two games. After the Australasian tour, Bell played no first-class cricket in any of the next three South African domestic cricket seasons. Yet he was picked for the 1935 tour to England and, in the first first-class match of the tour, took eight Worcestershire wickets for just 28 runs, including five for 22 in the second innings. Those, however, proved to be his best bowling figures of the season and he struggled with both form and fitness. He was not in the side for the first Test, but was recalled for the second match of the series at Lord's, where South Africa recorded their first-ever victory over England in England; Bell's own contribution was limited and he took only one wicket. He was a little more prominent in the third Test, taking three second innings wickets and bowling tightly when England were pushing for quick runs. And there were three further wickets for him in England's first innings in the fourth Test. On the final day of the match, however, he was unable to bowl because of what Wisden reported as "fluid on the elbow". The injury effectively ended his tour: he returned for one more match against Essex but was again unable to bowl on the last day of the match because of his injured elbow. On the tour as a whole, Bell had taken 52 first-class wickets at an average of 22.03 runs per wicket. Bell played only one further first-class match after this, appearing for Rhodesia against the MCC team in 1938–39 and taking two expensive wickets in a game severely restricted by the weather. See also List of South Africa cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut References 1906 births 1985 deaths South Africa Test cricketers Rhodesia cricketers Western Province cricketers Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut