Stoddart only played in the third and fourth Test matches, following the news before the first Test that his mother had died.[2]Archie MacLaren captained England in the first, second and fifth Tests. England won the first Test comfortably by nine wickets after Ranjisinhji played one of the great Test innings. Weakened by illness he batted at number 7 he scored 175 in 223 minutes, hitting 26 fours, a performance which set up the victory.[3] Australia then emphatically won the next four Tests.
The English team played a total of 23 matches on tour: five Tests; seven first-class matches against state teams; and eleven minor matches against local teams. In the state matches, Stoddart's XI won three, drew three and lost one.[4]
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
External linksEdit
ESPNcricinfo – tour itinerary
Wisden 1899 Online – England in Australia, 1897–98
October 13, 2023
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An England cricket team toured Australia in the 1897 98 season to play a five match Test series against the Australia national cricket team The team was captained by Andrew Stoddart and except in the Test matches when it was called England it was generally known as A E Stoddart s XI The playing strength of the team was weakened by Stoddart acceding to a request from the Australians to bring new blood As a result established players including JT Brown Albert Ward and Bobby Peel were not selected 1 Stoddart only played in the third and fourth Test matches following the news before the first Test that his mother had died 2 Archie MacLaren captained England in the first second and fifth Tests England won the first Test comfortably by nine wickets after Ranjisinhji played one of the great Test innings Weakened by illness he batted at number 7 he scored 175 in 223 minutes hitting 26 fours a performance which set up the victory 3 Australia then emphatically won the next four Tests Australia captained by Harry Trott therefore regained The Ashes Australia were well served in batting by Joe Darling he scored 537 runs including three centuries Clem Hill and Charlie McLeod and in bowling by Ernie Jones Monty Noble and Hugh Trumble J T Hearne and Tom Richardson were England s most successful bowlers but the team was largely let down by its batting with only MacLaren and Ranjitsinhji earning any distinction The English team played a total of 23 matches on tour five Tests seven first class matches against state teams and eleven minor matches against local teams In the state matches Stoddart s XI won three drew three and lost one 4 Contents 1 Players 2 Test series summary 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 2 3 Third Test 2 4 Fourth Test 2 5 Fifth Test 3 References 4 Annual reviews 5 Further reading 6 External linksPlayers EditThe English party consisted of thirteen players twelve of whom played for England in the Test series 5 6 7 8 Jack Board Gloucestershire wicketkeeper did not play in any of the Test matches Johnny Briggs Lancashire Frank Druce Cambridge University and Surrey Tom Hayward Surrey J T Hearne Middlesex George Hirst Yorkshire Archie MacLaren Lancashire vice captain Jack Mason Kent KS Ranjitsinhji Sussex Tom Richardson Surrey Andrew Stoddart Middlesex captain Bill Storer Derbyshire wicketkeeper Ted Wainwright Yorkshire The following players represented Australia in the Test series 9 10 Joe Darling South Australia Syd Gregory New South Wales Clem Hill South Australia Bill Howell New South Wales Frank Iredale New South Wales Ernie Jones South Australia Jim Kelly New South Wales wicketkeeper Jack Lyons South Australia Tom McKibbin New South Wales Charlie McLeod Victoria Monty Noble New South Wales Harry Trott Victoria captain Hugh Trumble Victoria Jack Worrall Victoria Test series summary EditAustralia won the Test series 4 1 First Test Edit 13 17 December 1897 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp Australia551 175 overs KS Ranjitsinhji 175 CE McLeod 3 80 28 overs 237 100 1 overs H Trumble 70 JT Hearne 5 42 20 1 overs 96 1 28 overs AC MacLaren 50 TR McKibbin 1 22 5 overs 408 f o 121 overs J Darling 101 JT Hearne 4 99 38 overs England won by 9 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires C Bannerman and J PhillipsEngland won the toss and elected to bat JR Mason W Storer NF Druce and GH Hirst all ENG made their Test debuts Second Test Edit 1 5 January 1898 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England520 185 overs CE McLeod 112 J Briggs 3 96 40 overs 315 119 5 overs KS Ranjitsinhji 71 H Trumble 4 54 26 5 overs 150 f o 65 4 overs AC MacLaren 38 MA Noble 6 49 17 overs Australia won by an innings and 55 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires C Bannerman and J PhillipsAustralia won the toss and elected to bat 2 January was taken as a rest day MA Noble AUS made his Test debut Third Test Edit 14 19 January 1898 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England573 214 2 overs J Darling 178 T Richardson 4 164 56 overs 278 126 5 overs GH Hirst 85 WP Howell 4 70 54 overs 282 f o 144 overs AC MacLaren 124 CE McLeod 5 65 48 overs Australia won by an innings and 13 runsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires C Bannerman and J PhillipsAustralia won the toss and elected to bat 16 January was taken as a rest day WP Howell AUS made his Test debut Fourth Test Edit 29 January 2 February 1898 Timeless Test ScorecardAustralia nbsp v nbsp England323 101 4 overs C Hill 188 JT Hearne 6 98 35 4 overs 174 61 1 overs JR Mason 30 E Jones 4 56 12 overs 115 2 39 4 overs CE McLeod 64 TW Hayward 2 24 10 overs 263 f o 114 2 overs KS Ranjitsinhji 55 CE McLeod 2 11 8 2 overs Australia won by 8 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires C Bannerman and J PhillipsAustralia won the toss and elected to bat 30 January was taken as a rest day Fifth Test Edit 26 February 2 March 1898 Timeless Test ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp Australia335 129 2 overs AC MacLaren 65 E Jones 6 82 26 2 overs 239 100 1 overs CE McLeod 64 T Richardson 8 94 36 1 overs 178 78 1 overs TW Hayward 43 H Trumble 4 37 24 overs 276 4 62 4 overs J Darling 160 T Richardson 2 110 21 4 overs Australia won by 6 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires C Bannerman and J PhillipsEngland won the toss and elected to bat 27 February was taken as a rest dayReferences Edit The Cricketer Vol 1 No 15 1921 magazine cricketarchive com Retrieved 7 January 2020 permanent dead link The Cricketer Vol 1 No 15 1921 magazine cricketarchive com Retrieved 7 January 2020 permanent dead link The Home of CricketArchive cricketarchive com Retrieved 7 January 2020 CricketArchive tour itinerary CricketArchive A E Stoddart s XI tour batting and fielding CricketArchive A E Stoddart s XI tour bowling CricketArchive England Test batting and fielding CricketArchive England Test bowling CricketArchive Australia Test batting and fielding CricketArchive Australia Test bowlingAnnual reviews EditWisden Cricketers Almanack 1899Further reading EditBill 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 1975External links EditESPNcricinfo tour itinerary Wisden 1899 Online England in Australia 1897 98 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English cricket team in Australia in 1897 98 amp oldid 1131174921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
