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New Zealand Decade Sport ChampionsNew Zealand Decade Sport Champions1900sNominated: 1905 All Blacks (rugby), Bob Fitzsimmons (boxing), Dave Gallagher (rugby), Harry Kerr (athletics), Kathleen Nunneley (tennis), Daniel Reese (cricket), Charlie Seeling (rugby), George Smith (rugby, athletics, horse racing, league),Billy Wallace (rugby) Bill Webb (rowing). WINNER - 1905 ALL BLACKSThe Original All Blacks established the patterns for all to follow, showing that while the birth of rugby may have been in Britain, its real development was in New Zealand. They scored 976 points in 35 matches in Britain, France and North America, while conceding only 59. They lost only one match, 0-3 against Wales, itself establishing a platform of enduring folklore. The All Blacks style of play was revolutionary, showing that interpassing between backs and forwards could be an effective part of the game and, among other things, that forwards with designated positions would always be more effective than the hitherto ruling philosophy of "first there, first down". They were the first New Zealand team to be known as the All Blacks. 1910sNominated: Richard Arnst (rowing), Malcolm Champion (swimming), Darcy Hadfield (rowing), Ned Shewry (woodchopping), Anthony Wilding (tennis). WINNER - ANTHONY WILDING (TENNIS)Wilding without dispute remains New Zealand's greatest tennis player. The son 1910.JPG) of a New Zealand cricketer and pioneer cricket administrator, Frederick Wilding, Anthony Wilding learned his tennis at the family home in Christchurch and won a series of national titles. He went to Cambridge to study law but the tennis courts seemed to take more of his attention than the law torts. He won the Wimbledon singles title 1910-13 when the defending champion had to play only a challenger round, he helped the combined team of Australasia win the Davis Cup three times and he won a bronze medal at the Stockholm Olympic Games in the singles. He was a successful and popular figure on the world tennis circuit that was then centred on the tourist spots of Europe. Wilding was also an accomplished competitive motorcyclist.1920sNominated: 1924 All Blacks (rugby), Maurice Brownlie (rugby), Bert cooke (rugby),Tom Heeney (boxing), Stan Lay (athletics), Ted Morgan (boxing),George Nepia (rugby), Sir Arthur Poritt (athletics), Randolph Rose (athletics). WINNER - GEORGE NEPIA (RUGBY)Nepia was the 19-year-old sensation on the Invincibles 1924-25 tour |
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approach to his sport than had previously been seen. His win in the Olympic Games 1500 metres final in Berlin in 1936 in world record time was the culmination of his career. Satisfied that he had achieved as close to perfection as could be achieved, he rarely ran afterward. His time of 3min 47.8sec for the 1500 metres was recognised as the equivalent of a mile in about 4 min 3s, showing that the four-minute barrier was not the impossible dream. Berlin was the crowning glory of Lovelock's career, but it was far from the only significant achievement. He won the Empire Games mile in London in 1934 (4min 12.8sec) and set a world mile record of 4min 7.6sec in 1933. He remains the only New Zealander to have held the world 1500 metres and mile records.
automatic choice as the first recipient of the accolade of Sportsman of the Year. Sutcliffe in 1949 had been one of the shining lights of the New Zealand tour of England, scoring 423 runs in the four tests at an average of 60.42 and his total in all matches of 2627 runs had been exceeded only by Bradman. His highest score was 243 against Essex. His illustrious career shone through the 1950s and when he laid down his bat in 1965, he'd played 42 test matches for New Zealand for an aggregate of 2727 runs at an average of 40.10. His highest first-class score of 385 for Otago against Canterbury in 1953, remains the best by a New Zealander.A big thanks to all our sponsors
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