South American cricket team in England in 1932
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A cricket team from South America toured England, Scotland and Wales in the 1932 season
. The team played six first-class
matches and 12 other games. A seventh first-class match with Worcestershire
was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
This tour was the only occasion on which the South Americans played first-class cricket as a team representing the whole continent, though individual members of the side played for their countries in matches against touring teams from England that were designated as first-class.
, who had played first-class cricket in England for Cambridge University
, MCC
and Sussex
.
The full team was: Clement Gibson
Cyril Ayling
Dennet Ayling
George Ferguson
Arthur Grass
Alfred Jackson
Arnold Jacobs
Frederick Keen John Knox Richard Latham Henry Marshal
James Paul Ronald Pryor Robert Stuart Charles Sutton
They beat an under-strength Oxford University
by 10 wickets after Marshal scored 153 and Ferguson 85, and Dennet Ayling took 10 wickets in the match for 87 runs.
Leicestershire
then won the second first-class game rather easily by an innings and 33 runs, with the South American batting unreliable in both innings in a match affected by heavy showers. The Army also beat the touring side after a South American first innings of 303 in which Stuart scored 133 was followed by a second innings batting collapse.
The match against Sir Julien Cahn
's XI produced a remarkable victory for the South Americans. Cahn's XI made 413 in the first innings, largely due to 251 for Denys Morkel
, the South African
Test
player, made in four hours. The South Americans responded with a century opening stand between Jackson and Dennet Ayling and totalled 338. The Ayling brothers then each took five wickets as Cahn's XI were all out for 150 and Dennet Ayling, with an unbeaten 86, took the touring side to victory by five wickets, sharing another century opening stand with Jackson.
The match with Sussex
was affected by rain and left drawn. Knox made an unbeaten 110, batting at No 9 in the South American innings. The final match of the tour was a heavy defeat to Scotland
by eight wickets.
's Second Eleven and a team calling itself the Gentlemen of Somerset, both of which the touring team lost.
The match against MCC
at Lord's was a two-day game. MCC were captained by the 58-year-old Pelham Warner and included the South African Test player Herbie Taylor
and England
players J.W.Hearne and Eddie Dawson
. The South Americans had slightly the worse of a high-scoring draw.
1932 English cricket season
The 1932 English cricket season saw the beginning of England's Test matches against India. A team known as "All-India" toured, with one Test played, 25 other first-class matches and 12 lesser games...
. The team played six first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches and 12 other games. A seventh first-class match with Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
This tour was the only occasion on which the South Americans played first-class cricket as a team representing the whole continent, though individual members of the side played for their countries in matches against touring teams from England that were designated as first-class.
The Touring Team
The team was captained by Clement GibsonClement Gibson
Clement Herbert Gibson, born in Argentina on August 23, 1900 and died in Buenos Aires, December 31, 1976, twice won fleeting fame as a cricketer....
, who had played first-class cricket in England for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
, MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
and Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
.
The full team was: Clement Gibson
Clement Gibson
Clement Herbert Gibson, born in Argentina on August 23, 1900 and died in Buenos Aires, December 31, 1976, twice won fleeting fame as a cricketer....
Cyril Ayling
Cyril Ayling
Cyril Edgar Ayling was a cricketer who played for Argentina and was a member of the South American cricket team that toured England in 1932. He represented Argentina in three first-class matches against Sir Theodore Brinckman's XI in 1937-38, but also played in non-first-class representational...
Dennet Ayling
Dennet Ayling
Dennet Ernest Ayling, born at Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 8, 1906 and died at Los Cocos, Cordoba, Argentina, on December 18, 1987, played first-class cricket for the Argentina cricket team in international matches and toured England as a member of the 1932 South American team, which played...
George Ferguson
George Ferguson (cricketer)
George William Ferguson was a cricketer who played for Argentina in first-class matches between 1930 and 1938 against touring sides from England. He was also a member of the South American cricket team that toured England in 1932.Ferguson was a right-handed middle order batsman...
Arthur Grass
Arthur Grass
Arthur Conrad Grass, born at Denmark Hill, London on 11 October 1897 and died at Brighton, Sussex in October 1994, played cricket for Brazil in international matches in the 1920s and toured England with the 1932 South American team, when he appeared in three first-class matches.Grass was a...
Alfred Jackson
Alfred Jackson (cricketer)
Alfred Louis Stewart Jackson was an Argentinian and Chilean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played for both Chile and Argentina, and also played first-class cricket for a combined South America side and for Argentina...
Arnold Jacobs
Arnold Jacobs (cricketer)
Arnold Leslie Jacobs, born on 12 November 1892 at Buenos Aires, Argentina and died on 9 August 1974, also at Buenos Aires, played international cricket for Argentina in non-first-class matches against Brazil and Chile in the 1920s and toured England with the 1932 South American team, when he...
Frederick Keen John Knox Richard Latham Henry Marshal
Henry Marshal (cricketer)
Henry Worgan Marshal, played cricket in first-class matches for Argentina against touring sides from England, and for the South American team that toured England in 1932...
James Paul Ronald Pryor Robert Stuart Charles Sutton
First-Class Matches
The team played six first-class matches, and a seventh against Worcestershire was abandoned without any play.They beat an under-strength Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
by 10 wickets after Marshal scored 153 and Ferguson 85, and Dennet Ayling took 10 wickets in the match for 87 runs.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
then won the second first-class game rather easily by an innings and 33 runs, with the South American batting unreliable in both innings in a match affected by heavy showers. The Army also beat the touring side after a South American first innings of 303 in which Stuart scored 133 was followed by a second innings batting collapse.
The match against Sir Julien Cahn
Julien Cahn
Sir Julien Cahn, 1st Baronet was an entrepreneur, philanthropist and supporter of cricket.-His cricket XI:...
's XI produced a remarkable victory for the South Americans. Cahn's XI made 413 in the first innings, largely due to 251 for Denys Morkel
Denys Morkel
Denijs Paul Beck Morkel was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province in 1924 and later in 16 Tests for South Africa from 1927 to 1932....
, the South African
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
player, made in four hours. The South Americans responded with a century opening stand between Jackson and Dennet Ayling and totalled 338. The Ayling brothers then each took five wickets as Cahn's XI were all out for 150 and Dennet Ayling, with an unbeaten 86, took the touring side to victory by five wickets, sharing another century opening stand with Jackson.
The match with Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
was affected by rain and left drawn. Knox made an unbeaten 110, batting at No 9 in the South American innings. The final match of the tour was a heavy defeat to Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
by eight wickets.
Other Matches
The South Americans played 12 other matches, all of them one- and two-day games, and many of them affected by the weather in a wet summer. All the games were drawn, except the matches against KentKent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
's Second Eleven and a team calling itself the Gentlemen of Somerset, both of which the touring team lost.
The match against MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
at Lord's was a two-day game. MCC were captained by the 58-year-old Pelham Warner and included the South African Test player Herbie Taylor
Herbie Taylor
Herbert Wilfred Taylor MC was a South African cricketer who played 42 Tests for his country including 18 as captain of the side. Specifically a batsman, he was an expert on the matting pitches which were prevalent in South Africa at the time and scored six of his seven centuries at home...
and England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
players J.W.Hearne and Eddie Dawson
Eddie Dawson
Edward William Dawson was an English cricketer who played in five Tests from 1928 to 1930....
. The South Americans had slightly the worse of a high-scoring draw.