Again, Rhodesia were
deeply indebted to Transvaal for
sending another team up to the
country. This was managed and
captained by Algy Frames, who did
much to support Rhodesian
cricket. Again, several leading
players did not come, but Test
players Bruce Mitchell, Jack
Christy and Dalton Conyngham all
made the trip, as did Louis
Duffus, more well-known for his
writings.
Rhodesia included a
17-year-old schoolboy, Jack
Hayward, probably the country's
most talented player before the
Second World War. He was a superb
left-handed batsman, top scorer
on his debut, and many thought
that only lack of opportunity
prevented him from playing Test
cricket for South Africa. One who
did was Denis Tomlinson, batsman
and leg-spinner, who toured
England in 1935. Arnold Hyde,
also a good amateur boxer, was
another useful all-rounder and
brilliant fielder making his
debut. `Ken' Austin, who played
in the second match, is believed
to be the oldest surviving
Rhodesian cricketer.
Transvaal narrowly
won the first match against the
Rhodesian team after being 98
behind on first innings, but
applied themselves fully in the
second match, overwhelming
Rhodesia by an innings.
At Raylton, Bulawayo; 31 March,
1, 2 April. RHODESIA 303 (G E
Fletcher 31, C J R Hayward 72, J
C Campbell-Rodger 47, E C Arnold
57; F A Walsh 4/62) and 184 (G E
Fletcher 51, W Wood 60*; S W
Brissenden 4/38, J A J Christy
3/13). TRANSVAAL 205 (A B Kennedy
32, J A J Christy 40, B Mitchell
54; E F Dollar 4/46, A Hyde 3/34)
and 287/7 (A C Langebrink 68, J A
J Christy 103, B Mitchell 45*).
Transvaal won by three
wickets.
At Salisbury Sports
Club; 7, 8, 9 April. TRANSVAAL
423 (R A Farquharson 40, J A J
Christy 175, D P Conyngham 63, L
G Duffus 47*; D S Tomlinson
4/105). RHODESIA 135 (B Mitchell
3/13) and 129 (R N Tomlinson 44*;
H H Campbell 3/38). Transvaal won
by an innings and 159 runs.
It is intended in the future to
include full scorecards and much
more information on cricket in
Rhodesia during this season. At
present, the next entry in this
section is for 1929/30
