Uiver Collection Mollison was a pioneering Scottish pilot who had flown commercially for Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm's ill-fated Australian National Airways. His wife Amy was Amy Johnson, who in May 1930 had become the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia, flying a de Havilland DH 60 Gipsy Moth "Jason". English aviators Flight Lieutenant Charles Scott and Kenyan coffee plantation manager Captain Tom Campbell Black flew another Comet, a red aircraft, dubbed "Grosvenor House" by the historic hotel's owner. A third de Havilland DH 88 Comet was flown by Cathcart Jones and K. F. Waller, and was the
History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918–19 to 1945 ever played in New Zealand. The England team was captained by Arthur Gilligan and included Frank Woolley, Duleep and Stan Nichols. England won the series 1–0 with three matches drawn: England began the tour in October 1929 in Australia where they played five first-class matches. For the Australian leg of the 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. The inaugural Test series between New Zealand and South Africa took place in