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Ian Smith
Inducted in 1997
Ian Smith, known to his teammates as “Stockley” after one of his given names, was one of the key contributors in a New Zealand cricket golden era in the 1980s.
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  • Cricket
For much of his 12-year international career, he was generally regarded as the best wicketkeeper in the world. Smith claimed most New Zealand records, including 176 test dismissals and 426 in all first-class cricket.

He was also an accomplished batsman with his most noted innings 173 against India in Auckland in 1990, which was the highest by a New Zealand wicketkeeper, the highest test score by a No 9 batsman and the fastest test 150 (from 118 deliveries).

He played in 63 tests.

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Bob Charles

(1936 - )

Sir Bob Charles was the first New Zealander to have won one of golf's majors "the British Open at Lytham and St Anne's in 1963" and for 40 years was the only left-hander to have won a major.
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