History of cricket in South Africa from 1918–19 to 1945

History of cricket in South Africa from 1918–19 to 1945

This article describes the history of South African cricket from the aftermath of the First World War in 1919 to the end of the Second World War in 1945.

Domestic cricket from 1919 to 1945

Domestic first-class matches focused on the Currie Cup competition which, although it was the national championship, it was not always contested due to travel constraints and other reasons.

Currie Cup winners from 1919-20 to 1944-45

* 1919-20 "not contested"
* 1920-21 Western Province
* 1921-22 "undecided"
* 1922-23 "not contested"
* 1923-24 Transvaal
* 1924-25 "not contested"
* 1925-26 Transvaal
* 1926-27 Transvaal
* 1927-28 "not contested"
* 1928-29 "not contested"
* 1929-30 Transvaal
* 1930-31 "not contested"
* 1931-32 Western Province
* 1932-33 "not contested"
* 1933-34 Natal
* 1934-35 Transvaal
* 1935-36 "not contested"
* 1936-37 Natal
* 1937-38 Natal and Transvaal (shared)
* 1938-39 "not contested"
* 1939-40 "not contested"
* 1940-41 "not contested"
* 1941-42 "not contested"
* 1942-43 "not contested"
* 1943-44 "not contested"
* 1944-45 "not contested"

econd World War

From the outset of the war, South Africa was actively involved as a member of the Allies. The war brought austerity and cricket was considered by many to be frivolous in such circumstances. Only one first-class game was played in South Africa during the wartime seasons.

This [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/16/f16616.html match] took place during the 1942 New Year period at Newlands in Cape Town between Western Province and Transvaal. It ended in a draw. Western Province batted first and scored 237 in 79.1 overs. In reply, James Pickerill's 71 was the top score and Reginald Lofthouse's 4-63 was the best return as Transvaal made 251 for 8 declared. Sidney Kiel top-scored in the match with 128 not out as Western Province declared on 236 for 8. This didn't quite leave enough time for a result and Transvaal had made 166-6 when stumps were drawn.

International tours of South Africa from 1919-20 to 1944-45

Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) 1919-20

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9713.html Western Province v AIF] – AIF won by 2 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9714.html Transvaal v AIF] – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9715.html Natal v AIF] – AIF won by 310 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9716.html Natal v AIF] – AIF won by an innings and 42 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9717.html Transvaal v AIF] – AIF won by an innings and 14 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9718.html South Africa v AIF] – AIF won by 8 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9720.html South Africa v AIF] – AIF won by an innings and 129 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9723.html Western Province v AIF] – match drawn

The AIF team had players of the calibre of Jack Gregory, Herbie Collins, Bert Oldfield and Nip Pellew.

Australia 1921-22

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10325.html 1st Test] at Lord's, Durban – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10326.html 2nd Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10331.html 3rd Test] at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – Australia won by 10 wickets

England 1922-23

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10668.html 1st Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – South Africa won by 168 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10672.html 2nd Test] at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – England won by 1 wicket
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10679.html 3rd Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10687.html 4th Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10689.html 5th Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – England won by 109 runs

England 1927-28

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/12/12553.html 1st Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – England won by 10 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/12/12560.html 2nd Test] at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – England won by 87 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/12/12572.html 3rd Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/12/12575.html 4th Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – South Africa won by 4 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/12/12577.html 5th Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – South Africa won by 8 wickets

England 1930-31

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/13/13742.html 1st Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – South Africa won by 28 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/13/13752.html 2nd Test] at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/13/13760.html 3rd Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/13/13773.html 4th Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/13/13776.html 5th Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – match drawn

Australia 1935-36

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15649.html 1st Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – Australia won by 9 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15661.html 2nd Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15672.html 3rd Test] at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – Australia won by an innings and 78 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15705.html 4th Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – Australia won by an innings and 184 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15713.html 5th Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – Australia won by an innings and 6 runs

England 1938-39

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/16/16862.html 1st Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/16/16870.html 2nd Test] at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/16/16881.html 3rd Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – England won by an innings and 13 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/16/16895.html 4th Test] at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/16/16900.html 5th Test] at Kingsmead, Durban – match drawn

References

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/RSA.html CricketArchive – itinerary of South African cricket]

Further reading

* H S Altham and EW Swanton, "A History of Cricket, Volume 2 (to 1945)", George Allen & Unwin, 1947
* Rowland Bowen, "Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development", Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
* Louis Duffus, "South African Cricket, Volume 3, 1927-1947", The South African Cricket Association, 1948

* South African Cricket Annual – various editions
* various writers, "A Century of South Africa in Test & International Cricket 1889-1989", Ball, 1989


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