Cometh the Hour

Nathan Astle comes to play with “a superb and dominating” unbeaten 122 for the Black Caps to help them take the series 3-2 over “plucky losers” England and deservedly finish the summer with a trophy. Hitting the winning runs with a six and passing 5000 runs in one-day cricket Astle showed “why he is regarded as one of the world’s most complete one-day batsman”. Astle has scored 12 one-day centuries placing him 7th on the all-timers list overtaking Viv Richards, Gordon Greenidge and Aravinda de Silva.


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Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Erika Fairweather has won her maiden swimming world championship title with victory in the women’s 400m freestyle final in Doha. The 20-year-old from Dunedin is the first New Zealander to win…