Black Caps
Noun
Meaning
Black Caps
(plural only) The New Zealand national cricket team.
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Another good season such as the last could see him enter the conversation for a spot in the New Zealand A team or even the Black Caps.
It wasn't that long since the Black Caps and New Zealand Cricket were themselves left apologising to a visiting player because of a racist incident.
Instead, the final match in Sydney began on Friday with not only the Trans-Tasman Trophy already gone but the crook Black Caps captain holed up in his hotel room, too unwell to take the field.
Black Caps 'not as good as we thought we were'
On Friday, the Black Caps had their bowlers to blame for not being able to produce a victory, but this time, the bowlers had no hope of defending a disastrous first-innings total.
The Black Caps' humiliation is, mercifully, complete.