️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  They may be more used to brandishing a bat than swinging a club, but cricket legends were out in force for the celebrity Pro-Am event at the BMW New Zealand Open. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, Sir Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Graeme Swann, Nathan Astle and Mark Richardson line up for the New Zealand Open Pro-Am. <unk> Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, Sir Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Graeme Swann, Nathan Astle and Mark Richardson line up for the New Zealand Open Pro-Am. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Richards shares a joke with scratch golfer Ponting (right) who has tipped Warne for glory. (Richards shares a joke with scratch golfer Ponting (right) who has tipped Warne for glory.) Botham, Swann and Astle appeared in good spirits before teeing off in Queenstown.<unk> Botham, Swann and Astle appeared in good spirits before teeing off in Queenstown.<unk> Former New Zealand cricketer Mark Richardson speaks to the press at the BMW New Zealand Open.<unk> Former New Zealand cricketer Mark Richardson speaks to the press at the BMW New Zealand Open. Ponting, who played at Milbrook last year along with returning England legend Ian Botham, has employed his father as caddie to keep him from losing his cool out on the course. (Ponting, who played at Milbrook last year along with returning England legend Ian Botham, has employed his father as caddie to keep him from losing his cool out on the course.) ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Warnie will be up there at the end... ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Warne plays a practice round with Lara at The Hills course, which features an underground clubhouse.<unk> Warne plays a practice round with Lara at The Hills course, which features an underground clubhouse.
BMW New Zealand Open coincides with the 2015 Cricket World Cup.<unk> Legends including Shane Warne, Ian Botham, Sir Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Nathan Astle, Mark Richardson and Graeme Swann are in Auckland. Scratch golfer Ricky Ponting has tipped Warne as a contender.