Parents' pleas to their children to stop wandering, sit quietly and wait patiently for the Black Caps to arrive at the Dunedin Public Library yesterday were met with "but why?'', or continued squabbling with their neighbour.
It was not until Trent Boult and Matt Henry turned up that things started to settle, and the Black Caps appeared to have won this clash.
About 60 children turned up to see their cricketing heroes in the flesh and ask those burning questions: how long have you been playing, what is your highest score, and what is the fastest you have bowled?
Boult answered the latter, saying his fastest delivery was 145.6kmh, to which one parent muttered under their breath: "That's faster than I can drive''.
The pair gave inspiring advice, telling the children to make sure fun was the main part of the game for them.
For many of the children, the highlight was having their photo taken with the duo and getting their miniature cricket bats autographed.
The Black Caps arrived in Dunedin yesterday for the third one-day international against Bangladesh, to be held at the University of Otago Oval tomorrow, starting at 11am.
