No more first-class cricket was played in Rhodesia since 1909/10 until after the First World War. By then a new generation of players had arisen, the only surviving pre-War first-class players being Tom Bourdillon and Freddie Brooks' brother Frank. Freddie himself would have played but for illness. Transvaal, who in the early years were Rhodesian cricket's greatest supporter and made a particular effort to send teams on what was still a long and tedious journey into Rhodesia, played two first-class matches. Even so, it was not the full Transvaal team although containing four Test players, the best-known being Test batsman Bob Catterall. Catterall stayed in the country for a short while and played for Rhodesia two years later.

Few of the Rhodesian players at this time made much of a name for themselves. The team included Victor Robinson, son of Leo, Freddie Morgan, an all-round sportsman and champion pistol shot, and George Gemmell, who had a great reputation playing centre-forward for Aston Villa. Pace bowler Phil Rabinson took ten wickets in his only first-class matches.

Rhodesia generally gave a good account of themselves, especially in the rain-ruined first match, but were shattered in the second match by a ninth-wicket stand of 221 between Nevil Lindsay and G R McCubbin; this was to remain the South African record until beaten 72 years later by John Commins and Nicky Boje -- playing for South Africa A in this country!

At Queens Ground, Bulawayo; 17, 18, 19 March. TRANSVAAL 444/9 dec (C N Frank 63, D J Meintjies 31, N V Lindsay 160*, G R McCubbin 97; P Rabinson 6/89). RHODESIA 204 (G Gemmell 34, A C Curle 34; D J Meintjies 4/64, A Kennedy 3/42) and 107 (D J Meintjies 8/63). Transvaal won by an innings and 133 runs.