1953 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

1953 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand
ManagerDudley F. Locke
George McLeod
Coach(es)Clive Churchill
Tour captain(s)Clive Churchill
Top point scorer(s)Noel Pidding 63
Top try scorer(s)Des McGovern 19
Top test point scorer(s)Noel Pidding 13
Des White 24
Top test try scorer(s)Ken McCaffery 2
Harry Wells 2
Ron McKay 3
Summary
P W D L
Total
9 7 0 2
Test match
3 1 0 2
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
3 1 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour1949 to
1952 to
1952-53 to
Next tour1956 to
1952-53 to
1961 to

The 1953 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played nine matches on tour, including three tests against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 24 June and finished on 18 July.[1]

Leadership

Clive Churchill was both the captain and the coach of the touring side. He appeared in eight of the nine matches.
In the one game in which Churchill was absent, against Northland, Ken McCaffery captained the Australian team.
The team was managed by Dudley Locke of Wollongong and George McLeod of Maryborough.[2]

Touring squad

The Rugby League News published the touring team including the players' ages and weights.[3] Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring.[4]
Crocker, Davies, Drew, Hornery, Banks, McCaffery, McGovern and Watson were selected from Queensland clubs. Carlson, Gill and Paul were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney based clubs during the 1953 season.

Player Position Age Weight Club Tests
on
Tour 		Games Tries Goals FG Points
Ferris Ashton Second-row 26 14 st. 8 lb. (93 kg) Eastern Suburbs 1 5 4 5 0 22
Roy Bull Prop 23 14 st. 4 lb. (91 kg) Manly-Warringah 3 6 2 0 6
Brian Carlson Wing 20 13 st. 3 lb. (84 kg) Newcastle Northern Suburbs 2 6 16 5 58
Clive Churchill Fullback 26 11 st. 7 lb. (73 kg) South Sydney 3 8 1 0 0 3
Les Cowie Lock 28 13 st. 4 lb. (84 kg) South Sydney 1 5 0 0 0 0
Harold Crocker Lock 24 15 st. 0 lb. (95 kg) South Brisbane 3 5 0 0 0 0
Brian Davies Prop 22 15 st. 0 lb. (95 kg) Brisbane Brothers 3 7 3 0 0 9
Bernie Drew Second-row 24 13 st. 7 lb. (86 kg) Ipswich Railways 1 5 9 2 0 31
Charlie Gill Prop 30 13 st. 12 lb. (88 kg) Newcastle Northern Suburbs 3 7 1 1 0 5
Greg Hawick Five-eighth 21 13 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) South Sydney 2 6 1 3 0 9
Keith Holman Halfback 25 11 st. 9 lb. (74 kg) Western Suburbs 1 4 2 2 0 10
Alan Hornery Hooker 27 13 st. 6 lb. (85 kg) Brisbane Western Suburbs 0 5 1 1 0 5
Ken Kearney Hooker 27 14 st. 2 lb. (90 kg) St George 3 4 0 0 0 0
Bob Banks Five-eighth 22 12 st. 6 lb. (79 kg) Toowoomba Newtown 3 7 4 2 0 16
Ken McCaffery Centre 23 13 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) Toowoomba Souths 3 6 8 0 0 24
Des McGovern Wing 24 13 st. 4 lb. (84 kg) Toowoomba Newtown 1 6 19 1 0 59
Albert Paul Second-row 25 14 st. 2 lb. (90 kg) Lakes United 0 5 1 1 0 5
Noel Pidding Wing 26 12 st. 6 lb. (79 kg) St George 3 8 9 18 0 63
Alex Watson Centre 20 13 st. 4 lb. (84 kg) Brisbane Western Suburbs 0 5 6 1 0 20
Harry Wells Centre 21 14 st. 2 lb. (90 kg) Wollongong 3 7 7 0 0 21

Tour

The Australians played nine matches on the tour, winning seven matches and losing two, both being tests against the Kiwis.

Wednesday 24 June
West Coast 11 – 17 Australia
Report
Wingham Park, Greymouth
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Wally Wilkinson

First test

Saturday 27 June
New Zealand  25 – 5  Australia
Tries:
Ron McKay (2)
George Davidson
Jimmy Edwards
Des White Goals:
Des White (4/4)
John Bond (1/1) 		[5]
 Tries:
Ferris Ashton
Goals:
Noel Pidding (1/1)
Addington Showgrounds, Christchurch
Attendance: 5,509
Referee: Wally Wilkinson New Zealand
New Zealand Position Australia
Des White FB Clive Churchill (c)
Jimmy Edwards WG Brian Carlson
Ron McKay CE Harry Wells
Tommy Baxter CE Ken McCaffery
Bevin Hough WG Noel Pidding
Bill Sorensen FE Bob Banks
Jimmy Haig (c) HB Keith Holman
John Bond PR Roy Bull
George Davidson HK Ken Kearney
Bill McLennan PR Charlie Gill
Bob Neilson SR Brian Davies
Frank Mulcare SR Ferris Ashton
Alister Atkinson LF Harold Crocker
Jim Amos Coach Clive Churchill
Tuesday 30 June
South Island 9 – 66 Australia
Report
University Oval, Dunedin
Attendance: 2,956

Second test

Saturday 4 July
New Zealand  12 – 11  Australia
Tries:
Ron McKay
Bob Neilson
Goals:
Des White (3/3) 		[6]
 Tries:
Ken McCaffery
Brian Carlson
Goals:
Noel Pidding (1/2)
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Wally Wilkinson New Zealand
New Zealand Position Australia
Des White FB Clive Churchill (c)
Cyril Paskell WG Brian Carlson
Ron McKay CE Harry Wells
Tommy Baxter CE Ken McCaffery
Jimmy Edwards WG Noel Pidding
Bill Sorensen FE Bob Banks
Jimmy Haig (c) HB Greg Hawick
Bill McLennan PR Roy Bull
George Davidson HK Ken Kearney
John Bond PR Charlie Gill
Bob Neilson SR Brian Davies
Frank Mulcare SR Harold Crocker
Alister Atkinson LF Les Cowie
Jim Amos Coach Clive Churchill
Monday 6 July
Taranaki 3 – 62 Australia
Report
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Attendance: 1,950
Wednesday 8 July
South Auckland 11 – 63 Australia
Report
Davies Park, Huntly
Attendance: 1,044
Saturday 11 July
Auckland 4 – 26 Australia
Report
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 8,556
Wednesday 15 July
Northland 7 – 98 Australia
Report
Okara Park, Whangārei
Attendance: 1,051

Third test

Saturday 18 July
New Zealand  16 – 18  Australia
Tries:
Jimmy Edwards
Frank Mulcare
Bob Neilson
Des White
Goals:
Des White (2/4) 		[7]
 Tries:
Harry Wells (2)
Bob Banks
Noel Pidding
Goals:
Noel Pidding (3/4)
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 16,033
Referee: Roland Avery New Zealand
New Zealand Position Australia
Des White FB Clive Churchill (c)
Jimmy Edwards WG Des McGovern
Ron McKay CE Harry Wells
Tommy Baxter CE Ken McCaffery
Vern Bakalich WG Noel Pidding
Cyril Eastlake FE Bob Banks
Jimmy Haig (c) HB Greg Hawick
John Bond PR Roy Bull
George Davidson HK Ken Kearney
Bill McLennan PR Charlie Gill
Bob Neilson SR Brian Davies
Frank Mulcare SR Bernie Drew
Alister Atkinson LF Harold Crocker
Jim Amos Coach Clive Churchill

References

  1. ^ "Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Manager For N.Z." The Rugby League News. 34 (5 (18 April 1953)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-643706177. Retrieved 17 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Sound Side For N.Z." The Rugby League News. 34 (16 (20 June 1953)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-643864189. Retrieved 16 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ E.E.Christensen (1954). "Players' Records in N.Z.". E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook. 8. Sydney: E.E.Christensen.
  5. ^ 1953 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project
  6. ^ 1953 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project
  7. ^ 1953 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project

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