Cricket fans fondly recall the golden 1980s, when New Zealand startled the world with its feats in the test and one-day game. During the era Hadlee, Crowe, Howarth, Cairns, Coney, Wright, Smith and Chatfield became household names. Lance Cairns, flourishing his bat Excalibur, destroyed attacks in the World Series in Australia, and the infamous under-arm controversy at the MCG has become part of folklore. john mehaffey takes us back to that tumultuous time of cricket under lights with coloured clothing and a white ball. The stars of the day share their memories of a fine team and a magical decade when New Zealand celebrated 17 victories and remained unbeaten in all home series.Author BiographyJohn Mehaffey has been captivated by international sport since he saw his first cricket test at the Basin Reserve in 1963. Graduating from Victoria University with a degree in English and history, he worked for the NZ Press Association and Australian Associated Press, then joined Reuters in London, transferring from the world desk to the sports desk in 1981. In three decades as a sports writer he has covered seven summer Olympic Games, ten world athletics championships, seven Rugby World Cups, five cricket World Cups, dozens of tests at Lord's and the Oval, as well as a variety of other sports including tennis, boxing and soccer.

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