English cricket team in Australia in 1901–02
- English cricket team in Australia in 1901–02
The English cricket team in Australia in 1901–02 lost the Test series to Australia, who came from one down to win 4–1 and thus retained The Ashes. The England side was a private venture of Archie MacLaren at the invitation of the Melbourne Cricket Club, after MCC had declined to send a team. Prior to this, all Test tours of Australia had been privately organised, but MCC took over the responsibility with the following tour in 1903–4. George Hirst, Wilfred Rhodes, KS Ranjitsinjhi, Stanley Jackson and CB Fry were all unavailable. [Ralph Barker & Irving Rosenwater, "England v Australia: A compendium of Test cricket between the countries 1877–1968", Batsford, 1969, ISBN 0-7134-0317-9, p82]
Only three centuries were scored in the series and only one team innings exceeded 400 (the first innings of England in the first Test). Clem Hill managed 521 runs at an average of 52.10, making successive scores of 99, 98 and 97, without scoring a century. England's most successful batsman was MacLaren, with 412 runs at 45.77.
Sydney Barnes made his debut for England and took 19 wickets in the first two Tests before being injured in the third and taking no further part in the series. His selection for the tour was something of a coup for MacLaren, as Barnes had little first-class experience behind him and had been playing in the Lancashire League during the 1901 English season. For Australia, Monty Noble and Hugh Trumble took 60 wickets between them.
Test Matches
"Match length: Timeless. Balls per over: 6. Series result: Australia won 4–1."
Notes
References
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153658.html "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack", 1903 edition, "England in Australia 1901-02"]
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