Harry Cave
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Henry "Harry" Butler Cave (10 October 1922 in Wanganui
, New Zealand
– 15 September 1989 in Wanganui) was a New Zealand
cricket
er who captained New Zealand
in nine of his nineteen Tests.
In 1952-53 he and Ian Leggat
added 239 for the ninth wicket for the Central Districts
against the Otago
in Dunedin
.
Wanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
– 15 September 1989 in Wanganui) was a 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...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who captained New Zealand
New Zealand national cricket captains
This is a complete list of all of New Zealand's national cricket captains at official international level. As such it includes details of all the men who have captained at least one Test match or One Day International, all boys who have captained in at least one Youth Test or Youth ODI, and all...
in nine of his nineteen Tests.
In 1952-53 he and Ian Leggat
Ian Leggat
Ian Bruce Leggat is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1954. In 1952-53 he and Harry Cave added 239 for the ninth wicket for the Central Districts against the Otago at Dunedin. He also played for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.Leggat was born in Invercargill, New Zealand. His...
added 239 for the ninth wicket for the 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...
against the Otago
Otago Volts
The Otago Volts are a first class cricket team representing the Otago Cricket Association, one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket....
in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
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