The English cricket team's tour to Australia in 1903–04 was the first time the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) took over responsibility for sponsoring and arranging an overseas tour representing England. England had not won the Ashes since the 1896 series in England. The MCC appointed Plum Warner to put together and captain a team, which was very much seen as the underdogs against Australia. Warner and his team, however, pulled off the upset the English were looking for and won the five-Test series 3–2. In the first Test at Sydney, R.E. "Tip" Foster scored 287 to set the world record for the highest individual Test innings; the innings remains the highest by a Test debutant.
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January 01, 1970
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The English cricket team s tour to Australia in 1903 04 was the first time the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC took over responsibility for sponsoring and arranging an overseas tour representing England England had not won the Ashes since the 1896 series in England The MCC appointed Plum Warner to put together and captain a team which was very much seen as the underdogs against Australia Warner and his team however pulled off the upset the English were looking for and won the five Test series 3 2 In the first Test at Sydney R E Tip Foster scored 287 to set the world record for the highest individual Test innings the innings remains the highest by a Test debutant Contents 1 Test series 1 1 First Test 1 2 Second Test 1 3 Third Test 1 4 Fourth Test 1 5 Fifth Test 2 Tour matches 2 1 South Australia v M C C 2 2 Victoria v M C C 2 3 New South Wales v M C C 2 4 Queensland v M C C 2 5 Northern District XVIII v M C C 2 6 Newcastle XV v M C C 2 7 Melbourne Colts XVIII v M C C 2 8 Bendigo and District XVIII v M C C 2 9 Ballarat XVIII v M C C 2 10 Tasmania v M C C 2 11 Tasmania v M C C 2 12 Victoria v M C C 2 13 New South Wales v M C C 2 14 Western District XV v M C C 2 15 South Australia v M C C 3 References 4 External sources 5 Further readingTest series editFirst Test edit 11 17 December 1903 Timeless Test Scorecard Australia nbsp v nbsp England 285 118 2 overs MA Noble 133 EG Arnold 4 76 32 overs 577 181 2 overs RE Foster 287 MA Noble 3 99 34 overs 485 145 2 overs VT Trumper 185 W Rhodes 5 94 40 2 overs 194 5 95 5 overs TW Hayward 91 WP Howell 2 35 31 overs England won by 5 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires RM Crockett and AC Jones Australia won the toss and elected to bat 13 December was taken as a rest day EG Arnold RE Foster BJT Bosanquet and AE Relf all ENG made their Test debuts Second Test edit 1 5 January 1904 Timeless Test Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp Australia 315 152 5 overs JT Tyldesley 97 WP Howell 4 43 34 5 overs 122 30 2 overs VT Trumper 74 W Rhodes 7 56 15 2 overs 103 28 5 overs JT Tyldesley 62 H Trumble 5 34 10 5 overs 111 29 4 overs VT Trumper 35 W Rhodes 8 68 15 overs England won by 185 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires P Argall and RM Crockett England won the toss and elected to bat 3 January was taken as a rest day AE Knight and A Fielder both ENG made their Test debuts Third Test edit 15 20 January 1904 Timeless Test Scorecard Australia nbsp v nbsp England 388 106 1 overs VT Trumper 113 EG Arnold 3 93 27 overs 245 102 overs GH Hirst 58 H Trumble 3 49 28 overs 351 114 5 overs SE Gregory 112 BJT Bosanquet 4 73 15 5 overs 278 117 1 overs PF Warner 79 AJY Hopkins 4 81 28 1 overs Australia won by 216 runsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires P Argall and RM Crockett Australia won the toss and elected to bat 17 January was taken as a rest day Fourth Test edit 26 February 3 March 1904 Timeless Test Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp Australia 249 114 1 overs AE Knight 70 MA Noble 7 100 41 1 overs 131 51 3 overs RA Duff 47 EG Arnold 4 28 14 3 overs 210 99 3 overs TW Hayward 52 A Cotter 3 41 18 3 overs 171 72 5 overs MA Noble 53 BJT Bosanquet 6 51 15 overs England won by 157 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires P Argall and RM Crockett England won the toss and elected to bat 28 February was taken as a rest day There was no play on the third day PA McAlister and A Cotter both AUS made their Test debuts Fifth Test edit 5 8 March 1904 Timeless Test Scorecard Australia nbsp v nbsp England 247 82 1 overs VT Trumper 88 LC Braund 8 81 29 1 overs 61 31 2 overs RE Foster 18 A Cotter 6 40 15 2 overs 133 43 5 overs RA Duff 31 GH Hirst 5 48 16 5 overs 101 22 5 overs RE Foster 30 H Trumble 7 28 6 5 overs Australia won by 218 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires P Argall and RM Crockett Australia won the toss and elected to bat 6 March was taken as a rest day DRA Gehrs AUS made his Test debut Tour matches editSouth Australia v M C C edit 7 11 November 1903 4 day match Scorecard MCC nbsp v nbsp South Australia 483 8d 182 overs TW Hayward 157 N Claxton 4 76 26 overs 172 72 overs DRA Gehrs 31 EG Arnold 3 49 20 overs 343 7 f o 140 overs C Hill 116 AE Relf 3 48 27 overs Match drawnAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires P Argall and GE Downs MCC won the toss and elected to bat 8 November was taken as a rest day Total attendance was about 19 000 Victoria v M C C edit 13 16 November 1903 4 day match Scorecard Victoria nbsp v nbsp MCC 162 86 2 overs JE Monfries 41 W Rhodes 5 26 20 2 overs 443 8d 143 overs GH Hirst 92 FJ Laver 3 76 21 overs 210 111 4 overs W Bruce 51 A Fielder 3 35 23 overs MCC won by an innings and 71 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires E Barrass and RM Crockett Victoria won the toss and elected to field 15 November was taken as a rest day The match was scheduled for four days but was completed in three Total attendance was about 23 500 New South Wales v M C C edit 20 23 November 1903 Scorecard New South Wales nbsp v nbsp MCC 108 37 2 overs VT Trumper 46 W Rhodes 6 55 17 overs 319 137 4 overs JT Tyldesley 80 A McBeath 3 72 37 4 overs 201 74 4 overs RA Duff 44 BJT Bosanquet 4 60 19 overs MCC won by an innings and 10 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires R Callaway and AC Jones MCC won the toss and elected to field 22 November was taken as a rest day The match was scheduled for four days but was completed in three Total attendance was 40 589 Queensland v M C C edit 27 30 November 1903 Scorecard Queensland nbsp v nbsp MCC 242 97 1 overs WT Evans 72 EG Arnold 3 38 23 1 overs 215 53 overs AE Knight 46 T Byrne 5 74 24 overs 91 48 4 overs WT Evans 27 LC Braund 5 50 19 overs 119 4 33 overs RE Foster 34 HB Griffith 3 34 12 overs MCC won by 6 wicketsBrisbane Cricket Ground Woolloongabba Brisbane Umpires T Muir and JP Orr Queensland won the toss and elected to bat 29 November was taken as a rest day Total attendance was about 19 000 Northern District XVIII v M C C edit 2 3 December 1903 2 day match scorecard Northern Districts XVIII 283 86 1 overs amp 241 6 53 3 overs v nbsp MCC 453 Match drawnAlbion Ground West Maitland New South Wales Newcastle XV v M C C edit 4 5 December 1903 2 day match scorecard MCC nbsp 306 76 overs amp 381 8 82 overs v Newcastle XV 203 80 overs Match drawnNumber 1 Sports Ground Newcastle New South Wales Melbourne Colts XVIII v M C C edit 19 21 22 December 1903 3 day match scorecard MCC nbsp 416 121 overs v Melbourne Juniors XVIII 124 67 5 overs amp 193 f o 77 5 overs MCC won by an innings and 99 runsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Bendigo and District XVIII v M C C edit 26 28 December 1903 2 day match scorecard Bendigo XVIII 94 46 4 overs amp 64 7 28 4 overs v nbsp MCC 273 5d Match drawnUpper Reserve Bendigo Victoria Ballarat XVIII v M C C edit 8 9 January 1904 2 day match scorecard MCC XVII nbsp 326 104 overs amp 226 55 overs v Ballarat XVIII 197 72 overs Match drawnEastern Oval Ballarat Victoria Tasmania v M C C edit 25 26 January 1904 2 day match Scorecard MCC nbsp v nbsp Tasmania 185 55 2 overs RE Foster 43 CJ Eady 3 40 22 2 overs 191 88 1 overs OH Douglas 38 EG Arnold 4 44 34 overs 354 4d 73 overs BJT Bosanquet 124 EAC Windsor 3 96 24 overs 63 1 17 overs RJ Hawson37 RE Foster 1 34 7 overs Match drawnTCA Ground Hobart Tasmania Umpires C McAllen and J Watt MCC won the toss and elected to bat Tasmania v M C C edit 29 30 January 1904 2 day match Scorecard Tasmania nbsp v nbsp MCC 141 48 2 overs N Dodds 48 GH Hirst 5 37 16 2 overs 353 77 overs TW Hayward 134 EAC Windsor 4 106 30 overs 259 3 103 overs JH Savigny 164 AE Knight 2 34 12 overs Match drawnNTCA Ground Launceston Tasmania Umpires W Lawrence and J Masterton Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat Total attendance was about 5 000 Victoria v M C C edit 5 9 February 1904 Scorecard Victoria nbsp v nbsp MCC 299 117 3 overs PA McAlister 139 W Rhodes 6 62 30 overs 248 62 2 overs TW Hayward 77 JV Saunders 3 39 15 overs 15 12 1 overs GHS Trott 9 W Rhodes 5 6 6 1 overs 68 2 27 overs TW Hayward 26 HJ Fry 1 24 10 overs MCC won by 8 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires E Barrass and RM Crockett Victoria won the toss and elected to field 7 February was taken as a rest day There was no play on the second day Total attendance was about 6 100 New South Wales v M C C edit 12 15 February 1904 Scorecard nbsp MCC v New South Wales nbsp 190 52 overs BJT Bosanquet 54 A Cotter 5 44 14 overs 232 63 3 overs AJY Hopkins 52 W Rhodes 3 50 19 overs 461 120 1 overs BJT Bosanquet 114 A Cotter 3 56 11 overs 141 40 4 overs AJY Hopkins 56 BJT Bosanquet 6 45 9 4 overs MCC won by 278 runsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires WG Curran and JJ Giltinan MCC won the toss and elected to bat 14 February was taken as a rest day The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three Total attendance was 28 296 Western District XV v M C C edit 19 20 February 1904 2 day match scorecard Bathurst XV 248 74 4 overs amp 151 3d v nbsp MCC XVII 176 amp 115 5 Match drawnSports Ground Bathurst New South Wales South Australia v M C C edit 12 15 March 1904 timeless match Scorecard South Australia nbsp v nbsp MCC 259 77 2 overs DGA Gehrs 63 BJT Bosanquet 3 70 17 overs 154 69 4 overs PF Warner 50 N Claxton 5 56 27 overs 77 29 4 overs DGA Gehrs 30 LC Braund 8 43 14 4 overs 184 1 36 3 overs RE Foster 73 N Claxton 1 58 12 overs MCC won by 9 wicketsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires P Argall and GA Watson South Australia won the toss and elected to bat 13 March was taken as a rest day Total attendance was about 7 500 References editExternal sources editCricketArchive match listsFurther reading editH S Altham A History of Cricket Volume 1 to 1914 George Allen amp Unwin 1962 Bill Frindall The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877 1978 Wisden 1979 David Frith The Golden Age of Cricket 1890 1914 Lutterworth 1978 Chris Harte A History of Australian Cricket Andre Deutsch 1993 Plum Warner How We Recovered The Ashes Longman 1905 Roy Webber The Playfair Book of Cricket Records Playfair Books 1951 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1905 Retrieved from 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