A local cricketing legend has celebrated his 80th birthday in Wellington by doing what he does best.
For most of Carl Gill's life he's had a ball or bat in his hand.
The story goes that he missed his boat back to the Caribbean after a late night out in the 70s and never left.
Whether that's true or not he then married long-time Wellington councillor Leonie Gill and called Wellington home ever since.
1 NEWS reporter Dewi Preece went along to watch Carl in action at the big game.
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Check out the 80-year-old’s still nimble footwork in the video above.
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