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31 cm.The South African cricket team toured England in the 1929…
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2-Sep-2018
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31 cm.The South African cricket team toured England in the 1929 season to play a five-match Test series against England. It was the first tour since 1924, t... the South African Team in England, 1929 An original photograph (taken for the Jaeger Co., Ltd by Hana, London) showing the full South African touring squad of 16 players plus 2 officials; fully signed in ink; all somewhat faded but clearly legible. [The Jaeger company provided the shirts, sweaters and trousers worn by the team]. 25 x 31 cm. The South African team toured England in 1929 to play a five-match Test series. It was their first tour since 1924, though Tests had been played between the two sides in the interim with the 1927-28 England tour of South Africa. England won the 1929 Test series, winning 2 matches with the other 3 games drawn. In first-class matches overall, the South Africans won 9 games and lost 7, with 18 being drawn. There were 3 non-first-class matches; 2 of them ended in South African victories, the other was drawn.
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