▁first - class ▁match , ▁though ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁club ▁cr icket ▁in ▁Christ ch urch . ▁He ▁later ▁represented ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cr icket ▁Council ' s ▁annual ▁meet ings ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁A ▁pione er ▁of ▁neu ros urg ery ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁F oster ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁surg ical ▁services ▁at ▁Christ ch urch ▁Hospital ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁B MA ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 - 4 0 , ▁and ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Medical ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁C M G ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Cor on ation ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁F oster ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Rot arian ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁district ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rot ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Stanley ▁F oster ▁at ▁Cr icket Arch ive ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁O tag o ▁Boys ' ▁High ▁School ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁al umn i ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁military ▁do ctors