By Brian Sanderson
Looking through the Wisden magazines ,I noticed article about
a visit of a German cricket team to England in August 1930.
This reminded me of a book that Dan Waddle wrote called
Field of Shadows about a trip of Worcestershire Gentlemen
visit to Germany in 1937.
The tour was organised by an Englishman, George Henderson
who was a long resident in Berlin.There were four matches
arranged in the South of England.
The opening match was on the emotive date of August 4
at Hesketh Park.At the opening ceremony ,the tourists
looked smart in their white caps and blue blazers
emblazoned with a bear rampant in red.
They lost all the matches but they had a pleasant tour .but it
could have been otherwise.On the 2 August at The Oval ,the
team was refused access to the pavilion (a courtesy which
continental clubs extend to British teams).The Surrey secretary
R.C.N.Palairet son hasten to apologise and were invited to
lunch.They also took tea at Lords.
I found the above photograph in Archive Newspapers with
the team at The Oval. It is a pity cricket has never established
in Germany.
Looking through the Wisden magazines ,I noticed article about
a visit of a German cricket team to England in August 1930.
This reminded me of a book that Dan Waddle wrote called
Field of Shadows about a trip of Worcestershire Gentlemen
visit to Germany in 1937.
The tour was organised by an Englishman, George Henderson
who was a long resident in Berlin.There were four matches
arranged in the South of England.
The opening match was on the emotive date of August 4
at Hesketh Park.At the opening ceremony ,the tourists
looked smart in their white caps and blue blazers
emblazoned with a bear rampant in red.
could have been otherwise.On the 2 August at The Oval ,the
team was refused access to the pavilion (a courtesy which
continental clubs extend to British teams).The Surrey secretary
R.C.N.Palairet son hasten to apologise and were invited to
lunch.They also took tea at Lords.
I found the above photograph in Archive Newspapers with
the team at The Oval. It is a pity cricket has never established
in Germany.
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