| Bert
Sutcliffe MBE (1923-2001)
The greatest New Zealand batsman (everything is relative and,
relative to every New Zealand batsman in his lifetime, Bert was the
greatest by a long way). Not many New Zealanders (I believe) would disagree
with that. He was one of my heroes, I know I'm English but cricket is
(was?) universal and many of my heroes were from beyond these shores.
This photo was taken at Canterbury (in Kent, England that is! - New
Zealand versus Kent) in 1958. I see from Wisden that rain restricted
the second day to 70 minutes and washed out the third day but my memory
only extends to seeing Bert Sutcliffe! Can someone tell me who the other
two cricketers are?
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