NAPIER, March 22: Former New Zealand captain Merv Wallace has died aged 91, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Saturday. Wallace, who scored more than 7,000 runs in a 24-year career with Auckland and played 13 Tests between 1937 and 1953, died on Friday.

He toured England in 1937 and 1949 and was coach of the team in 1956, bringing New Zealand’s first Test win over the West Indies at Eden Park.—Reuters