The Australian tourists with their tour bus in England.
A total of 28 footballers were selected to go on the tour: 13 from clubs of Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership, 4 from clubs of the Toowoomba Rugby League, 3 from clubs of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership, 3 from clubs of the Ipswich Rugby League and 5 from elsewhere in country New South Wales and Queensland. In Sydney on 24 July 1929, the day before the Kangaroos were to sail to England, Queensland's Tom Gorman was named captain of the squad.[1] He was the first Queenslander to captain a touring Kangaroos side and would be the last until Wally Lewis in 1986.[2] South Sydney's Arthur Hennessey joined the tour as non-playing coach,[3] the first such appointment till Clive Churchill in 1959.[4] The tour manager was Harry Sunderland.[5]
The players were paid £4 10s per week from the time they left Sydney till they returned. The English and Australian Leagues agreed on strict rules prohibiting English clubs from signing the Australian players during the tour.[6]
In the tour matches leading up to the first Test, the Australian team had won 7 of their 8 games.[6] The English team was weakened by the absence of their usual captain, Jonty Parkin (who was suffering from lower back pain), as well as Brough and Ellaby
Australia had scored four tries by half time. England's first try came 14 minutes into the second half. This was England captain Les Fairclough's last match against the Australians.[8]
England, with the help of Parkin closed the gap between themselves and the Australians, with Sullivan's goal kicking giving the home team a winning margin of 9–3.[9]
It was a freezing afternoon for the deciding test, which Australia dominated yet was still unable to put points on the board.[10] With only a few minutes remaining and the scores locked at nil-all in the third and deciding test, Australian halfback Joe "Chimpy" Busch collected the ball from a scrum win 30 metres out and scooted down the sideline. He crashed over the try-line in the corner with England's loose forward Fred Butters on his back making a last-ditch attempt to stop him. As the corner post went flying the crowd spilled onto the field in excitement. Referee Bob Robinson looked set to award Australia the try and the game (and with it the Ashes) when the touch-judge Albert Webster emerged through the crowd (which was overflowing and allowed on the pitch to avoid crowding) claiming Busch had taken out the corner post before grounding the ball. Even though Robinson believed it was a fair try he had no option other than to rule 'no try'. The referee was reported to have said to the Kangaroos "fair try Australia, but I am overruled", while England's captain Jonty Parkin shook Busch's hand and congratulated him before the touch-judge intervened. The match finished as a 0–0 draw, leaving the series tied at one match apiece.
For the remainder of his life (he died on 29 May 1999 at the age of 91), Busch insisted he scored the try, quoted as saying "I got it down all right…it was a fair try."[11] The corner where Busch scored the disallowed try in Swinton, was in the following decades still officially known as Busch's Corner.[12]
After much deliberation the controversial decision was made to play a fourth Test a week later. This was the first and only time that a fourth test has been played on any Kangaroo tour.[13]
In this match Cec Fifield broke his ankle and was unable to play the remainder of the tour. In an enthralling and especially brutal match, the deadlock was only broken by Stan Smith's solitary unconverted try so England won 3–0, to retain the Ashes.[14]
^"Tom Gorman to captain Rugby Team for England". The Barrier Miner. 24 July 1929. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
^"Tom Gorman Kangaroos captain". The Courier-Mail. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
^Murray G. Phillips (2000). From Sidelines to Centre Field: A History of Sports Coaching in Australia. Australia: University of New South Wales Press. p. 27. ISBN0868404101.
^Cunneen, Chris. "Hennessy, Arthur Stephen (1876–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^Scott, Edmond. "Sunderland, Harry (1889–1964)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^saints.org.uk. . Players. Saints Heritage Society. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^Goodman, Tom (15 June 1946). "League Tests nearly always grim Contests". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^de la Rivière, Richard. . Thirteen. richarddelariviere.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
^"League's Grand Old Man Departs". The Daily Telegraph. 31 May 1999.
^"Youth from bush jumped straight into Test league". Daily Mirror. 11 May 1979.
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^Tony Collins (2006). Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History. UK: Routledge. p. 116. ISBN0203088352.
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The 1929 30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the fourth Kangaroo tour and took the Australia national rugby league team all around England and also into Wales The tour featured the ninth Ashes series which comprised four Test matches and was won by Great Britain The team sailed on the SS Orsova via the Panama Canal and played an exhibition game in New York before arriving in England The Australian rugby league team performing their pre match war cry Contents 1 Touring squad 2 Matches 3 1st Test 4 2nd Test 5 3rd Test 6 4th Test 7 Wales 8 ReferencesTouring squad edit nbsp The Australian tourists with their tour bus in England A total of 28 footballers were selected to go on the tour 13 from clubs of Sydney s NSWRFL Premiership 4 from clubs of the Toowoomba Rugby League 3 from clubs of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership 3 from clubs of the Ipswich Rugby League and 5 from elsewhere in country New South Wales and Queensland In Sydney on 24 July 1929 the day before the Kangaroos were to sail to England Queensland s Tom Gorman was named captain of the squad 1 He was the first Queenslander to captain a touring Kangaroos side and would be the last until Wally Lewis in 1986 2 South Sydney s Arthur Hennessey joined the tour as non playing coach 3 the first such appointment till Clive Churchill in 1959 4 The tour manager was Harry Sunderland 5 The players were paid 4 10s per week from the time they left Sydney till they returned The English and Australian Leagues agreed on strict rules prohibiting English clubs from signing the Australian players during the tour 6 Name Posit Club TestsVic Armbruster Forward Fortitude Valley 3George Bishop Hooker Balmain 2Bill Brogan Forward Western Suburbs Sydney 3Joe Busch Half Eastern Suburbs Sydney 4Dan Dempsey Hooker Tivoli 1Arthur Edwards Half Fortitude Valley 0Cec Fifield Three quarter Western Suburbs Sydney 4Harry Finch Three quarter South Sydney 0Tom Gorman c Three quarter Brothers Brisbane 4Arthur Henderson Hooker Booval 0Jack Holmes Half Newtown Sydney 0Arthur Justice Hooker St George 2Harry Kadwell Half South Sydney 0Jack Kingston Forward Cootamundra 2Fred Laws Half Newtown Toowoomba 1Mick Madsen Forward Brothers Toowoomba 2Paddy Maher Three quarter South Sydney 0Frank McMillan Fullback Western Suburbs Sydney 4Wally Prigg Forward Central Newcastle 2Alan Ridley Three quarter Queanbeyan 0Eddie Root Forward South Sydney 0Les Sellars Forward Starlights Ipswich 0Bill Shankland Three quarter Eastern Suburbs Sydney 4Bill Spencer Three quarter Bundaberg 4Herb Steinohrt Forward Valleys Toowoomba 3George Treweek Forward South Sydney 4Jack Upton Fullback Souths Toowoomba 0Eric Weissel Half Temora 3Matches editSaturday 7 SeptemberRochdale Hornets nbsp 3 36 nbsp Australia 1 Athletic Grounds RochdaleAttendance 6 521 Wednesday 11 SeptemberYork nbsp 11 32 nbsp Australia 2 Clarence Street YorkAttendance 4 729 Saturday 14 SeptemberBatley nbsp 5 27 nbsp Australia 3 Mount Pleasant BatleyAttendance 6 000 Thursday 19 SeptemberWidnes nbsp 13 37 nbsp Australia 4 Lowerhouse Lane WidnesAttendance 6 000 Saturday 21 SeptemberBroughton Rangers nbsp 8 21 nbsp Australia 5 The Cliff Broughton SalfordAttendance 6 514 Thursday 26 SeptemberLancashire 14 29 nbsp Australia 6 Wilderspool WarringtonAttendance 24 000 Saturday 28 SeptemberWakefield Trinity nbsp 14 3 nbsp Australia 7 Belle Vue WakefieldAttendance 9 786 Thursday 1 OctoberKeighley nbsp 9 15 nbsp Australia 8 Lawkholme Lane KeighleyAttendance 3 0001st Test editIn the tour matches leading up to the first Test the Australian team had won 7 of their 8 games 6 The English team was weakened by the absence of their usual captain Jonty Parkin who was suffering from lower back pain as well as Brough and Ellaby Saturday 5 October 1929The Lions nbsp 8 31 nbsp AustraliaTries Jack Feetham Alf Middleton Goal Joe Thompson 1 9 Tries Bill Shankland 2 George Bishop Wally Prigg Bill Spencer George Treweek Eric Weissel Goals Eric Weissel 5 Craven Park HullAttendance 20 000 7 Referee R Robinson nbsp nbsp Kangaroos 1st Test 1929 The Lions Posit AustraliaTom Rees FB Frank McMillanEmlyn Gwynne WG Bill SpencerRoy Kinnear CE Cec FifieldBilly Dingsdale CE Tom Gorman c Alf Frodsham WG Bill ShanklandLes Fairclough c SO Eric WeisselBillo Rees SH Joe BuschHarold Bowman PR Peter MadsenNat Bentham HK George BishopJoe Thompson PR Bill BroganBill Horton SR Vic ArmbrusterAlf Middleton SR George TreweekJack Feetham LF Wally PriggAustralia had scored four tries by half time England s first try came 14 minutes into the second half This was England captain Les Fairclough s last match against the Australians 8 Wednesday 9 OctoberCastleford nbsp 2 53 nbsp Australia 10 Wheldon Road CastlefordAttendance 4 000 Saturday 12 OctoberHuddersfield nbsp 8 18 nbsp Australia 11 Fartown HuddersfieldAttendance 18 560 Wednesday 16 OctoberLeigh nbsp 16 19 nbsp Australia 12 Mather Lane LeighAttendance 8 000 Saturday 19 OctoberBarrow nbsp 10 13 nbsp Australia 13 Little Park BarrowAttendance 10 000 Wednesday 23 OctoberLeeds nbsp 10 13 nbsp Australia 14 Headingley LeedsAttendance 10 000 Saturday 26 OctoberHull F C nbsp 2 35 nbsp Australia 15 The Boulevard HullAttendance 10 000 Saturday 2 NovemberOldham nbsp 10 18 nbsp Australia 16 Watersheddings OldhamAttendance 18 0002nd Test editIn response to their loss to the Australians in the previous Test the British made several changes to their side for the 2nd Test Saturday 9 November 1929The Lions nbsp 9 3 nbsp AustraliaTries Artie Atkinson Goals Jim Sullivan 3 17 Tries Bill Shankland Goals Headingley LeedsAttendance 31 402Referee R Robinson nbsp The Lions Posit AustraliaJim Sullivan FB Frank McMillanAlf Ellaby WG Bill SpencerArtie Atkinson CE Tom Gorman c Billy Dingsdale CE Cec FifieldStanley Smith WG Bill ShanklandBillo Rees SO Eric WeisselJonty Parkin c SH Joe BuschDai Jenkins PR Herb SteinohrtNat Bentham HK George BishopWilliam Burgess PR Peter MadsenMartin Hodgson SR George TreweekAlbert Fildes SR Dan DempseyFred Butters LF Wally PriggEngland with the help of Parkin closed the gap between themselves and the Australians with Sullivan s goal kicking giving the home team a winning margin of 9 3 9 Wednesday 13 NovemberBradford Northern nbsp 17 26 nbsp Australia 18 Birch Lane BradfordAttendance 7 000 Saturday 16 NovemberSt Helens nbsp 18 18 nbsp Australia 19 Knowsley Road St HelensAttendance 9 500 Wednesday 20 NovemberYorkshire nbsp 12 25 nbsp Australia 20 Belle Vue WakefieldAttendance 7 011 Saturday 23 NovemberHalifax nbsp 9 58 nbsp Australia 21 Thrum Hall HalifaxAttendance 8 440 Saturday 30 NovemberSwinton nbsp 9 58 nbsp Australia 22 Station Road SwintonAttendance 9 000 Tuesday 3 DecemberEnglish League XIII nbsp 18 5 nbsp Australia 23 Central Park WiganAttendance 9 987 Saturday 7 DecemberCumberland nbsp 8 5 nbsp Australia 24 Lonsdale Park WorkingtonAttendance 3 500 Wednesday 11 DecemberGlamorgan Monmouth nbsp 9 39 nbsp AustraliaWhite City Stadium CardiffAttendance 3 000 Saturday 14 DecemberSt Helens Recreation nbsp 8 22 nbsp Australia 25 City Road St HelensAttendance 9 000 Wednesday 18 DecemberEnglish League XIII nbsp 22 32 nbsp Australia 26 St James Park NewcastleAttendance 9 690 Saturday 21 DecemberWarrington nbsp 17 8 nbsp Australia 27 Wilderspool WarringtonAttendance 12 826 Wednesday 25 DecemberHunslet nbsp 18 3 nbsp Australia 28 Parkside HunsletAttendance 12 000 Thursday 26 DecemberHull Kingston Rovers nbsp 5 10 nbsp Australia 29 Craven Park HullAttendance 12 000 Saturday 28 DecemberWigan nbsp 9 10 nbsp Australia 30 Central Park WiganAttendance 8 0003rd Test editEngland had held the Ashes for almost 20 years and this match would decide whether they were to continue doing so Saturday 4 January 1930The Lions nbsp 0 0 nbsp AustraliaTries Goals 31 Tries Goals Station Road SwintonAttendance 33 809Referee Bob Robinson nbsp The Lions Posit AustraliaJim Sullivan FB Frank McMillanAlf Ellaby WG Bill SpencerArtie Atkinson CE Tom Gorman c Hector Halsall CE Cec FifieldStanley Smith WG Bill ShanklandJack Oster SO Eric WeisselJonty Parkin c SH Joe BuschArthur Thomas PR Herb SteinohrtNat Bentham HK Arthur JusticeWilliam Burgess PR Bill BroganAlbert Fildes SR George TreweekMartin Hodgson SR Vic ArmbrusterFred Butters LF Jack KingstonIt was a freezing afternoon for the deciding test which Australia dominated yet was still unable to put points on the board 10 With only a few minutes remaining and the scores locked at nil all in the third and deciding test Australian halfback Joe Chimpy Busch collected the ball from a scrum win 30 metres out and scooted down the sideline He crashed over the try line in the corner with England s loose forward Fred Butters on his back making a last ditch attempt to stop him As the corner post went flying the crowd spilled onto the field in excitement Referee Bob Robinson looked set to award Australia the try and the game and with it the Ashes when the touch judge Albert Webster emerged through the crowd which was overflowing and allowed on the pitch to avoid crowding claiming Busch had taken out the corner post before grounding the ball Even though Robinson believed it was a fair try he had no option other than to rule no try The referee was reported to have said to the Kangaroos fair try Australia but I am overruled while England s captain Jonty Parkin shook Busch s hand and congratulated him before the touch judge intervened The match finished as a 0 0 draw leaving the series tied at one match apiece For the remainder of his life he died on 29 May 1999 at the age of 91 Busch insisted he scored the try quoted as saying I got it down all right it was a fair try 11 The corner where Busch scored the disallowed try in Swinton was in the following decades still officially known as Busch s Corner 12 Saturday 11 JanuarySalford nbsp 5 21 nbsp Australia 32 The Willows SalfordAttendance 8 0004th Test editAfter much deliberation the controversial decision was made to play a fourth Test a week later This was the first and only time that a fourth test has been played on any Kangaroo tour 13 Wednesday 15 January 1930England nbsp 3 0 nbsp AustraliaTries Stanley Smith Goals 33 Tries Goals Athletic Grounds RochdaleAttendance 16 743Referee R Robinson nbsp England Posit AustraliaJim Sullivan c FB Frank McMillanStanley Smith WG Bill ShanklandStan Brogden CE Cec FifieldArtie Atkinson CE Tom Gorman c Tom Blinkhorn WG William SpencerBillo Rees SO Fred LawsBryn Evans SH Joe BuschArthur Thomas PR Herb SteinohrtNat Bentham HK Arthur JusticeBilly Williams PR Bill BroganHector Crowther SR Vic ArmbrusterAlbert Fildes SR George TreweekHarold Young LF Jack KingstonIn this match Cec Fifield broke his ankle and was unable to play the remainder of the tour In an enthralling and especially brutal match the deadlock was only broken by Stan Smith s solitary unconverted try so England won 3 0 to retain the Ashes 14 Wales editThis was the first rugby league international to be played at Wembley Stadium citation needed Saturday 18 January 1930Wales nbsp 10 26 nbsp AustraliaTries Steve Ray Mel Rosser Goals Jim Sullivan 2 34 Tries Jack Upton 2 Arthur Justice Wally Prigg Bill Spencer George Treweek Goals Fred Laws 2 3 Bill Spencer 2 4 Wembley LondonAttendance 20 000 Wales Posit AustraliaJim Sullivan FB Frank McMillanSteve Ray WG Bill SpencerMel Rosser CE Jack UptonTommy Parker CE Tom Gorman c Johnny Ring WG Bill ShanklandDai Davies SO Fred LawsBillo Rees SH Joe BuschBilly Williams PR Herb SteinohrtLes White HK Arthur JusticeJoe Thompson c PR Bill BroganFrank Stephens SR Jack KingstonArthur Evans SR Wally PriggJesse Meredith LF George Treweek nbsp Wembley StadiumReferences edit Tom Gorman to captain Rugby Team for England The Barrier Miner 24 July 1929 Retrieved 20 September 2013 Tom Gorman Kangaroos captain The Courier Mail 8 January 2008 Retrieved 20 September 2013 Murray G Phillips 2000 From Sidelines to Centre Field A History of Sports Coaching in Australia Australia University of New South Wales Press p 27 ISBN 0868404101 Cunneen Chris Hennessy Arthur Stephen 1876 1959 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University Retrieved 7 February 2014 Scott Edmond Sunderland Harry 1889 1964 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University Retrieved 7 February 2014 a b ANGLO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY The Singapore Free Press 5 October 1929 Retrieved 13 January 2014 LEAGUE TEST Australians win The Sydney Morning Herald 7 October 1929 Retrieved 13 January 2014 saints org uk Les Fairclough Players Saints Heritage Society Archived from the original on 13 January 2014 Retrieved 13 January 2014 Goodman Tom 15 June 1946 League Tests nearly always grim Contests The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 12 October 2013 de la Riviere Richard 1929 30 Ashes Series Thirteen richarddelariviere co uk Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 Retrieved 21 October 2013 League s Grand Old Man Departs The Daily Telegraph 31 May 1999 Youth from bush jumped straight into Test league Daily Mirror 11 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