park (later Jade Stadium, now AMI Stadium), Christchurch. In what was to become an all-too-familiar trend, the English won by eight wickets. New Zealand did not achieve its first test victory until 1956, when the West Indies were defeated at Eden Park. Up to the end of December 2008 New Zealand had played 345 test matches.
New Zealand played their first ODI on 11 February 1973, defeating Pakistan by 22 runs at Lancaster Park.
The New Zealand women's team played their first test match against England at Lancaster Park in 1935.
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