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

Australian cricket seasons

History of Australian cricket to 1876 1876–77 to 1890 1890–91 to 1900 1900–01 to 1918 1918–19 to 1930 1930–31 to 1945 1945–46 to 1960 1960–61 to 1970 1970–71 to 1985 1985–86 to 2000 History of Australian cricket from 2000–01 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

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 2016–17

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

Multiple Teams	1985 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

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