Douglas Jardine Douglas Robert Jardine ( 1900 – 1958) was a Scottish cricketer who played 22 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 15 of those matches between 1931 and 1934. A right-handed batsman, he is best known for captaining the English ...

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toured

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in March 1933 as an afterword to their "

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" tour of

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. England and

played a two-match Test series. New Zealand were captained by

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. Both Tests were drawn. The second Test of the series, at Auckland, was the 200th Test match to be played by England.

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

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's score of 336 not out in the second Test was the highest individual score in a Test match, breaking the record of 334 set by

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three years earlier.

References

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