Auckland association commissioner Andrew Gilchrist penalised Papps after he was reported by match umpires Dennis Smith and Phil Jones for an incident occurring on Monday.
They said in their report that Papps, on being given out, remained at the crease for what they felt was an unacceptable amount of time and a clear sign of dissent.
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“That damned laugh of mine!” he told a reporter in 1961. “For two years after that picture, you couldn’t get me to smile. I played the part the way I did because the script struck me as funny and the part I played made me laugh. The guy was such a ridiculous beast.”
Actress Shirley Jones, [...]

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An earlier version of the photo caption identified Widmark’s character as Det. Madigan. The photo is from 1965’s “The Bedford Incident,” in which Widmark played Capt. Eric Finlander.
“That damned laugh of mine!” he told a reporter in 1961. “For two years after that picture, you couldn’t get me [...]

Alpine Choppers Ltd owner Brendan Thow had two gripes with the process.
He challenged the process which gave rise to the advertising for expressions of interest and he questioned the process for the allocation of concession packages.
As part of the development of a revised Fiordland National Park plan in 2002, DOC decided to revise the plan [...]

Wallace, a gentle, ever-helpful soul who never made an enemy in his life, was a reminder of when cricket was a different, more pleasant game.
The Black Caps wore black armbands in acknowledgment of Wallaces death and those mentioning him have cited his career figures to try to explain what a good player he was.
In doing [...]

Theremust be days when New Zealand coach John Bracewell thinks he is going round in circles.
Just when he starts to believe the penny has dropped with his side it turns in two days of ordinary cricket to be staring down the barrel in the second test against England at the Basin Reserve.
First the bowlers got [...]

BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander warns that in the next few weeks mortgage rates to customers from the big Australian-owned banks could go up.
Fixed two-year rates - now about 9.7 per cent - could be pushed over 10 per cent. Recession-wary businesses are also in the firing line of sharper borrowing costs.
The higher rates come [...]

Every year, New York magazine releases its Best of New York, a massive double-issue that New Yorkers cart around with them, the pages crammed with everything from the superlative steak to the best-in-show birthday bar. By and large, the choices are spot on. But because New York is so crammed with quality restaurants and bars [...]

Q: She’s been my friend for 14 years. We grew up together, dated a while, but remained friends. When she got a boyfriend, I became her protective brother. When he dumped her, she sought me for comfort. They got back together, lost their virginity to each other and he broke up with her again.
She dated [...]