Bay of Plenty cricket fans will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with one of the Kiwi legends of the game when Sir Richard Hadlee comes to town on November 1.
The iconic New Zealand cricket all-rounder will headline a function at Club Mount Maunganui as part of his New Zealand tour promoting The Skipper's Diary, his father Walter's diary of the 1949 New Zealand tour of England.
Walter Hadlee captained the New Zealand team on the tour which was played out in war-torn Britain, at a time when rationing was still in effect and buildings still lay in ruins.
During the eight-month tour, Walter Hadlee kept a comprehensive journal which Sir Richard has developed into a book, detailing a journey that included a match in occupied Germany.
"Opportunities to meet Sir Richard and hear firsthand about the project which preserves a significant part of New Zealand Cricket history don't come around too often," Bay of Plenty Cricket chief executive Chris Rapson said.