The manager was Henry Swan,[2] who played in some of the minor matches. Philip Slater and Basil Hill-Wood also played in some of the minor matches in New Zealand. Freeman and Tyldesley were the only professionals. Robert St Leger Fowler was invited but was unable to tour and was replaced by Brand.[3] The doctor and former Australian Test player Roland Pope accompanied the team throughout Australia and New Zealand at his own expense, serving as honorary physician.[4]
Assessmentsedit
The tour made a loss of about £2000, a substantial amount at the time. The MCC and the New Zealand authorities shared the financial burden. One of the reasons for the loss was the extravagance of MacLaren, who insisted on having his wife with him throughout, at the tour's expense. Bill Ferguson, who travelled with the team as baggage master, said MacLaren never made "even a token attempt to make the tour pay its way, being content first and foremost with his own requirements – and he had expensive tastes". Ferguson said the MacLarens "frequently went away to Rotorua and such places for holidays", but he observed that their absences did not upset the rest of the team.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abMCC in Australia and New Zealand 1922-23 at CricketArchive
^"English team on the way". Evening Post. Vol. CIV, no. 91. 14 October 1922. p. 15.
^"English Team's Visit: Some Personal Details". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. LVI. 7 October 1922. p. 7.
^"The M.C.C. Team in Australia and New Zealand", The Cricketer, 12 May 1923, pp. 16-17.
^Nigel Smith, Kiwis Declare: Players Tell the Story of New Zealand Cricket, Random House, Auckland, 1994, pp. 17–18.
Bibliographyedit
David Kynaston, Archie's Last Stand: M.C.C. in New Zealand 1922-23, Queen Anne Press, London, 1984
Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 61–64
marylebone, cricket, club, cricket, team, zealand, 1922, english, team, raised, marylebone, cricket, club, toured, zealand, from, december, 1922, february, 1923, played, eight, first, class, matches, including, three, against, zealand, national, cricket, team,. An English team raised by Marylebone Cricket Club MCC toured New Zealand from December 1922 to February 1923 and played eight first class matches including three against the New Zealand national cricket team MCC also played the main provincial teams including Auckland twice Wellington Canterbury and Otago 1 The overall tour included a short stopover in Ceylon where a single minor match was played and two visits to Australia where a total of seven first class matches were played 1 Contents 1 The team 2 Assessments 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksThe team editArchie MacLaren captain John Hartley vice captain David Brand Freddie Calthorpe Percy Chapman Tich Freeman Clement Gibson Wilfred Hill Wood Tom Lowry John MacLean Charles Titchmarsh Harry Tyldesley Alexander Wilkinson Geoffrey Wilson The manager was Henry Swan 2 who played in some of the minor matches Philip Slater and Basil Hill Wood also played in some of the minor matches in New Zealand Freeman and Tyldesley were the only professionals Robert St Leger Fowler was invited but was unable to tour and was replaced by Brand 3 The doctor and former Australian Test player Roland Pope accompanied the team throughout Australia and New Zealand at his own expense serving as honorary physician 4 Assessments editThe tour made a loss of about 2000 a substantial amount at the time The MCC and the New Zealand authorities shared the financial burden One of the reasons for the loss was the extravagance of MacLaren who insisted on having his wife with him throughout at the tour s expense Bill Ferguson who travelled with the team as baggage master said MacLaren never made even a token attempt to make the tour pay its way being content first and foremost with his own requirements and he had expensive tastes Ferguson said the MacLarens frequently went away to Rotorua and such places for holidays but he observed that their absences did not upset the rest of the team 5 References edit a b MCC in Australia and New Zealand 1922 23 at CricketArchive English team on the way Evening Post Vol CIV no 91 14 October 1922 p 15 English Team s Visit Some Personal Details Nelson Evening Mail Vol LVI 7 October 1922 p 7 The M C C Team in Australia and New Zealand The Cricketer 12 May 1923 pp 16 17 Nigel Smith Kiwis Declare Players Tell the Story of New Zealand Cricket Random House Auckland 1994 pp 17 18 Bibliography editDavid Kynaston Archie s Last Stand M C C in New Zealand 1922 23 Queen Anne Press London 1984 Don Neely amp Richard Payne Men in White The History of New Zealand International Cricket 1894 1985 Moa Auckland 1986 pp 61 64External links edit nbsp This article on an international cricket tour of New Zealand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1922 23 amp oldid 1169327698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
