Sir

Julien Cahn Sir Julien Cahn, 1st Baronet (21 October 1882 – 26 September 1944) was a British businessman, philanthropist and cricket enthusiast. Early life and family Cahn was born in Cardiff in 1882 to parents of German Jewish descent. His father, Alber ...

's cricket team, captained by

George Heane George Frank Henry Heane (2 January 1904 – 24 October 1969) was an English cricketer. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and left-hand batsman. He played first-class matches for Nottinghamshire from 1927 to 1951, captaining the club in some ...

, toured New Zealand in February and March 1939 to play ten matches including one first-class fixture against the

New Zealand national cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 ...

Basin Reserve The Basin Reserve (commonly known as "The Basin") is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. It has been used for Test matches, and is the main home ground for the Wellington Firebirds first-class team. The Basin Reserve is the only cricke ...

; this match was drawn. Cahn's XI also played three-day matches against the major provincial teams

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Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...

and

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, but these matches were 12-a-side and are not regarded as first-class.

Don Neely Donald Owen Neely (21 December 1935 – 16 June 2022) was a New Zealand cricket historian, administrator and player. He served as president of New Zealand Cricket and wrote or co-wrote over 30 books on New Zealand cricket. Early life Neely wa ...

& Richard Payne, ''Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985'', Moa, Auckland, 1986, p. 172. Cahn's XI included the New Zealander

Stewie Dempster Charles Stewart Dempster (15 November 1903 – 14 February 1974) was a New Zealand Test cricketer and coach. As well as representing New Zealand, he also played for Wellington, Scotland, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Early life Born to a Sco ...

Joe Hardstaff junior Joseph Hardstaff Jr (3 July 1911 – 1 January 1990) was an English cricketer, who played in twenty three Test matches for England from 1935 to 1948. Hardstaff's father, Joe senior played for Nottinghamshire and England and his son, also nam ...

Buddy Oldfield Norman "Buddy" Oldfield (5 May 1911 – 19 April 1996) was an English cricketer and umpire who played in one Test in 1939 and later umpired in two others. Between 1935 and 1939 he played first-class cricket for Lancashire, before the Second ...

Eddie Phillipson William Edward Phillipson (3 December 1910 – 25 August 1991) was an English first-class cricketer who was born in Cheshire. He played for Lancashire County Cricket Club for 15 years before becoming a Test cricket Test cricket is a form of ...

and Peter Smith.

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Sir J Cahn's XI in New Zealand 1938-39
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