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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. From 1948 to 1968, the visits of the Fiji cricket team were widely anticipated in New Zealand. The team played on four occasions in Palmerston North. The Fiji style of cricket was exciting and described as attractive crowd pleasing cricket. The last game between Fiji and Manawatū in 1968 was attended by a large crowd at Fitzherbert Park and won by the home team.

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Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
November 26, 2022
Digitisation ID
2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041068
Format
Born Digital

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fitzherbert park,
manawatu cricket association,
manawatu standard,
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