LAST MATCH OF ENGLISH CRICKETERS’ TOUR—The M.C.C. team won the last match of its New Zealand tour at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday, when it beat Auckland by an innings and 65 runs. This photograph, taken when the Englishmen were at the wickets, shows D. C. S. Compton playing a shot to leg for four. Compton scored 97 not out. The Auckland players shown, from left, are G. L. Weir, A. V. Wiles, and L. A. Kent (wicket-keeper).
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25147, 31 March 1947, Page 3
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78LAST MATCH OF ENGLISH CRICKETERS’ TOUR—The M.C.C. team won the last match of its New Zealand tour at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday, when it beat Auckland by an innings and 65 runs. This photograph, taken when the Englishmen were at the wickets, shows D. C. S. Compton playing a shot to leg for four. Compton scored 97 not out. The Auckland players shown, from left, are G. L. Weir, A. V. Wiles, and L. A. Kent (wicket-keeper). Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25147, 31 March 1947, Page 3
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