Trent Boult signs autographs during the game against Scotland. Picture / Getty Images
Trent Boult signs autographs during the game against Scotland. Picture / Getty Images
Bagpipes skirl as Black Caps hold on to stay unbeaten
It was not pretty, but the Black Caps scraped past Scotland by three wickets yesterday in the first of three Cricket World Cup matches in Dunedin.
A near-capacity crowd of 4684 watched New Zealand remain unbeaten - despite a wobbly finish - at the sun-drenched University Oval.
Police said the"relaxed and positive" crowd was well-behaved apart from two incidents. A 20-year-old man was arrested for intoxication outside the ground and another man was ejected for offensive language.
The sound of bagpipes rang through the air during the match, adding to the atmosphere as pockets of vocal Scottish fans watched their side push the Black Caps all the way.
One read "Hello Mauchline", while the other one for his great-niece read, "Hello Jessica".
Mr Massie, who has not missed any of Scotland's home games for the past three years, has one wish while he is in the country. "A win - preferably over England," he said.
"If we only win one, I want it to be against England, please."
Scotland plays England in Christchurch on Monday in its second match.
The next game in New Zealand is not until Friday when the Black Caps take on England at Wellington's Westpac Stadium. England players arrived in the capital yesterday to a Maori welcome.
