Nesta Wyn Ellis 1967 she was adopted as Liberal prospective parliamentary candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe division of Kent. In 1968 she campaigned for the Liberal Party Leader to be elected by the party membership rather than just the Liberal MPs. She did not contest the Folkestone seat as she was selected as Liberal candidate for the Brighton Pavilion Division of Sussex at the Brighton Pavilion by-election, 1969. During the campaign, she called for the UK government to recognise the Republic of Biafra a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970. In 1969 she
History of cricket in New Zealand from 1945–46 to 1970 History of cricket in New Zealand from 1945–46 to 1970 This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1945–46 season until 1970. Domestic first-class cricket in New Zealand during this period centred on the Plunket Shield, which was the State Championship from 1906 to 1975. Between mid-February and early April, while the Australian Test team was touring South Africa, an Australian team captained by Bill Brown played 14 matches, five of which were first-class. They beat Canterbury, Otago and Wellington, and drew against Auckland and New Zealand (not a Test match). Between mid-February and early April an