The Mantis and the Cricket: Tales from the Tours is a New Zealand television documentary series hosted by Jeremy Coney recounting overseas tours by the New Zealand national cricket team featuring interviews with former New Zealand cricketers. The show's name features Coney's nickname of "Mantis".
| The Mantis and the Cricket: Tales from the Tours | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary Sports |
| Presented by | Jeremy Coney |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sky |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Sport |
| Release | 2001 |
Overview edit
Sky Television executive, and former cricketer, Martin Crowe envisaged the show and green-light its production.[1] The show, which was first broadcast in 2001, looked back on New Zealand's cricket history, using interviews by Coney with former players and historical footage.[2] The first episodes were about the 1937 New Zealand Cricket team which toured England and featured interviews with Walter Hadlee, Merv Wallace, Jack Kerr and Lindsay Weir.[3] It also included recorded footage of players who predeceased the broadcast of the show such as Bert Sutcliffe.[2]
Reception edit
Lynn McConnell of ESPN reviewed the show and Coney's presenting positively and stated it to be "...one of the jewels of television in New Zealand" and "For anyone even remotely interested in cricket, this is must-see television."[4]
References edit
- ^ Cleaver, Dylan (3 March 2016). "Inside Martin Crowe's beautiful mind". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b McConnell, Lynn (15 October 2001). "Coney series to tell the players' history of NZ cricket". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "The Mantis and the Cricket – Tales On Tour – F52195". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2003). "What's going on? Goodall has some news for Gavaskar". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2022.