# International cricket in 1929–30

The 1929–30 international cricket season was from September 1929 to April 1930.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 31 October 1929 | Australia | Marylebone | — | — | 2–2 [5] | — |
| 26 December 1929 | Ceylon | India | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
| 10 January 1930 | New Zealand | England | 0–1 [4] | — | — | — |
| 11 January 1930 | West Indies | England | 1–1 [4] | — | — | — |
| 18 March 1930 | Argentina | England | — | — | 0–1 [3] | — |
| 3 April 1930 | Ceylon | Australia | — | — | 0–0 [1] | — |

## October
### MCC in Australia

First-class Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match 1 | 31 Oct–2 November | Harold Rowe | Harold Gilligan | WACA Ground, Perth | Marylebone by 7 wickets |
| Match 2 | 8–12 November | Vic Richardson | Harold Gilligan | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Marylebone by 239 runs |
| Match 3 | 15–19 November | Jack Ryder | Harold Gilligan | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Victoria by 7 wickets |
| Match 4 | 22–26 November | Alan Kippax | Harold Gilligan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |
| Match 5 | 29 Nov–2 December | Leo O'Connor | Harold Gilligan | The Gabba, Brisbane | Queensland by 7 wickets |

## December
### Bombay XI in Ceylon

First-class match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match | 26–28 December | Churchill Gunasekara | Vithal Palwankar | Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | Rockwood's All Ceylon XI by 9 wickets |

## January
### England in New Zealand

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 186 | 10–13 January | Tom Lowry | Harold Gilligan | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | England by 8 wickets |
| Test 188 | 24–27 January | Tom Lowry | Harold Gilligan | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| Test 190 | 14–17 February | Tom Lowry | Harold Gilligan | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn |
| Test 191 | 21–24 February | Tom Lowry | Harold Gilligan | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn |

### England in the West Indies

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 187 | 11–16 January | Teddy Hoad | Freddie Calthorpe | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Match drawn |
| Test 189 | 1–6 February | Nelson Betancourt | Freddie Calthorpe | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | England by 167 runs |
| Test 192 | 21–26 February | Maurice Fernandes | Freddie Calthorpe | Bourda, Georgetown | West Indies by 289 runs |
| Test 193 | 3–12 April | Karl Nunes | Freddie Calthorpe | Sabina Park, Kingston | Match drawn (by agreement) |

## March
### England in Argentina

Two-day Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match 1 | 18–19 March | Herbert Dorning | Julien Cahn | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Cahn's XI by 10 wickets |
| Match 2 | 22–24 March | Clement Gibson | L Green | Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Match drawn |
| Match 3 | 29–31 March | Clement Gibson | L Green | Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires | Match drawn |

## April
### Australia in Ceylon

First-class match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Match | 26–28 December | Churchill Gunasekara | Bill Woodfull | Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo | Match drawn |