| We've been lucky enough to get the media call-up on a few occasions - on the telly, the radio, the internet and in the papers.
The highlights were probably the TV One item with zany Tony Veitch who got us nude, and a post-Michael Bevan interview on the Holmes show when we were outside the MCG and in a dreadful state.
Anyway, here's some from our little Hall of Fame, and check out the blog in The Rave section of the website too.
The Axing of Another Test by NZ Crcicket
We chipped away in the Herald on Sunday in this one.
Canvas Magazine on the Beige Brigade
A 2-page spread here and here in Canvas.
The Beige Brigade Awards Take the Piss Out of 2005/06
Wisden Cricinfo described winning one of these as a "less than reverent accolade"
Rebel Sport Try and Rip Us Off
The Herald picked up on this as Rebel Sport misused our trademark to describe their crappy copycat W-Star kit.
The Hair Challenge
This was a blinder of a competition! Even the BBC got in on the act.
NZ Cricket Get A Slap From Us For Copying
A supportive piece by Wisden Cricinfo and a bagging for NZ Cricket on this Holmes story on TV1
Boof and Rigor: Head to Head in Lycra
Well done Mark Richardson! Rigor comes through to trounce Darren Lehmann in the end of series sprint. - Dec 2004 Watch the video Windows Media File - courtesy of TV1. The Age in Melbourne and the Sydney Morning Herald also got into it.
Radio Interviews
There are some silly ones here to check out, plus more here.
Trent Bridge Interview - Mystery Morrison interviews Paul. Winter 2004.
Bell Booth Cricket Club Interview - South African tour Feb 2004.
Lehmann suits up for sprint clash
Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday, 25 November 2004
Read the orginal article (PDF)
Website of the Week - "The Wrap"(Waikato Times 11/4/02)
Forget the Kingz long-suffering Bloc 5 faithful or the over- exposed Barmy Army, the most captivating group of sideline sports fanatics this summer has been the Beige Brigade. The brainchild of St Paul's Collegiate old boys Paul Ford and Mike Lane, a bunch of everyday blokes formed the famous "Beige 13" travelling in support on the Black Caps tour of Australia. Wearing homemade replica strips that reinvented the dreadful standard-issue beige strips of the early '80s, they offered the Black Caps unconditional boisterous support across the ditch and a legend was born. They were the first to let Michael Bevan know all about his custard arm and the first to sing Dave Dobbyn songs at the Gabba. The good news is they've recently constructed a website (www.beigebrigade.co.nz) offering the rest of you the chance to join up "and get your grubby little hands on a sensational brown and tan rug". You'd be mad not to. This lot have got "cult following" written all over them. (Bruce Holloway)
NZ v England, The Basin - "Editorial" (Dominion 26/3/02)
It's bad enough that the England cricket team's outshining us, but that Barmy Army! Things came to a head on Saturday when a Kiwi flagwaver tried to force the Beige Brigade - the fans wearing 1980s beige Black Caps gear - to confront the Union Jack lot. They would have none of it. It was well left, as the English were whipped up by the top-hatted character they call Jimmy Saville. Among the immortal lines: "I'd rather be bin Laden than a Kiwi ..."
This Wasn't Us - "Sofa So Good"(Sunday Age 3/3/02)
The New Zealand cricket crowds continue to take it up to the visiting Barmy Army. The latest example came at Dunedin's Carisbrook Stadium last week, when a bunch Otago University students kitted themselves in retro 70s light brown shirts with the names of former champions on the back. Going by the name of the Beige Brigade, the students brought along their own couches and cushions, and by stumps, were too tired and emotional to carry them home again. So they ceremoniously burnt them on the terraces. Naturally, the England players missed the chance to collect the ashes.
NZ Cricket's Madness - "Are You Mad Enough to Face the Barmy Army?" (Evening Post 5/2/02)The Poms are coming and it's time for New Zealand cricket fans to get mad in support of the Black Caps. Tonight from 7pm at Magills pub, on Thorndon Quay, a special selection ceremony will be held to pick 50 Wellington cricket lovers to form the Mad Caps, which will match up against the infamous Barmy Army who'll accompany the English cricket team on its tour of New Zealand.
Paul Ford, captain of the Beige Brigade, who have just arrived back in New Zealand after following the Black Caps throughout the triangular one-day series in Australia, said it supported the Mad Caps, but wouldn't be joining. The Brigade is named after the now-maligned one-day uniforms worn by the New Zealand cricketers in the 1980s. "We are quite happy doing what we are doing. We had a great time in Australia. At first they didn't know what to think, then New Zealand kept winning so that shut them up."
Staunchly Loyal - "Hats Off To Black Caps" (Evening Post 2/2/02)
New Zealand cricket fans, including the 15-strong and staunchly- loyal Beige Brigade from Wellington who crossed the Tasman to cheer on the Black Caps and to remind the Australians this is the 21st anniversary of the never-to-be-forgotten underarm incident, have had much to savour from this series. The return of Chris Cairns to his match-winning glory proves that the patience shown to this sometimes stubborn young man has paid off. Newcomer Shane Bond, a policeman from Canterbury, has claimed 20 wickets in seven games for an average of 14.6. The rookie has the best bowling record in the series and already he is being compared with Sir Richard Hadlee. Bond has bowled at speeds of more than 150km/h throughout the series. Those sort of performances attract crowds in their own right.
There have been other grand individual performances that have allowed the New Zealanders to grab victory when defeat loomed. Sadly, as they showed last night and last Tuesday against Australia, they have yet to learn how to keep their feet firmly on their opponents' throats. Cricket purists might well harrumph that the one-day game is not the real one. But it is today's game and what happens matters. After last year's disappointing results, the Black Caps were renowned for their unreliability. This year they have shown that while they have yet to achieve consistency, they have recovered their pride and made their country proud as well.
NZ v England - "Editorial"(Dominion 2/2/02)
If our cricketing fanatics are seen simply clapping in tweedy fashion or doing crosswords under the Vance stand, the word will quickly go out that, without special effects, Godzone is about as tantalising as Wigan on a wet Sunday night. Creative New Zealand must urgently pump in a few million to ensure that an army of about 1000 bright, witty, zanily costumed and provocatively mad cricketing curiosities gets put on to the national field. No vomiting, urinating and hurling oranges. Just well- choreographed youths and big- bosomed girls who can make human pyramids, sing Weather With You in four-part harmony and, if needed, distract the England openers by collectively disrobing behind the bowler's arm.
And what superbly anachronistic costumes we could kit them out in. The current "Beige Brigade" disporting itself throughout Australia in 25-year-old cricket uniforms has hit the perfect note. Atop these should sit brown Vettori-style caps complete with small aeroplane propellers and miniature Buzzy Bees set at a jaunty angle.
On Our Way - "Kiwi Fans Promise Beers, Cheers, Jeers"(Waikato Times 15/01/02)
Beige, booze and a lot of bull are the key ingredients for a group of cricket- mad Wellingtonians off to support the New Zealand Black Caps in Australia. With the 21st anniversary of the infamous underarm incident next month, the "Beige Brigade" are crossing the Tasman to urge the Black Caps on to glory in the one-day series against Australia and South Africa this month. The brigade is named after the now maligned chocolate brown one- day uniforms worn by the New Zealand cricketers throughout the 1980s. Brigade captain Paul Ford said the idea for the supporters group developed after Black Cap Daniel Vettori bought one of the uniforms at an auction and gave it to a mutual friend.
"We then decided to make our own uniforms and go from there. Heaps of people have come up to us at different games and asked if we can make them one as well. It has been really unbelievable." The uniforms symbolised the "halcyon days" of New Zealand cricket when names like Hadlee, Crowe, Wright and Smith dominated the team. "Despite appearances we aren't your standard drunken fools. We have no intention of engaging in illegal activity, though we might be slightly silly and abusive on the trip." Each member of the group had their own nickname based on a New Zealand player from the 1980s. Ford said it would heckle the Aussie team mercilessly during the trip. (NZPA)
Getting Revenge for Yelling Too Loud - "A Killjoy at Westpac Trust Stadium"(Evening Post 8/2/01)
AS reluctant as I am to sound like the proverbial broken record, I find the attitudes of some of the WestpacTrust Stadium staff unfathomable. There we were, a group of embarrassingly dedicated cricket fans, clutching tickets worth more than $40 a head, ready to watch Craig "Lid" McMillan and the rest of the batting line-up wrestle with Sanath Jayasuriya and his team.
We found our seats, nestled beneath the replay screen, tucked up behind the sightscreen in Bay 35. Quite superb. Unfortunately the cricket was a tad slow, and we were there to enjoy ourselves.
We started up a bit of rhythmical clapping, got the kazoo out, chanted at misfields by Sri Lankan players ("Wake up! Wake up!") and erupted for every run the Black Caps could muster.
And the stadium staff response? We were confronted by a young woman with pigtails who presumptuously told us we were "not to make any trouble" and that "our support was distracting to the players".
We asked her whether she would remove us from the ground for supporting New Zealand too loudly and, to our horror, she replied curtly that she would. What a mockery! A stadium full to about 35 percent of its capacity and a struggling international team needing all the raucous support it could get. Sure, we'd had a few beers, but we were far from offensive - we were careful not to swear and never stooped to smutty abuse.
The attitudes of this staff member ruined our day at the cricket. Based on the result, her aggressive attitude might have been better out in the middle with willow in hand.
PAUL AND MIKE (AKA The Beige Brigade), Wadestown
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