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Rhodesian first-class cricket in
1938/39
Captain:
'Jack'
Hayward
Wally Hammond's
M.C.C. team played two matches in
Rhodesia as part of their South
African tour, in the rainy month
of February. Sure enough, rain
ensured that both matches were
drawn. The Rhodesian bowling,
strengthened by the return of
Bell and Tomlinson, generally did
better than the batsmen, but the
Englishmen had to adjust their
batting to the matting pitches.
The Rhodesian batsmen struggled
against the English spinners in
particular.
These were the final
matches for Jack Hayward, aged
only 28; he did not reappear as a
player after the War, although he
spent years as a selector and in
administration. Tommy and Frank
Davidson became the first players
from Northern Rhodesia (now
Zambia) to represent the country.
At Queens Ground, Bulawayo; 4, 6,
7 February. M.C.C. 307/5 dec (L
Hutton 145, E Paynter 53, L E G
Ames 47). RHODESIA 242 (J H F
Fuller 46, A Hyde 37, P N F
Mansell 62; L L Wilkinson 3/66, D
V P Wright 4/64). Match
drawn.
At Salisbury Sports
Club; 10, 11, 13 February. M.C.C.
180 (W R Hammond 43, K Farnes 33,
T W J Goddard 33; J H Charsley
6/58, D S Tomlinson 3/87) and
174/2 dec (P A Gibb 37, W J
Edrich 101*). RHODESIA 96 (T W J
Goddard 6/38 including hat-trick)
and 95/6. Match drawn.
It is intended in the future to
produce the full scorecard, and
also much more information on all
cricket in Rhodesia during this
season. At present, the next
entry in this section is for
1945/46
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