Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playTom Pritchard becomes the first New Zealand cricket representative to reach a century of years today. When the former fast bowler woke today he became the first New Zealand representative to reach the milestone. Beginning on his 22nd birthday, Pritchard played one rain-affected match for New Zealand against British furniture magnate Sir Julien Cahn's XI as war loomed in 1939. The pair set up home near Edgbaston, the home of Warwickshire cricket, and in 1946 he played through a qualification season in the second XI. Pritchard has cherished his role in cricket, because of how it shaped his life.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 09, 2017 19:30 UTC