The England national cricket team toured Australia and Ceylon in 1891-92. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island
The team, captained by W G Grace, was organised by Lord Sheffield who later subscribed his famous Sheffield Shield to Australian domestic first-class cricket. William Gilbert Grace ( 18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English Cricketer who by his extraordinary skills made
29 matches were played in total, of which 12 were won, two lost and 15 drawn. Eight of the games were first-class including three Tests versus Australia. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Australia won the Test series 2-1.
The other five first-class matches were versus New South Wales (twice), South Australia and Victoria (twice). The New South Wales Blues (referred to as the Speed Blitz Blues for sponsorship purposes are an Australian first class cricket team based in The Southern Redbacks are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The Victorian Bushrangers is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria.
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Test series summary
- 1st Test @ Melbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by 54 runs
- 2nd Test @ Sydney Cricket Ground – Australia won by 72 runs
- 3rd Test @ Adelaide Oval – England won by an innings and 230 runs
Players
England was captained by W G Grace and had Gregor MacGregor as its specialist wicket-keeper, the other players being Johnny Briggs, Bobby Peel, Andrew Stoddart, Bobby Abel, Maurice Read, George Lohmann, William Attewell, John Sharpe, George Bean and Hylton Philipson. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney. The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. For the Scottish adventurer in the New World see Gregor MacGregor For the Australian politician with a similar name see Gregor McGregor Johnny Briggs (born October 3 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald Robert ("Bobby" Peel ( February 12, 1857 in Leeds – August 12, 1943 in Leeds was a Yorkshire and England Andrew Ernest Stoddart ( 11 March, 1863 – 4 April, 1915) was an English Cricketer and Rugby union player Robert (Bobby Abel ( November 30, 1857 &ndash December 10, 1936) nicknamed "The Guv'nor" was a Surrey and England John Maurice Read (born 9 February 1859 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, died 17 February 1929 in Winchester Hampshire George Lohmann (June 2 1865 in London – December 1 1901 in Worcester Western Cape, South Africa) is regarded as one the greatest bowlers William Attewell (commonly known as "Dick" Attewell; born June 12 1861, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England; died John Sharpe may refer to John Sharpe (Australian murderer (born 1967 Australian murderer convicted for the 2004 spear gun murders of his family George Bean (7 March 1864 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England – 16 March 1923 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire England was Hylton ("Punch" Philipson (born 8 June 1866 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England; died 4 December 1935
Australia was captained by Jack Blackham who was also its wicket-keeper. John McCarthy Blackham ( 11 May 1854 &mdash 28 December 1932) was a Cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia Other players to represent Australia were Alec Bannerman, George Giffen, John Lyons, William Bruce, Charlie Turner, Harry Moses, Harry Trott, Bob McLeod, Harry Donnan, Sydney Callaway, Walter Giffen, Syd Gregory. Alexander ("Alick" or "Alec" Chalmers Bannerman (21 March 1854 in Sydney, New South Wales - 19 September 1924 in Sydney George Giffen (27 March 1859 &ndash 29 November 1927 was a Cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. John Lyons may refer to John Lyons Bishop of Ontario 1932 - 1952 John Lyons (UK politician (born 1949 Labour Party politician William Bruce may refer to William Bruce (architect (c 1630-1710 Scottish architect William Bruce (cricketer (1864-1925 Australian cricketer Charles Turner may refer to Charles Turner (engraver (1773-1857 English engraver Charles Turner (British politician (1803-1875 MP Henry "Harry" Moses ( February 13, 1858 in Windsor New South Wales – December 7, 1938 in Strathfield New South Wales George Henry Stevens "Harry" Trott (5 August 1866 &ndash 10 November 1917 was an Australian Test cricketer who played 24 Test matches as an For the comic book artist see Bob McLeod (comics. For the football player of the same name see Bob McLeod (football player. Henry "Harry" Donnan ( November 12, 1864, Liverpool New South Wales – August 13, 1956, Bexley New South Wales Sydney Thomas Callaway (born February 6, 1868 in Redfern, Sydney, died November 25, 1923 in Christchurch Walter Frank Giffen (born September 20, 1861 in Norwood; died June 28, 1949 in Adelaide) was an Australian Sydney Edward Gregory ( 14 April 1870 &mdash 1 August 1929) sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a Cricketer
Ceylon
The team used Colombo as a stopover during its long sea voyage and played against local sides that were not first-class. Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by This was the third time that an English cricket team had visited Ceylon.
External sources
Further reading
- The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978 by Bill Frindall
- WG Grace: His Life and Times by Eric Midwinter
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2006
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