R. E. Foster R. E. Foster Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature (16 April 1878 – 13 May 1914) was an English first-class cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score. Foster was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford. He
New Zealand Services cricket team in England in 1945 Team in England 1945", 2017 New Zealand Services cricket team in England in 1945 The New Zealand Services cricket team played 35 matches in England during the 1945 season. Only one match, against H.D.G. Leveson-Gower's XI at Scarborough, was counted as first-class and the team played three times at Lord's. Several of the one- and two-day matches were written up in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1946. In February 2017, a retrospective account of all known tour games was recorded in the book "Overshadowed: The New Zealand Services Cricket Team in England 1945" by Rob Franks. The side was captained by