Australian cricket team in England in 1909
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The Australian cricket team in England in 1909 played 42 first-class matches, including five Test matches to contest The Ashes. Australia was captained by Monty Noble, England by Archie MacLaren. The third Test of the series, at Headingley, was the 100th Test match to be played by England.[1]
Test series summary
Australia won the Test series 2–1, with two matches drawn.
First Test
27–29 May 1909
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- W Bardsley and WJ Whitty (both AUS), and GJ Thompson (ENG) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
14–16 June 1909
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- JH King (ENG) made his Test debut.
Third Test
1–3 July 1909
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- J Sharp (ENG) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
9–11 August 1909
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- FE Woolley and DW Carr (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
References
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (12 April 2018). The Shorter Wisden 2018: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2018. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472953582. Retrieved 29 April 2018 – via Google Books.
Further reading
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1910
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
- Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
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