The Making of New Zealand Cricket, 1832-1914

The Making of New Zealand Cricket, 1832-1914
ISBN-10
0714684821
ISBN-13
9780714684826
Category
Ball games
Pages
257
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
Greg Ryan

Description

This book examines the emergence and growth of cricket in relation to diverse patterns of European settlement in New Zealand - such as the systematic colonization schemes of Edward Gibbon Wakefield and the gold discoveries of the 1860s. This book examines the emergence and growth of cricket in relation to diverse patterns of European settlement in New Zealand - such as the systematic colonization schemes of Edward Gibbon Wakefield and the gold discoveries of the 1860s.

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