Denis Charles Aberhart is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played for Canterbury

Canterbury Wizards

The Canterbury Wizards are a New Zealand first class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket and has been the most successful domestic team in New Zealand history...

 and Central Districts

Central Districts Stags

The Central Districts Stags are a New Zealand first class cricket team based in central New Zealand. It competes in the State Championship first class competition and the State Shield domestic one day competition...

 between 1976/77 and 1983/84. He later became coach of Canterbury during the 1990s before being appointed coach of New Zealand

New Zealand cricket team

The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...

 in 2001, replacing David Trist

David Trist

David George Trist is a former first class cricketer who played for Canterbury. A right arm fast-medium bowler, he played 24 games between 1968/69 and 1977/78....

. Now he is a school principal of Our Lady of Fatima in Christchurch

Aberhart also played for Marlborough in the Hawke Cup

Hawke Cup

The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealand's District Associations. Apart from 1910/11, 1912/13 and 2000/01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. In order to win the Hawke Cup the challenger must beat the holder on their home ground...

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External links

• Profile at Cricinfo