Overshadowed

Following an end to World War Two, the peacetime summer of cricket in England is largely remembered for the Victory Tests and the visit by the popular Australian cricketers. The New Zealand Services cricket team also toured around England during the summer of 1945 but little is known about the team or its exploits.Overshadowed relates the interesting and entertaining story of the team. It incorporates a brief survey of wartime cricket played by RNZAF and New Zealand Services teams in...
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Following an end to World War Two, the peacetime summer of cricket in England is largely remembered for the Victory Tests and the visit by the popular Australian cricketers. The New Zealand Services cricket team also toured around England during the summer of 1945 but little is known about the team or its exploits.Overshadowed relates the interesting and entertaining story of the team. It incorporates a brief survey of wartime cricket played by RNZAF and New Zealand Services teams in England throughout the period 1940 to 1944 and provides an account of 33 matches played by 1945 New Zealand Services team in England. The side contained several of New Zealand's big names from the past such as Stewie Dempster, Roger Blunt, Ted Badcock and Ken James, along with rising stars Martin Donnelly and Tom Pritchard. Pen portraits of players to represent the various New Zealand Services teams in England during World War Two are also featured in the book.