History of Australian cricket from 1930–31 to 1945

This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1930–31 season until 1945.

Notable Australian players during this period include Don Bradman, Bert Oldfield, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford and Stan McCabe.

Domestic cricket

Sheffield Shield winners

1930–31 – Victoria
1931–32 – New South Wales
1932–33 – New South Wales
1933–34 – Victoria
1934–35 – Victoria
1935–36 – South Australia
1936–37 – Victoria
1937–38 – New South Wales
1938–39 – South Australia
1939–40 – New South Wales
1941–45 – no competition due to Second World War

International tours of Australia

West Indies 1930–31

For more information about this tour, see : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1930-31

South Africa 1931–32

For more information about this tour, see : South African cricket team in Australia in 1931-32

England 1932–33

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1932-33

MCC 1935–36

An English team raised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured Australia and New Zealand in the winter of 1935–36. See : Cricket Archive – tour itinerary

Six first-class matches were played in Australia versus New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and an All-Australian XI.

For the New Zealand leg of the tour, see History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918-19 to 1945.

The MCC team was captained by Errol Holmes and included Joe Hardstaff junior, James Parks, Wilf Barber, James Langridge and Billy Griffith.

England 1936–37

For more information about this tour, see : English cricket team in Australia in 1936-37

New Zealand 1937–38

The New Zealand toured Australia in November 1937 and played three first-class matches against South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

New Zealand lost to South Australia by 10 wickets, despite dismissing Don Bradman for only 11. They lost to Victoria by 5 wickets having gained a first innings lead and to New South Wales by 8 wickets.

For details, see: CricketArchive tour itinerary

References

External sources

CricketArchive — itinerary of Australian cricket

v t e International cricket tours of Australia
Test and LOI tours
Bangladesh	2003 2008
England	1876–77 1878–79 1881–82 1882–83 1884–85 1886–87 1887–88 1891–92 1894–95 1897–98 1901–02 1903–04 1907–08 1911–12 1920–21 1924–25 1928–29 1932–33 1936–37 1946–47 1950–51 1954–55 1958–59 1962–63 1965–66 1970–71 1974–75 1977 1978–79 1979–80 1982–83 1986–87 1987–88 1990–91 1994–95 1998–99 2002–03 2006–07 2010–11 2013–14 2017–18
India	1947–48 1967–68 1977–78 1980–81 1985–86 1991–92 1999–2000 2003–04 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15 2015–16 2017-18 2019-20 2020 2022-23
New Zealand	1973–74 1980–81 1982–83 1985–86 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1993–94 1997–98 2001–02 2004–05 2008–09 2011–12 2015–16
Pakistan	1964–65 1972–73 1976–77 1978–79 1981–82 1983–84 1988–89 1989–90 1991–92 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 1999–2000 2002 2004–05 2009–10 2016–17 2019–20
South Africa	1910–11 1931–32 1952–53 1963–64 1971-72 (cancelled) 1993–94 1997–98 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2012–13 2014–15 2016-17
Sri Lanka	1982–83 1987–88 1989–90 1995–96 1998–99 2002–03 2004 2007–08 2010–11 2012–13 2016-17 2018-19 2022-23
West Indies	1930–31 1951–52 1960–61 1968–69 1975–76 1979–80 1981–82 1984–85 1986–87 1988–89 1991–92 1992–93 1995–96 1996–97 2000–01 2004–05 2005–06 2009–10 2012–13 2015–16 2019–20
Zimbabwe	1994–95 2000–01 2003–04
Tournaments hosted
World Cups	1992 2015
Tri-series	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15
Other tours
Afghanistan	2014
Australian Forces	1919–20 1945–46
English	1861–62 1863–64 1873–74 1902–03 1922–23 1929–30 1935–36 1979–80
Fijian	1907–08 1959–60
Multi-national	1971–72 2005–06
New Zealand	1898–99 1913–14 1925–26 1927–28 1937–38 1953–54 1961–62 1967–68 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1974–75
PNG	2014
UAE	2014
West Indies (WSC)	1977–78

History of Australian cricket from 1930–31 to 1945

Contents

Domestic cricket

Sheffield Shield winners

International tours of Australia

West Indies 1930–31

South Africa 1931–32

England 1932–33

MCC 1935–36

England 1936–37

New Zealand 1937–38

References

External sources

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