tour, see: History of Australian cricket from 1918-19 to 1930. The New Zealand section of the tour began in December and, in addition to the Test series, England played each of Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. South Africa 1931–32 See: South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1931–32 The inaugural Test series between New Zealand and South Africa took place in New Zealand in 1931–32. South Africa won the two-match series 2–0 with no matches drawn: 1st Test @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch – South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs 2nd Test @ Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets England 1932–33 See: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1932–33 Douglas Jardine's England toured New Zealand after its infamous "bodyline" tour of Australia. England and New Zealand played a two-match Test series which was altogether more peaceful than the one in Australia. Both Tests were drawn: 1st Test @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn 2nd Test @ Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn Marylebone Cricket Club 1935–36 See: Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in New Zealand in 1935–36 An MCC team led by Errol Holmes toured New Zealand from December 1935 to March 1936, playing eight first-class matches including four against New Zealand. They were not Test matches. England 1936–37 See: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1936–37 The MCC team that toured Australia in the 1936–37 season also played three matches in New Zealand at the end of the tour. They played no Test matches in New Zealand, although one of the matches was against a representative New Zealand XI, all of whose team members toured England a few weeks later, playing three Test matches. Sir Julien Cahn’s XI 1938–39 Sir Julien Cahn's cricket team, captained by George Heane, toured New Zealand in February and March 1939 to play ten matches including one first-class fixture against the New Zealand national cricket team at Basin Reserve; this match was drawn. Cahn's XI also played against some of the provincial teams but these matches were 12-a-side and are not regarded as first-class. Cancelled tours A planned tour by a team of English amateurs in 1920–21, to be led by the Kent captain Lionel Troughton, had to be called off as the New Zealand Cricket Council was unable to raise sufficient money. A similar tour by an amateur MCC team in 1921–22, to