, ▁a ▁former ▁New ▁Zealand ▁cr icket ▁team ▁captain , ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁Club ▁Captain ▁and ▁Er rol ▁Hol mes ▁the ▁first ▁President , ▁Campbell ▁Honor ary ▁Secretary ▁and ▁inv itations ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁then ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Sir ▁Sid ney ▁Holland ▁and ▁to ▁High ▁Commission er ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁Do idge . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁men ▁elected ▁V P ▁were ▁Lord ▁New all ▁( Cy ril ▁New all , ▁ex ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁N Z ▁and ▁Marshall ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁during ▁W W 2 ) ▁and ▁Lord ▁Fre y berg ▁V C ▁( as ▁General ▁Bernard ▁Fre y berg , ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁N Z ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁in ▁W W 2 ; ▁earlier ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Som me ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ; ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁Governor - ▁General ▁of ▁N Z .) ▁ ▁Among st ▁the ▁active ▁members ▁of ▁L N Z CC ▁were ▁New ▁Zealand ▁test ▁cr ick eters ▁Tom ▁P rit ch ard , ▁Don ▁Taylor , ▁Roger ▁Bl unt , ▁Bill ▁Mer ritt ▁and ▁John ▁Re id ; ▁Jim ▁L aker , ▁Ray ▁H itch cock ▁( 3 2 7 ▁first - class ▁games ▁and ▁ 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁runs ) ▁and ▁former ▁All ▁Black ▁captain ▁Ron ▁El v idge . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁A ▁fi xture ▁list ▁was ▁soon ▁created ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁L N Z CC