International cricket in 1929–30

International cricket
in 1929 | in 1930

The 1929–30 international cricket season was from September 1929 to April 1930.[1][2]

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
31 October 1929  Australia Marylebone — — 2–2 [5] —
26 December 1929  Ceylon  India — — 1–0 [1] —
10 January 1930  New Zealand  England 0–1 [4] — — —
11 January 1930  West Indies  England 1–1 [4] — — —
18 March 1930  Argentina  England — — 0–1 [3] —
3 April 1930  Ceylon  Australia — — 0–0 [1] —

October

MCC in Australia

Main article: Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Australia in 1929–30
First-class Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 1 31 Oct–2 November Western Australia Harold Rowe Harold Gilligan WACA Ground, Perth Marylebone by 7 wickets
Match 2 8–12 November South Australia Vic Richardson Harold Gilligan Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Marylebone by 239 runs
Match 3 15–19 November Victoria (state) Jack Ryder Harold Gilligan Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Victoria by 7 wickets
Match 4 22–26 November New South Wales Alan Kippax Harold Gilligan Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Match drawn
Match 5 29 Nov–2 December Queensland Leo O'Connor Harold Gilligan The Gabba, Brisbane  Queensland by 7 wickets

December

Bombay XI in Ceylon

First-class match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 26–28 December Churchill Gunasekara Vithal Palwankar Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Dominion of Ceylon Rockwood's All Ceylon XI by 9 wickets

January

England in New Zealand

Main article: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30
Test Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 186 10–13 January Tom Lowry Harold Gilligan AMI Stadium, Christchurch  England by 8 wickets
Test 188 24–27 January Tom Lowry Harold Gilligan Basin Reserve, Wellington Match drawn
Test 190 14–17 February Tom Lowry Harold Gilligan Eden Park, Auckland Match drawn
Test 191 21–24 February Tom Lowry Harold Gilligan Eden Park, Auckland Match drawn

England in the West Indies

Main article: English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30
Test Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 187 11–16 January Teddy Hoad Freddie Calthorpe Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Match drawn
Test 189 1–6 February Nelson Betancourt Freddie Calthorpe Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  England by 167 runs
Test 192 21–26 February Maurice Fernandes Freddie Calthorpe Bourda, Georgetown  West Indies by 289 runs
Test 193 3–12 April Karl Nunes Freddie Calthorpe Sabina Park, Kingston Match drawn (by agreement)

March

England in Argentina

Main article: Sir Julian Cahn's XI
Two-day Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 1 18–19 March Herbert Dorning Julien Cahn Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires Cahn's XI by 10 wickets
Match 2 22–24 March Clement Gibson L Green Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires Match drawn
Match 3 29–31 March Clement Gibson L Green Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires Match drawn

April

Australia in Ceylon

First-class match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Match 26–28 December Churchill Gunasekara Bill Woodfull Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo Match drawn

References

  1. ^ "Season 1929–30". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1929–30 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.


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