Australian cricket team in England in 1909

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]

Australia won the Test series 2–1, with two matches drawn.

27–29 May 1909 Scorecard

Australia	v	England
74 (46 overs) WW Armstrong 24 C Blythe 6/44 (23 overs)		121 (55.3 overs) AO Jones 28 WW Armstrong 5/27 (15.3 overs)
151 (52.5 overs) SE Gregory 43 VS Ransford 43 GH Hirst 5/58 (23.5 overs) C Blythe 5/58 (24 overs)		105/0 (32.2 overs) JB Hobbs 62*

England won by 10 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: J Carlin and F Parris

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• W Bardsley and WJ Whitty (both AUS), and GJ Thompson (ENG) made their Test debuts.

14–16 June 1909 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
269 (107.2 overs) JH King 60 A Cotter 4/80 (23 overs)		350 (119.5 overs) VS Ransford 143* AE Relf 5/85 (45 overs)
121 (60.5 overs) AO Jones 26 WW Armstrong 6/35 (24.5 overs)		41/1 (15.4 overs) PA McAlister 19* AE Relf 1/9 (7.4 overs)

Australia won by 9 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: CE Dench and J Moss

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• JH King (ENG) made his Test debut.

1–3 July 1909 Scorecard

Australia	v	England
188 (73.1 overs) SE Gregory 46 W Rhodes 4/38 (8 overs)		182 (84.3 overs) J Sharp 61 CG Macartney 7/58 (25.3 overs)
207 (96.1 overs) WW Armstrong 45 SF Barnes 6/63 (35 overs)		87 (37.5 overs) JB Hobbs 30 A Cotter 5/38 (16 overs)

Australia won by 126 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: W Richards and WAJ West

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• J Sharp (ENG) made his Test debut.

26–28 July 1909 Scorecard

Australia	v	England
147 (54.3 overs) WW Armstrong 32* SF Barnes 5/56 (27 overs)		119 (52.2 overs) AFA Lilley 26* FJ Laver 8/31 (18.2 overs)
279/9d (84.3 overs) VS Ransford 54* W Rhodes 5/83 (25 overs)		108/3 (55 overs) RH Spooner 58 AJY Hopkins 2/31 (12 overs)

Match drawn Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: W Richards and WAJ West

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

9–11 August 1909 Scorecard

Australia	v	England
325 (89.3 overs) W Bardsley 136 DW Carr 5/146 (34 overs)		352 (106.4 overs) J Sharp 105 A Cotter 6/95 (27.4 overs)
339/5d (100 overs) W Bardsley 130 SF Barnes 2/61 (27 overs)		104/3 (33 overs) W Rhodes 54 WW Armstrong 2/8 (7 overs)

Match drawn The Oval, London Umpires: J Moss and W Richards

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• FE Woolley and DW Carr (both ENG) made their Test debuts.

• 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

• CricketArchive – tour summaries

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