Back Issues: Twilight years of cricket in Palmerston North
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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Manawatū Cricket Association (MCA) took advantage of the introduction of daylight saving in 1974 and established a midweek "Twilight Competition" for clubs and business houses in Palmerston North. 14 Teams entered the first season and artificial cricket pitch installations commenced to replace the poor quality grass at Ongley Park.
By 1986/87, 111 teams entered the competition, making it the largest competition of its kind in New Zealand. The rising popularity of touch rugby saw the reduction of twilight cricket teams to 17 by the 2022/23 season.
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- Born digital
- Relation
- Manawatū Standard
- Date
- September 23, 2023
- Digitisation id
- 2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041853
- Format
- Born Digital
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- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Murray Brown and Alec Astle
- Place
- Palmerston North
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