both men reached a very high standard and, coming as it did in such circumstances, was easily the best in point of class and skill shown by the South Africans in the whole series of Tests." Deane finished the tour with 1239 first-class runs and an average of 34.41. Deane played very little further first-class cricket after this tour, appearing in just two matches in the 1929–30 season in South Africa. In 1930–31, England toured South Africa; Deane did not play in the first Test of a five-match series. His replacement as captain was Buster Nupen and his 11 wickets for 150 runs in the match won the game narrowly for South Africa. "Had Deane been persuaded to play, Nupen would not have been in the team," Wisden noted. Deane then returned to captain the South African team in the second and third Tests, achieving little himself with the bat in either game, but drawing both matches, so that South Africa preserved their lead and went on to win the series 1–0. After the third Test, Deane again stood down, being replaced as captain by wicketkeeper Jock Cameron, and he did not play any further Test or first-class cricket. Having been a member of the selection committee in both 1929 and 1930–31, he was also a selector for the 1931–32 tour of Australia and New Zealand. Death and legacy Deane suddenly died 21 October 1939 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, at the age of 44 after a heart attack. Wisden wrote of him in its obituary column that "there can be no doubt that his inspiration and careful team-building were chiefly responsible for the improvement in South African cricket of recent years." References 1895 births 1939 deaths People from Eshowe South African people of British descent Gauteng cricketers KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Alumni of Maritzburg College South Africa Test cricket captains