New Zealand tumbled to their lowest test score in an innings at the Auckland ground in 1955, 26 against England.
A year later the mood at the stadium was radically different when the New Zealanders finally won a test at the 45th attempt by beating West Indies.
Eden Park was also where the Richard Hadlee legend was born, albeit in a losing cause against Australia.
Matches against the Australians have always held an extra edge for New Zealanders, not least as a result of Australia's decision not to send their test team across the Tasman Sea for a full series until 1974.
Three years later the Australians toured again. Hadlee, his country's finest cricketer, had finally made his mark on the international scene after a slow start, and at Eden Park he was on fire.
Bowling with unrelenting pace and hostility, Hadlee repeatedly beat the bat without reward.
For the first time the chant of "Hadlee! Hadlee!" echoed around the ground.
A year later the mood at the stadium was radically different when the New Zealanders finally won a test at the 45th attempt by beating West Indies.
Eden Park was also where the Richard Hadlee legend was born, albeit in a losing cause against Australia.
Matches against the Australians have always held an extra edge for New Zealanders, not least as a result of Australia's decision not to send their test team across the Tasman Sea for a full series until 1974.
Three years later the Australians toured again. Hadlee, his country's finest cricketer, had finally made his mark on the international scene after a slow start, and at Eden Park he was on fire.
Bowling with unrelenting pace and hostility, Hadlee repeatedly beat the bat without reward.
For the first time the chant of "Hadlee! Hadlee!" echoed around the ground.
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