John Mehaffey has been captivated by international sport since he
saw his first cricket test at the Basin Reserve in 1963. Graduating
from Victoria University with a degree in English and history, he
worked for the NZ Press Association and Australian Associated
Press, then joined Reuters in London, transferring from the world
desk to the sports desk in 1981.
In three decades as a sports writer he has covered seven summer
Olympic Games, ten world athletics championships, seven Rugby World
Cups, five cricket World Cups, dozens of tests at Lord's and the
Oval, as well as a variety of other sports including tennis, boxing
and soccer.
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