It happened on one of the Homegoing liners, when a well-known sportsman of Manawaru. who was a passenger bound for South Africa, took part in a heated argument on certain rules of cricket (says the ‘ Wanganui Herald ’). The Test match, England v. Australia, was being broadcast, and several Australians were up to the radio listening in. The New Zealander was asked for his verdict on a certain point. He gave it, but was ridiculed as soon as he had uttered it. “ What does he know about the game?” asked one of the Australians. “ Well,” said the Manawaruite calmly, producing a presentation pipe. “ I have this, of course, from my old club after many years at the game.” “By jingo,” said the Australian, after an examination of the engraving, “ he’s been a member of the M.C.C. team.” From that time the New Zealander was accepted as the greatest cricket authority on the boat, but he didn’t spoil the good impression made by giving the information that M.C.C. stood for Manawaru Cricket Club.
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Evening Star, Issue 22271, 24 February 1936, Page 12
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