Would
have been 36th England
Test tour…..
(September 1939 -
… and second Test playing
tour of India
by an English side
(previous Indian tour 1933-34 )
For what would have been England's
second Test tour of India,
three Test matches - at Bombay, Calcutta and Madras
- were arranged.
On 25 July 1939 M.C.C. said "While none of the
arrangements for the tour of India
this winter have been cancelled, views are being exchanged at present between
M.C.C. and the Indian Cricket Board of Control to ascertain if a postponement
of the tour of India
to the winter of 1941 might be desirable."
On 2 August M.C.C. decided not to alter its plans at present, and
announced the names of those invited to tour.
The tour was cancelled on 4 September 1939.
All England
tours
Previous
Test tour
South
Africa 1938-39
Next
Test tour
Australia
1940-41 cancelled
Australia 1946-47
Next
tour of India
1951-52
Members
of the Test tour party (16)
Opening batsmen: John Langridge, Harold Gimblett.
Middle-order batsmen Jack Holmes, Hugh
Bartlett, Tom Dollery, Jack Parker, Roger Human, Bob Wyatt
Wicket-keeper: Billy Griffith, Gerald Mobey
All-rounder: Emrys Davies, Stan Nichols
Slow bowlers: Peter Smith, John Brocklebank
Fast
bowlers: George Pope, Arthur
Wellard,
H T Bartlett
Sx
24
LHB
J M Brocklebank
La
24
LB /RM
Davies, D E
Gm
35
LHB SLA
Dollery, H E
Wk
24
RHB
Gimblett, H
Sm
24
RHB opener
S C Griffith
Sx
25
WK
A J Holmes
Sx
40
RHB captain
R H C Human
Wo
30
RHB (RM)
Langridge,
James w/d
Sx
33
LHB SLA
Langridge, J G
w/d
Sx
29
RHB opener
Mobey, G S
Sy
35
WK
Nichols, M S
Ex
38
LHB RF
Parker, J F
Sy
26
RHB RM
Pope, G
H added
Dy
28
RFM
Smith, T P B
Ex
30
LBG
Wellard, A W
Sm
37
RFM
R E S Wyatt
Wk
38
RHB (RM) vice-captain
County representation:
Dy - Derbyshire (1)
Ex -
Essex (2)
Gm -
Glamorgan (1)
La - Lancashire
(1)
Sm - Somerset (2)
Sy - Surrey
(2)
Sx - Sussex (4)
Wk - Warwickshire (2)
Wo - Worcestershire (1)
Average age of the team at
September 1939 :
30 yrs 10
months.
Key to type:
RHB Right-handed bat
RM Right arm medium-paced bowler
RFM Right-arm fast medium
OB Off-break
WK Wicket-keeper
Test
Appearances made before the tour
Wyatt 40, Nichols 14, Gimblett 3, Wellard 2.
Selection
Tour Party Announced : 2 August 1939.
Unavailable : James Langridge withdrew on 11 August and George
Pope took his place.
Time between selection and planned departure
from England 51
days
(2 August - 22 September)
Travel
Plans
Tilbury T Bombay
‘Strathmore’
Travel
Plans
Depart St Pancras
2.15 pm on Friday 22 September for Tilbury. Embark on the P & O
liner RMS "Strathmore".
Arrive Bombay
Sunday 8 October. Depart Bombay
by train 10 pm.
Arrive Karachi
Wednesday 11 October at 3.45
14 - 16 October
v Sindh. Depart Karachi at 8 pm.
Arrive Peshawar
9 am on Wednesday 18 October
20 - 21 October
v N.W.F.P. CA.
Depart Peshawar
9.30 am on Monday 22 October
Arrive Lahore 7.40 pm
24 - 26 October
v Northern India CA
28 - 30 October
v Combined Universities
Monday 30 October
Depart Lahore 8.30pm for Amritsar.
Time that would be spent in India days
(8
October -