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

Index 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. [1]

26 relations: Bert Oldfield, Cape Town, Cricket, Durban, E. W. Swanton, First-class cricket, Gauteng (cricket team), Harry Altham, Herbie Collins, Jack Gregory (cricketer), Johannesburg, Kingsmead Cricket Ground, KwaZulu-Natal (cricket team), Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson, Lord's No. 1 Ground, Louis Duffus, Newlands Cricket Ground, Nip Pellew, Old Wanderers, Rowland Bowen, Sid Kiel, Sunfoil Series, Western Province cricket team (South Africa), World War I, World War II, 1942–43 South African cricket season.

Bert Oldfield

William Albert Stanley "Bert" Oldfield (9 September 1894, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 10 August 1976, Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian cricket player.

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Cape Town

Cape Town (Kaapstad,; Xhosa: iKapa) is a coastal city in South Africa.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third most populous in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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E. W. Swanton

Ernest William Swanton (11 February 1907 – 22 January 2000) was an English journalist and author, chiefly known for being a cricket writer and commentator under his initials, E. W. Swanton.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket.

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Gauteng (cricket team)

Gauteng (formerly Transvaal) is the first-class cricket team of the southern parts of Gauteng province of South Africa.

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Harry Altham

Harry Surtees Altham (30 November 1888 – 11 March 1965) was an English cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator, historian and coach.

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Herbie Collins

Herbert (Herbie) Leslie Collins (21 January 1888 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales – 28 May 1959 in Little Bay, Sydney) was an Australian cricketer who played 19 Tests between 1921 and 1926.

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Jack Gregory (cricketer)

Jack Morrison Gregory (14 August 1895 – 7 August 1973) was an Australian cricketer.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli) is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.

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Kingsmead Cricket Ground

Kingsmead is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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KwaZulu-Natal (cricket team)

KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) in South Africa.

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Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson

Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson (7 November 1889 – 6 June 1951) was known principally as a first-class cricketer who captained Hampshire and England.

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Lord's No. 1 Ground

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Louis Duffus

Louis George Duffus (13 May 1904 in Melbourne, Australia – 24 July 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa) was a South African cricketer who became the country's most respected writer on the game.

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Newlands Cricket Ground

Newlands Cricket Ground (known as PPC Newlands for sponsorship reasons) in Cape Town is a South African cricket ground.

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Nip Pellew

Clarence Everard "Nip" Pellew (21 September 1893 – 9 May 1981) was an Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1920 to 1921.

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Old Wanderers

Old Wanderers was a cricket ground in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Rowland Bowen

Major Rowland Francis Bowen (27 February 1916 – 4 September 1978 at Buckfastleigh, Devon) was a cricket researcher, historian and writer.

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Sid Kiel

Sidney "Sid" Kiel (18 July 1916 – 19 July 2007) was a South African doctor better known for his sporting career.

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Sunfoil Series

The Sunfoil Series is the main domestic first class cricket competition in South Africa, first contested (as the Currie Cup) in 1889-90.

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Western Province cricket team (South Africa)

Western Province is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1942–43 South African cricket season

The 1942–43 South African cricket season saw only two first-class games.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cricket_in_South_Africa_from_1918–19_to_1945

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