Australian cricket team in England in 1930
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Australia won the 1930 Ashes series
against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn:
for the 1930 Ashes Tour, the Australian team led by Bill Woodfull
headed to Tasmania
to play two first-class
matches against Tasmania
. The first match was played at the NTCA Ground before the teams moved onto Hobart
. Hobart paper the Mercury said:
After leaving Port Melbourne on ship the Nairana, the Australians arrived in Launceston via the Tamar River at 9am on 8 March 1930, as "a big crowd waited to greet the tourists". Later that day, they started their match against a Tasmanian team that included Laurie Nash
. The hosts won the toss and batted in "perfect weather", despite being bowled out for 157. Fast-bowler, Alan Fairfax
was the main destroyer, taking 4 for 36 (4/36) in 13 overs. Only wicket-keeping opener James Atkinson
scored a half-century, as Tasmania collapsed from 1/50. The Australians began their reply positively, with Bill Ponsford
and Stan McCabe
taking the score to 120 without loss. After Ponsford was dismissed on 36, Alan Kippax
and McCabe saw out the final overs of the day, with McCabe finishing not out on 93 and Kippax undefeated on eight.
The next day, The Australians went fishing at the Great Lake, south of Launceston, before resuming the match on Monday. After McCabe scored his century, Australia stumbled to 3/163, bringing Bradman to the crease. In Nash's second over, he trapped Bradman leg before wicket
for just 20 scored in 24 minutes. The Australian were eventually bowled out for 311, despite Gerald James
taking 5/97 in 22 overs. Although Nash got the wicket of Bradman, the batsmen attacked him, taking 1/82 in 13 overs. By the end of the days play, Tasmania were already under pressure at 6/109.
The next day saw Tasmania bowled out for 158, as Nash was the only batsman to offer any resistance with 49. The Australians were eventual victors by ten wickets. They won the following match in Hobart, before regaining the Ashes 2-1.
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn:
- 1st Test (Nottingham) — England won by 93 runs - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T1_13-17JUN1930.html
- 2nd Test (Lord's) — Australia won by 7 wickets - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T2_27JUN-01JUL1930.html
- 3rd Test (Leeds) — drawn - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T3_11-15JUL1930.html
- 4th Test (Manchester) — drawn - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T4_25-29JUL1930.html
- 5th Test (The Oval) — Australia won by an innings and 39 runs - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T5_16-22AUG1930.html
1930 Australian Team Ashes warm-up
Before touring EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for the 1930 Ashes Tour, the Australian team led by Bill Woodfull
Bill Woodfull
William Maldon "Bill" Woodfull OBE was an Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. He captained both Victoria and Australia, and was best known for his dignified and moral conduct during the tumultuous bodyline series in 1932–33 that almost saw the end of Anglo-Australian cricketing ties...
headed to Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
to play two first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches against Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. The first match was played at the NTCA Ground before the teams moved onto Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
. Hobart paper the Mercury said:
After leaving Port Melbourne on ship the Nairana, the Australians arrived in Launceston via the Tamar River at 9am on 8 March 1930, as "a big crowd waited to greet the tourists". Later that day, they started their match against a Tasmanian team that included Laurie Nash
Laurie Nash
Laurence John "Laurie" Nash was a Test cricketer and Australian rules footballer. An inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Nash was a member of South Melbourne's 1933 premiership team, captained South Melbourne in 1937 and was the team's leading goal kicker in 1937 and 1945...
. The hosts won the toss and batted in "perfect weather", despite being bowled out for 157. Fast-bowler, Alan Fairfax
Alan Fairfax
Alan Geoffrey Fairfax was an Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1929 to 1931....
was the main destroyer, taking 4 for 36 (4/36) in 13 overs. Only wicket-keeping opener James Atkinson
James Atkinson
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scored a half-century, as Tasmania collapsed from 1/50. The Australians began their reply positively, with Bill Ponsford
Bill Ponsford
William Harold "Bill" Ponsford MBE was an Australian cricketer. Usually playing as an opening batsman, he formed a successful and long-lived partnership opening the batting for Victoria and Australia with Bill Woodfull, his friend and state and national captain...
and Stan McCabe
Stan McCabe
Stanley Joseph McCabe was an Australian cricketer who played 39 Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938. A short, stocky right-hander,...
taking the score to 120 without loss. After Ponsford was dismissed on 36, Alan Kippax
Alan Kippax
Alan Falconer Kippax was a cricketer for New South Wales and Australia. Regarded as one of the great stylists of Australian cricket during the era between the two World Wars, Kippax overcame a late start to Test cricket to become a regular in the Australian team between the 1928–29 and...
and McCabe saw out the final overs of the day, with McCabe finishing not out on 93 and Kippax undefeated on eight.
The next day, The Australians went fishing at the Great Lake, south of Launceston, before resuming the match on Monday. After McCabe scored his century, Australia stumbled to 3/163, bringing Bradman to the crease. In Nash's second over, he trapped Bradman leg before wicket
Leg before wicket
In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
for just 20 scored in 24 minutes. The Australian were eventually bowled out for 311, despite Gerald James
Gerald James
Gerald James was a British actor best known for his character actor roles in British television productions such as The Sandbaggers, The Professionals, Secret Army, Sapphire and Steel and The Pickwick Papers. He also appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company.-External links:...
taking 5/97 in 22 overs. Although Nash got the wicket of Bradman, the batsmen attacked him, taking 1/82 in 13 overs. By the end of the days play, Tasmania were already under pressure at 6/109.
The next day saw Tasmania bowled out for 158, as Nash was the only batsman to offer any resistance with 49. The Australians were eventual victors by ten wickets. They won the following match in Hobart, before regaining the Ashes 2-1.
External sources
Further reading
- Bill FrindallBill FrindallWilliam Howard Frindall, MBE was an English cricket scorer and statistician. He was familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Test Match Special, nicknamed the Bearded Wonder by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obscure cricketing facts in...
, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979 - Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993