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    Of all of B-J Watling's qualities, Black Caps cricket coach Gary Stead admires tenacity the most

    Of all of B-J Watling's qualities, Black Caps cricket coach Gary Stead admires tenacity the most


    The wicketkeeper will retire after the World Test Championship final against India next month.

    Stead assesses the asset they're losing.



    Watling's eight test centuries at an average of 38 from 73 tests, and national record of 257 dismissals behind the stumps, rank him as world-class.

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     10 Feb: The Black Caps insist they're well aware of the spirited start by the minor cricket nations at the T20 World Cup
     10 Feb: The Black Caps are tapping into all the intel they have ahead of their second match at cricket's T20 World Cup later tonight
     10 Feb: Black Caps test wicketkeeper Tom Blundell has snared the wicket of Auckland big hitter Bevon Jacobs in one day cricket's Ford Trophy for Wellington
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