International cricket tour
England team v. Australia, Trent Bridge 1899. Back row: Dick Barlow (umpire), Tom Hayward , George Hirst , Billy Gunn , J T Hearne (12th man), Bill Storer (wkt kpr), Bill Brockwell , V A Titchmarsh (umpire). Middle row: C B Fry , K S Ranjitsinhji , W G Grace (captain), Stanley Jackson . Front row: Wilfred Rhodes , Johnny Tyldesley . The Australian cricket team in England in 1899 played 35 first-class matches including five Tests , the first time that a series in England had consisted of more than three matches. It was also the first time that a panel of selectors was appointed; previously the authority for the ground where the match was to be played was responsible for selecting the side.
The First Test at Trent Bridge saw W G Grace make his final appearance for England , while Wilfred Rhodes made his Test debut in the same match.
Test series summary
Australia won the Test series 1–0, with four matches drawn.
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
WG Quaife and HI Young (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
England won the toss and elected to bat.
WM Bradley (ENG) made his Test debut.
Fifth Test
England won the toss and elected to bat.
AO Jones (ENG) made his Test debut.
External sources
Annual reviews
Further reading
Bill Frindall , The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978 , Wisden, 1979Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket , Andre Deutsch, 1993
Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under , Cassell, 1975
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Non-Ashes Australia v England Test series
Matches in white background were played in England, yellow – in Australia.
(c)* denotes acting captain for 1st Test
International cricket tours of England
Test and LOI tours
Australia Bangladesh India Ireland New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe
Other tours
Australian Canadian Indian Multi-team New Zealand Parsis Philadelphian South African Sri Lankan West Indian Zimbabwean
