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‘The Immortals’ limited edition commemorative book is a memorabilia collector’s dream. It contains the original signature of every living New Zealand test cricketer able to complete this mammoth exercise. The book has 172 original signatures – beginning with Walter Hadlee and Eric Tindill from the 1930s and moving through eight decades to all the modern players and even those who played tests in early-2006 ¬– Peter Fulton, Jamie How and Jeetan Patel. Only one elderly former player was too poorly healthwise to sign.
All the great are there … the Cairns, Crowes, Hadlees, Howarths, Reids … and Bartlett, Burgess, Coney, Congdon, Greatbatch, Jones, Turner, Wright … Fleming, Vettori, Bond … and so forth.
'Never before … and never again' is an accurate description of the feat, since several old players have died since signing during the huge two-year project. ‘The Immortals’ also contains biographies of all the more than 230 men who have played test cricket through history – including a photo of every player.
• Less than 500 copies are available to the public • Each certified numbered copy comes complete with pledge of authenticity • The beautiful presentation is completed in shellcase, silver-blocked on front and spine, with ribbon marker bound into the case to lift out your book • It would make a superb Christmas or birthday present • This is an investment in New Zealand's cricketing heritage • It is a ‘sister’ book – virtually identical in format – to the All Blacks’ book of the same name published two years ago • Additionally, original signatures of the world's leading sports stars are acknowledged as valuable, tradeable assets that tend to appreciate over time, similar to fine art, antiques and rare cars
Signatories.
ADAMS, Andre Ryan ALABASTER, John Chaloner 'Jack' ALLOTT, Geoffrey Ian ANDERSON, Robert Wickham ANDREWS, Bryan ASTLE, Nathan John BARBER, Richard Trevor BARTLETT, Gary Alex BARTON, Paul Thomas BELL, Matthew David BILBY, Grahame Paul BLAIN, Tony Elston BLAIR, Robert William 'Bob' BOLTON, Bruce Alfred BOND, Shane Edward BOOCK, Stephen Lewis BRACEWELL, Brendon Paul BRACEWELL, John Garry BRADBURN, Grant Eric BRADBURN, Wynne Pennell BROWN, Vaughan Raymond BURGESS, Mark Gordon BUTLER, Ian Gareth CAIRNS, Bernard Lance CAIRNS, Christopher Lance CAMERON, Francis James 'Frank' CHATFIELD, Ewen John COLLINGE, Richard Owen CONEY, Jeremy Vernon CONGDON, Bevan Ernest CROWE, Jeffrey John CROWE, Martin David CUMMING, Craig Derek CUNIS, Robert Smith 'Bob' D'ARCY, John William 'Jack' DE GROEN, Richard Paul DAVIS, Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangi DEMPSTER, Eric William DICK, Arthur Edward 'Artie' DOULL, Simon Blair DOWLING, Graham Thorne DRUM, Christopher James EDGAR, Bruce Adrian EDWARDS, Graham Neil 'Jock' FLEMING, Stephen Paul FRANKLIN, James Edward Charles FRANKLIN, Trevor John FULTON, Peter Gordon GEDYE, Sid Graham GERMON, Lee Kenneth GILLESPIE, Stuart Ross GRAY, Evan John GREATBATCH, Mark John GUILLEN, Simpson Clairemont GUY, John William HADLEE, Dayle Robert HADLEE, Richard John HADLEE, Walter Arnold HARFORD, Roy Ivan HARRIS, Chris Zinzan HARRIS, Roger Meredith HART, Matthew Norman HART, Robert Garry HARTLAND, Blair Robert HASLAM, Mark James HASTINGS, Brian Frederick HAYES, John Arthur HORNE, Matthew Jeffery HORNE, Philip Andrew HOUGH, Kenneth William HOW, Jamie Michael HOWARTH, Geoffrey Philip HOWARTH, Hedley John JARVIS, Terrence Wayne JONES, Andrew Howard JONES, Richard Andrew KENNEDY, Robert John KERR, John Lambert ‘Jack’ KUGGELEIJN, Christopher Mary LARSEN, Gavin Rolf LATHAM, Rodney Terry LEES, Warren Kenneth LEGGAT, Ian Bruce LOVERIDGE, Greg Riaka McCULLUM, Brendon Barrie McEWAN, Paul Ernest MacGIBBON, Anthony Roy McGREGOR, Spencer Noel McMAHON, Trevor George McMILLAN, Craig Douglas MARSHALL, Hamish John Hamilton MARSHALL, James Andrew Hamilton MARTIN, Christopher Stewart MASON, Michael James MEALE, Trevor MEULI, Edgar Milton MILBURN, Barry Douglas MILLS, Kyle David MORGAN, Ross Winston MORRISON, Bruce Donald MORRISON, Daniel Kyle MORRISON, John Francis MacLean MOTZ, Richard Charles MURRAY, Bruce Alexander Grenfell MURRAY, Darrin James NASH, Dion Joseph O’BRIEN, Iain Edward O'CONNOR, Shane Barry ORAM, Jacob David Philip O'SULLIVAN, David Robert OWENS, Michael Barry PAPPS, Michael Hugh William PARKER, John Morton PARKER, Norman Murray PARORE, Adam Craig PATEL, Dipak Narshibhai PATEL, Jeetan PETHERICK, Peter James PLAYLE, William Rodger POCOCK, Blair Andrew POLLARD, Victor POORE, Matt Beresford PRIEST, Mark Wellings PRINGLE, Christopher RABONE, Geoffrey Osbourne REDMOND, Rodney Ernest REID, John Fulton REID, John Richard RICHARDSON, Mark Hunter ROBERTSON, Gary Keith RUTHERFORD, Kenneth Robert SCOTT, Roy Hamilton SEWELL, David Graham SHRIMPTON, Michael John Froud SINCLAIR, Barry Whitley SINCLAIR, Ian McKay SINCLAIR, Mathew Stuart SMITH, Ian David Stockley SNEDDEN, Colin Alexander SNEDDEN, Martin Colin SPARLING, John Trevor SPEARMAN, Craig Murray STEAD, Gary Raymond STIRLING, David Alexander STYRIS, Scott Bernard SUA, Murphy Logo TAYLOR, Bruce Richard THOMSON, Keith THOMSON, Shane Alexander TINDILL, Eric William Thomas TROUP, Gary Bertram TRUSCOTT, Peter Bennetts TUFFEY, Daryl Raymond TURNER, Glenn Maitland TWOSE, Roger Graham VANCE, Robert Howard VAUGHAN, Justin Thomas Caldwell VETTORI, Daniel Luca VINCENT, Lou VIVIAN, Graham Ellery WALKER, Brooke Graham Keith WALMSLEY, Kerry Peter WARD, John Thomas WATSON, WILLIAM 'Willie' WEBB, Murray George WEBB, Peter Neil WHITE, David John WISEMAN, Paul John WRIGHT, John Geoffrey YOUNG, Bryan Andrew YUILE, Bryan William
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