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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. A detailed account and description of a cricket game in Palmerston North, 1930. The Manawatū team played the touring Marylebone Cricket Club from England. The local team included train driver Alexander (Alec) McVicar, who played 75 matches for Manawatū.

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2022Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_039733
Title
Back Issues: The MCC and the cricketing engine driver
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Manawatū Standard
Date
2022-06-25

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