▁their ▁' O E ', ▁sports men ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁or ▁established ▁business ▁people . ▁Current ▁and ▁past ▁membership ▁of ▁L N Z CC ▁is ▁wide ▁and ▁ill ust ri ous . ▁ ▁L N Z CC ▁also ▁has ▁branches ▁in ▁A uck land , ▁Well ington ▁and ▁Christ ch urch , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁games ▁are ▁played ▁in ▁L N Z CC ▁colours ▁by ▁members ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Interest ing ▁facts ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁striking ▁elements ▁of ▁L N Z CC ▁is ▁the ▁vis ually - appe aling ▁strip ed ▁bla z ers ▁worn ▁by ▁members ▁to ▁games ▁and ▁social ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁bla z ers ▁are ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁vertical ▁stri pes ▁in ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁- ▁representing ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁( red ), ▁the ▁Silver ▁Fern ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁sport ing ▁symbol ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( sil ver ) ▁and ▁the ▁blue ▁symbol ises ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁( P ac ific ▁blue ). ▁ ▁Bla zing ▁bright ▁in ▁colour ▁and ▁mass , ▁they ▁are ▁often ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁media ▁at ▁test ▁matches , ▁Lord ' s ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁The ▁O val ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁sp otted ▁at ▁All ▁Black ▁test ▁matches ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁They ' ve ▁featured ▁in ▁news ▁articles ▁too . ▁ ▁Ri ple y ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁fi xture ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁played ▁un inter rupted ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 .