Australian cricket team in England in 1905

The Australian cricket team in England in 1905 played 35 first-class matches including 5 Tests. Australia was captained by Joe Darling. The England captain in all five Tests was Stanley Jackson.

The touring team

The Australian team that toured England in 1905.

• Joe Darling (captain)
• Monty Noble (vice-captain)
• Warwick Armstrong
• Tibby Cotter
• Reggie Duff
• Algy Gehrs
• Syd Gregory
• Clem Hill
• Bert Hopkins
• Bill Howell
• Jim Kelly
• Frank Laver
• Charlie McLeod
• Phil Newland
• Victor Trumper

Laver was the player-manager, assisted by Newland.^[1]

Test series summary

England won the Test series 2–0, with three matches drawn.

First Test

29–31 May 1905 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
196 (71.3 overs) JT Tyldesley 56 FJ Laver 7/64 (31.3 overs)		221 (63.5 overs) C Hill 54 FS Jackson 5/52 (14.5 overs)
426/5d (153 overs) AC MacLaren 140 RA Duff 2/43 (15 overs)		188 (72.4 overs) SE Gregory 51 BJT Bosanquet 8/107 (32.4 overs)

England won by 213 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: J Carlin and J Phillips

• England won the toss and elected to bat.

The Australian second innings in this match still holds the record for the lowest innings total (188) when a bowler conceded 100 runs (BJT Bosanquet 8/107).^[2]

Second Test

15–17 June 1905 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
282 (140 overs) CB Fry 73 AJY Hopkins 3/40 (15 overs)		181 (50.1 overs) J Darling 41 FS Jackson 4/50 (15 overs)
151/5 (50 overs) AC MacLaren 79 WW Armstrong 3/30 (10 overs)

Match drawn Lord's, London Umpires: J Phillips and W Richards

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• There was no play on the final day.

Third Test

3–5 July 1905 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
301 (128.3 overs) FS Jackson 144* CE McLeod 3/88 (37 overs)		195 (53.2 overs) WW Armstrong 66 A Warren 5/57 (19.2 overs)
295/5d (104 overs) JT Tyldesley 100 WW Armstrong 5/122 (51 overs)		224/7 (91 overs) MA Noble 62 C Blythe 3/41 (24 overs)

Match drawn Headingley, Leeds Umpires: J Phillips and VA Titchmarsh

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• D Denton and A Warren (both ENG) made their Test debuts.

Fourth Test

24–26 July 1905 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
446 (157.5 overs) FS Jackson 113 CE McLeod 5/125 (47 overs)		197 (45.5 overs) J Darling 73 W Brearley 4/72 (17 overs)
		169 (f/o) (52.3 overs) RA Duff 60 W Brearley 4/54 (14 overs)

England won by an innings and 80 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: J Carlin and JE West

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• RH Spooner and W Brearley (both ENG) made their Test debuts.

Fifth Test

14–16 August 1905 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
430 (130 overs) CB Fry 144 A Cotter 7/148 (40 overs)		363 (93.1 overs) RA Duff 146 W Brearley 5/110 (31.1 overs)
261/6d (80.3 overs) JT Tyldesley 112* MA Noble 2/56 (14.3 overs)		124/4 (37 overs) C Hill 34 EG Arnold 1/17 (9 overs)

Match drawn The Oval, London Umpires: J Phillips and WAJ West

• England won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Australia to England 1905". Test Cricket Tours. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
2. Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 361. ISBN 0947540067.

Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1906

Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Alan Gibson, Jackson's Year, Cassell, 1965
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975

External links

• Australia in England, 1905 at Cricinfo
• Australia in British Isles 1905 at CricketArchive
• Australia to England 1905 Archived 26 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Test Cricket Tours