that his young side would play better if they knew the odds they had to face. With this record, Deane was picked as captain for the 1929 tour of England, and Wisden's tour report was generous in its praise of him, though the tour was not successful in terms of matches won. Deane, it said, had set the high standards in fielding for which the side was praised and was also responsible for the good spirit in which the tour was conducted: "They came with no flourish of trumpets, made friends both on and off the field, and left behind an impression that it is given to few touring sides to attain. Beyond all doubt this was largely due to Deane himself." Deane's batting on the tour was not up to his reputation in South Africa, "but he captained the side with unerring judgment." Deane hit good form early in the tour, with 42 in the first first-class match against Worcestershire and 68 in the second against Leicestershire. The first Test was a dull and even draw on a pitch that Wisden said was "devoid of life": Deane made 29 out of 44 in his only innings in the game. The second Test at Lord's was also drawn, but was a much more exciting game in which the South Africans, having matched England in the first innings, were saved from what Wisden saw as likely defeat by bad light in the second innings; Deane failed in both innings. Depleted by injuries, the South Africans were beaten in the third Test despite a last-wicket stand of 103 between Tuppy Owen-Smith and Sandy Bell, with Deane again making little impression as a batsman, and the fourth Test was a heavier defeat, with England losing only seven wickets and winning by an innings. With the series now lost, Deane came into better form himself, making his only century of the tour, an unbeaten 133, in the game against Hampshire, scoring his runs in 140 minutes. That innings led to him batting at No 5 in the fifth and final Test; in South Africa's only innings of the match, he came to the wicket to join Herby Taylor with the score at 25 for three, and the pair added 214 in 190 minutes before Deane was out for 93, his best Test innings; the game finished as a draw. Wisden wrote: "The batting of