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The John Aiken story: from facing quicks to fronting shows

A guest post by new Substacker, former first-class cricketer and deep thinker Justin Paul

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Aiken cuts against his former team Wellington during a Plunket Shield match. Getty Images

John Aiken was a former Wellington and Auckland opener who went on to fame and a small fortune as one of the hosts of Married at First Sight. Justin Paul, who wrote the outstanding Letter to Ezra, which featured in two parts on The Bounce in 2022, was a teammate in …

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