India, March 26 -- Cricketers Jeremy Coney and Haidee Tiffen have been inducted into New Zealand Cricket's Hall of Fame.

73-year-old Coney featured in 52 Tests from 1974 to 1987. He also played 88 ODIs. The batting all-rounder bowled medium pace. He has more than 4,500 runs in international cricket, and with the ball, he took more than 80 wickets.

He led New Zealand to some important victories, like he was the captain when the Kiwis beat England in England in a Test series for the first time in 1986. He was an important member of the side that reached the semifinals of the 1979 World Cup.

In 1979-80, Coney was also part of the team that stunned the West Indies 1-0 in home Tests. In those days, beating the Caribbean team was considered ...