eter , ▁M CC ▁captain ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 / 3 6 ▁and ▁then - current ▁M CC ▁committee ▁member , ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁club . ▁With ▁the ▁added ▁support ▁of ▁N Z ▁High ▁Commission er ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁Do idge ▁and ▁the ▁M CC , ▁Campbell ▁invited ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁well - known ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁meet . ▁ ▁L N Z CC ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁High ▁Commission ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁during ▁severe ▁sm og ▁conditions . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁L N Z CC ▁( which ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁High ▁Commission ▁building ▁for ▁a ▁mid - season ▁function ) ▁was ▁to ▁" prov ide ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁its ▁members ▁to ▁play ▁and ▁enjoy ▁cr icket ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁to ▁meet ▁soci ally ". ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁the ▁meeting ▁that ▁formed ▁L N Z CC ▁including ▁many ▁ill ust ri ous ▁sport ing ▁and ▁military ▁names . ▁ ▁In ▁attend ance ▁– ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Sim ms ; ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁D onn elly ; ▁Harold ▁Gill igan ▁( Capt ain ▁of ▁the ▁England ▁team ▁that ▁played ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁test ; ) ▁L EL ▁Don ne ; ▁Walter ▁Had lee ; ▁Roger ▁Bl unt ; ▁Alan ▁Mitchell ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁meeting , ▁Roger ▁Bl unt