Blacks Caps & Bloomfield: Jimmy Neesham poses with Ashley Bloomfield after Twenty20 series victory
7 Mar, 2021 05:35 PM
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Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Black Caps player Jimmy Neesham. Photo / Instagram
NZ Herald
Cricketer Jimmy Neesham wrapped up the Black Caps Twenty20 series win yesterday by posting a photo with the director general of health Ashley Bloomfield.
The Black Caps cricketer posted the photo after a thrilling fifth-match decider at Wellington s Sky Stadium yesterday.
Neesham s tongue-in-cheek caption for the photo was two of the world s greatest blokes and [Glenn Maxwell].
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New Zealand won the first two matches in the T20 series before Australia claimed games three and four to set up a decider at Sky Stadium.
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