He developed the New Zealand test team into a competitive test and one day unit until he resigned in September 1999. He played a huge part in developing Michael Slater, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Michael Bevan and Glen McGrath into regular members of the test lineup. And, people do not realise that during [...]
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David Clarence Boon (b 1960), cricketer, was the first Tasmanian player to become an automatic choice in the Australian national team. Born in Launceston, he gained early prominence as a schoolboy cricketer. He first played for the Tasmanian senior team in 1978–79, and soon established himself as a regular first-class player. Short in stature, but [...]
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