Shane Bond hobbling into bowl with the nail on his big left toe missing.
Iain O'Brien, who for the first four days had nothing to blog home about, steaming in with a dislocated finger and bowling his heart out.
And the courageous skipper, Daniel Vettori, soldiering on with a bung shoulder.
Skinny old Chris Martin, it seems, was the only bowler unscathed after New Zealand bowled its way to a rare test victory on the last day of the test against Pakistan at the University Oval on Saturday.
Roared on by a crowd of 2200, somehow Dad's Army found the strength and fortitude to get up off the canvas and win a match which had ebbed and flowed throughout.
Spare a thought for 19-year-old Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal.
The teenager looks set to be the next superstar.
His carefree 129 on day three was a treat to watch, and it appeared he was going to lead his side to victory with a mature innings of 75 in the second innings.
The man-of-the-match award was beckoning until his concentration wavered and Bond pounced, grabbing a sharp return catch.
The New Zealander claimed the award for taking eight wickets in the match.
Two runs later, Umar's brother, Kamran Akmal, was trapped in front by O'Brien and what was looking like a lost cause suddenly swung back in favour of the home team.
"The Kamran Akmal wicket was when everyone started to believe we could finish it off," Vettori said.
Set a target of 251 from 91 overs, Pakistan slumped to 24 for three.
But Umar engineered a fightback with partnerships of 71 with Mohammad Yousuf and 66 with Shoaib Malik.
The chase seemed destined for glory until Bond and O'Brien intervened.
The pair bowled superbly after the tea break and, as the pressure built on Pakistan, the crowd became increasingly animated, clapping their team on.
"You can't deny the spells by Iain and Shane, both bowling eight or nine overs in a row, brought us into the game," Vettori said.
"It was one of those test matches everyone wants to be involved in and be on the right side of.
To come down to the last session, it felt like there were 80,000 people out there.
It was a great atmosphere and I think the game did it justice.
It was almost the first thing we spoke about when we came off."
It was a fantastic bowling display but it is hard to see the Black Caps sticking with the same mix for the second test starting in Wellington on Thursday.
While they got away with just four bowlers in Dunedin, it is doubtful the Basin Reserve will be as forgiving.
Bond bowled nearly 49 overs in Dunedin.
That is a heavy load for a player with a long history of injury and who was returning to test cricket after a two-year absence.
Jeetan Patel, who was named in the 13-strong squad, will probably come into the 12, with either Peter Fulton or Grant Elliott dropping out.
Fulton's indecision over his dismissal in the second innings could cost the Cantabrian his place.
He was given out lbw but replays showed he hit the ball before it crashed into his pads.
He seemed to lack the confidence to ask for the decision to be referred to the third umpire and wandered off, stopping at the boundary.
By then it was too late.
Elliott has disappointed in his short test career but has done well in one-dayers.
The win has, in part, glossed over another dismal batting performance by New Zealand in its second innings.
Four players made ducks and the team was dismissed for a paltry 153.
"We put ourselves in a difficult and precarious position situation," Vettori said after the match.
"But, if you look at at the history of the game, there's not many teams that get 250 on the last day of a test match."
Middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq will join the Pakistan squad today.
He is a good slip fieldsman and will bolster a cordon which grassed enough catches to affect the outcome of the match.
