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Captaincy

Cricket is one of the few games where the captain's role is of vital importance. The duration of a cricket match is longer than most other games and the time between balls and between overs offers ample scope for captains to invent and re-invent strategy. A good captain needs to be an astute tactician who can quickly assess the 'mood' at any given moment and marshal his bowling changes and field placings accordingly.

Players bring different skills and temperaments to the game and a captain's task is to weave them together into a cohesive and tightly knit unit. The captain has to be skilled in the art of man management, the art of motivating his team mates to extract the best out of them. It helps if the captain is a good player himself, although there have been some notable exceptions, because there is often no substitute to leading by example. The art of captaincy is laid threadbare in these pages.

John Reid talks about his Captaincy

On New Zealand's First Test Win: John Reid describes the historic occasion of New Zealand's first ever Test match victory which came after 25 years of trying in 1956, under his captaincy. Listen also to Reid recount the most exciting Test matches he's played in.. [Interview]


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