English cricket team in Australia in 1891-92
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The England national cricket team toured Australia
and Ceylon in 1891-92.
The team, captained by W G Grace, was organised by Lord Sheffield who later subscribed the Sheffield Shield to Australian domestic first-class cricket.
29 matches were played in total, of which 12 were won, two lost and 15 drawn. Eight of the games were first-class
including three Tests
versus Australia. Australia won the Test series 2-1.
The other five first-class matches were versus New South Wales (twice), South Australia and Victoria (twice).
as its specialist wicket-keeper, the other players being Johnny Briggs
, Bobby Peel
, Andrew Stoddart
, Bobby Abel
, Maurice Read
, George Lohmann
, William Attewell
, John Sharpe
, George Bean
and Hylton Philipson.
Australia was captained by Jack Blackham
who was also its wicket-keeper. Other players to represent Australia were Alec Bannerman, George Giffen
, Jack Lyons
, William Bruce
, Charlie Turner, Harry Moses, Harry Trott
, Bob McLeod, Harry Donnan
, Sydney Callaway
, Walter Giffen
, Syd Gregory
.
as a stopover during its long sea voyage and played against local sides that were not first-class
. This was the third time that an English cricket team had visited Ceylon.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Ceylon in 1891-92.
The team, captained by W G Grace, was organised by Lord Sheffield who later subscribed the Sheffield Shield to Australian domestic first-class cricket.
29 matches were played in total, of which 12 were won, two lost and 15 drawn. Eight of the games were 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...
including three Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
versus Australia. Australia won the Test series 2-1.
The other five first-class matches were versus New South Wales (twice), South Australia and Victoria (twice).
Test series summary
- 1st Test @ Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne Cricket GroundThe Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
– Australia won by 54 runs - 2nd Test @ Sydney Cricket GroundSydney Cricket GroundThe Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
– Australia won by 72 runs - 3rd Test @ Adelaide OvalAdelaide OvalThe Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
– England won by an innings and 230 runs
Players
England was captained by W G Grace and had Gregor MacGregorGregor MacGregor (cricketer)
Gregor MacGregor was a Scottish cricketer and rugby union player. He played rugby for Scotland and cricket for England.-Personal history:...
as its specialist wicket-keeper, the other players being Johnny Briggs
Johnny Briggs (cricketer)
Johnny Briggs was a left arm spin bowler for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1879 and 1900 who still stands as the second-highest wicket-taker in the county's history after Brian Statham...
, Bobby Peel
Bobby Peel
Robert "Bobby" Peel was a Yorkshire and England cricketer: a left-arm spinner who ranks as one of the finest bowlers of the 1890s. He was also a capable batsman, who once hit 210 not out...
, Andrew Stoddart
Andrew Stoddart
Andrew Ernest Stoddart was an English cricketer and rugby union player. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1893.-Cricket career:...
, Bobby Abel
Bobby Abel
Robert Abel , nicknamed "The Guv'nor", was a Surrey and England opening batsman who was one of the most prolific run-getters in the early years of the County Championship...
, Maurice Read
Maurice Read
John Maurice Read was an English professional cricketer. Wrote Harry Altham of him in that truly magisterial work, A History of Cricket, "Maurice Read had been recognised as a dashing player up to Test Match form, to say nothing of being a wonderful fielder in the country." A hard-hitting and,...
, George Lohmann
George Lohmann
George Alfred Lohmann is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time...
, William Attewell
William Attewell
William Attewell was a cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and England. Attewell was a medium pace bowler who was renowned for his extraordinary accuracy and economy...
, John Sharpe
John Sharpe (cricketer)
John Sharpe was a bowler who was George Lohmann's partner in the formidable Surrey sides that dominated the first years of the official cricket County Championship...
, George Bean
George Bean
.George Bean was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club between 1886 and 1898...
and Hylton Philipson.
Australia was captained by Jack Blackham
Jack Blackham
John McCarthy Blackham was a Test cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.A specialist wicket-keeper, Blackham played in the first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the famous Ashes Test match of 1882...
who was also its wicket-keeper. Other players to represent Australia were Alec Bannerman, George Giffen
George Giffen
George Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the 1894–95 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and...
, Jack Lyons
Jack Lyons (cricketer)
John James "Jack or J.J." Lyons was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1887 and 1897.-External links:*...
, William Bruce
William Bruce (cricketer)
William Bruce was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1885 and 1895....
, Charlie Turner, Harry Moses, Harry Trott
Harry Trott
George Henry Stevens "Harry" Trott was an Australian Test cricketer who played 24 Test matches as an all-rounder between 1888 and 1898. Although Trott was a versatile batsman, spin bowler and outstanding fielder, "... it is as a captain that he is best remembered, an understanding judge of...
, Bob McLeod, Harry Donnan
Harry Donnan
Henry "Harry" Donnan was an Australian cricketer who played in 5 Tests between 1892 and 1896....
, Sydney Callaway
Sydney Callaway
Sydney Thomas Callaway was an Australian cricketer who played in three Tests. In 1891/92 he played in Sydney and Melbourne, and in 1894/95 he played in Adelaide where he took 5/37 in the first innings...
, Walter Giffen
Walter Giffen
Walter Frank Giffen was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests between 1887 and 1892...
, Syd Gregory
Syd Gregory
Sydney Edward Gregory , sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. At the time of his retirement, he had played a world-record 58 Test matches during a career spanning 1890 to 1912...
.
Ceylon
The team used ColomboColombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
as a stopover during its long sea voyage and played against local sides that were not 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...
. This was the third time that an English cricket team had visited Ceylon.
External sources
Further reading
- The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978 by 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...
- WG Grace: His Life and Times by Eric MidwinterEric MidwinterEric Midwinter MA DPhil OBE is an English author, broadcaster and academic. He is known as a consumer advocate, a social policy analyst, a historian of the sport of Cricket and an expert on British comedy.-Life and career:...
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2006