Australian cricket team in England in 1938
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The 1938 Ashes series
between Australia and England was drawn. England and Australia won a Test each, with two of the other Tests drawn and the third game of the series, scheduled for Manchester
, abandoned without a ball being bowled, only the second instance of this in more than 60 years of Test cricket. The Australians retained The Ashes.
In all 30 first-class matches were played, and the Australian team won 15 of them losing only to England and H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI. There were also six minor games, the Australians winning five of them.
The touring team=
DG Bradman (captain - NSW)
SJ McCabe (vice-captain - NSW)
CL Badcock (SA)
SG Barnes (NSW)
BA Barnett (VIC)
WA Brown (QLD)
AG Chipperfield (NSW)
JHW Fingleton (NSW)
LO Fleetwood-Smith (VIC)
AL Hassett (VIC)
EL McCormick (VIC)
WJ O'Reilly (NSW)
MG Waite (SA)
CW Walker (SA)
FA Ward (SA)
ESC White (NSW)
Manager: Mr WH Jeanes=
The Test series
External sources
Further reading
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...
between Australia and England was drawn. England and Australia won a Test each, with two of the other Tests drawn and the third game of the series, scheduled for Manchester
Old Trafford (cricket)
Old Trafford is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. It has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since its foundation in 1864, having been the ground of Manchester Cricket Club from 1857...
, abandoned without a ball being bowled, only the second instance of this in more than 60 years of Test cricket. The Australians retained The Ashes.
In all 30 first-class matches were played, and the Australian team won 15 of them losing only to England and H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI. There were also six minor games, the Australians winning five of them.
The touring team=
DG Bradman (captain - NSW)
SJ McCabe (vice-captain - NSW)
CL Badcock (SA)
SG Barnes (NSW)
BA Barnett (VIC)
WA Brown (QLD)
AG Chipperfield (NSW)
JHW Fingleton (NSW)
LO Fleetwood-Smith (VIC)
AL Hassett (VIC)
EL McCormick (VIC)
WJ O'Reilly (NSW)
MG Waite (SA)
CW Walker (SA)
FA Ward (SA)
ESC White (NSW)
Manager: Mr WH Jeanes=
The Test series
- 1st Test (Nottingham) — drawn - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1938/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T1_10-14JUN1938.html
- 2nd Test (Lord's) — drawn - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1938/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T2_24-28JUN1938.html
- 3rd Test (Manchester) — match abandoned without a ball bowled - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1938/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T3_08-12JUL1938.html
- 4th Test (Leeds) — Australia won by 5 wickets - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1938/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T4_22-25JUL1938.html
- 5th Test (The Oval) — England won by an innings and 579 runs - http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1938/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T5_20-24AUG1938.html
External sources
- 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