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Stewie Dempster — New Zealand's Pre-Test Star, 1929

New Zealand v England

1929-12-15

In New Zealand's first home Test series in 1929-30, the 26-year-old Stewie Dempster scored 136 in the second Test at Wellington, partnered by Jackie Mills's 117 in an opening stand of 276 — the highest first-wicket partnership made in a Test by any country to that point and the founding statement of New Zealand Test batting.

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MCC Tour the West Indies — 1929-30 Series Sets Up Headley

MCC and West Indies

1929-10-15

MCC's 1929-30 tour party, captained by the Honourable Freddie Calthorpe, sailed for the Caribbean in late 1929 — the first Test series ever played in the West Indies. The four-Test series produced the West Indies' first home Test win and the breakthrough series of George Headley.

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