Black Caps debutant Colin de Grandhomme has starred with the ball on day two of his side's test match against Pakistan, taking six wickets.
And the 30-year-old did it while sporting an outstanding moustache, drawing comparisons to Tom Selleck's famous character Thomas Magnum, from Magnum P.I.
The medium pace allrounder was apparently growing his mo as part of a Movember initiative with his Auckland Aces team before his Black Caps callup.
But he has unwittingly continued a proud tradition of fast bowlers with as strong moustaches as in-swinging yorkers, including New Zealand's greatest ever bowler Sir Richard Hadlee.
In honour of those brave men, here are but a few bowlers who have steamrolled through opposition batting lineups with a hairy slug balanced upon their upper lip.
Sir Richard Hadlee
The best quick to ever roll their arm over for New Zealand took many of his 431 test wickets with some form of upper lip upholstery. He also had genuine claims to being an allrounder with his average of 27.16 in 86 tests.
He generally kept the lip foliage trimmed and in control, much like his beautiful bowling action.
Merv Hughes
The most famous moustache in cricket, perhaps in sport, was worn by the big Australian as he charged in for his 212 test wickets.
It was once reported his bristly, handlebar-style mo was insured for roughly $400,000. Myth or not, the thicket remains proudly perched all over the portly paceman's lower face.
Dennis Lillee
Perhaps Australia's greatest ever fast bowler, Lillee took 355 test wickets with the aid of decent nose tickler.
Lillee's moustache often threatened to turn into a full handlebar like Hughes', but it never quite reached the length or thickness to earn cult status. Still a masterful effort.
Kapil Dev
While the Indian great appears almost equal in the face caterpillar category with de Grandhomme, his allrounder exploits far outstrip that of the ex-pat South African.
Dev took 434 wickets at 5248 at 31.05, something which poor Colin has no chance to equal given the late start to his international career.
Ian Botham
There was a period of the English allrouders career when he combined a great slug with a dynamite mullet to be the envy of every man and in the dreams of every woman.
The mullet was gone by the time he played his starring role in the legendary 1981 Ashes test at Headingly - when England followed-on but still won by 18 runs - but the moustache, of course, endured.
Max Walker
The late Australian played just 34 tests, but took 138 wickets with a moustache to almost rival Hughes.
He kept his tea strainer until his death this year, although it had been trimmed back from the handlebar he rocked during his playing days.
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