▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁M CC ' s ▁' Register ▁of ▁Club s ' ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound . ▁ ▁The ▁Club ▁Captain ▁role ▁has ▁long ▁since ▁ceased ▁but ▁the ▁President ▁role ▁continues ▁with ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁' Ch air man ' ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁committee , ▁L N Z CC ▁continues ▁to ▁attract ▁cr icket - play ing ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁friends ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁L N Z CC ▁observed ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁when ▁P addy ▁G aff ik in , ▁an ▁L N Z CC ▁new com er ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁season ▁when ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁rather ▁than ▁long - ha ul ▁aer op lan es , ▁author ed ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁entitled ▁' K iw is ▁on ▁the ▁Common '. ▁ ▁The ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁season , ▁and ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁were ▁both ▁celebrated ▁at ▁The ▁O val , ▁home ▁ground ▁of ▁the ▁Sur rey ▁cr icket ▁team ▁( who ▁L N Z CC ▁has ▁also ▁played ). ▁ ▁L N Z CC ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁through ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁who ▁provide ▁a ▁cr icket ing ▁base ▁and ▁network ▁for ▁UK - based ▁New ▁Zealand ers , ▁be ▁they ▁young ▁' back pack ers ' ▁on