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Kangaroo
Tour: 1929-1930
Sean Fagan of RL1908.com
For the first
time the Kangaroos were led by a Queenslander - Tom Gorman.
 This
Ashes series is best remembered for the infamous "no-try" call against
Australia's Joe ‘Chimpy' Busch in the deciding 3rd Test.
The
try would have delivered Australia the Ashes - ultimately it caused
such an uproar that a 4th Test was played!
In
the First Test the Kangaroos demolished England 31-8 with half-back
Busch the stand-out player ahead of Gorman and George Treweeke.
The
English forwards were far superior to the Kangaroos in scrums and
ruck play, but in the end were run off their feet by the Australian
backs.
A
controversial 2nd Test played on a wet and heavy field saw England
given much more latitude in defence by the referee. Australia's
open play was shut down by close marking and dour English tactics
and play. It worked though for the home team as they achieved the
desired result winning 9-3 and keept the Ashes series alive.
The
Third Test produced a 0-all draw after Busch's last minute lunge
at the try line was over-ruled by the dubious - and very late -
call of the touch judge. The referee had called the try as fair
but, with much reluctance, had to abide by the call of the sideline
official.
The
decision to play a 4th Test to break the dead-locked series seemed
to have been more of a business decision than looking for a just
separation of honour between the teams. The public though were in
no doubt the Ashes were still up for grabs, even if the English
Rugby League didn't portray it as so.
With
six minutes remaining in the 4th Test scores again were locked at
0-all. With Australia reduced to 12 men a rare opening appeared
and England took the only try of the match to
win 3-0.
Australia's
best on tour were Gorman, Busch, Eric Weissel, Wally Prigg and George
Treweeke.
Tour
Details:
1929/30
v England
1st
Test - 5 October : won 31-8 / Craven Park, Hull (20,000)
2nd
Test - 9 November : lost 3-9 / Headingley, Leeds (31,402)
3rd Test - 4 January : drawn 0-all / Station Road, Swinton (33,809)
4th Test - 15 January : lost 0-3 / Athletic Grounds, Rochdale (16,743)
RECORD: P: 35 W: 24 D: 2 L:9 FOR: 710 AGST: 347
TEST SERIES: Lost 1-2, one drawn
AGGREGATE
ATTENDANCE: 393,318
v
Rochdale Hornets W 36-3 6,521 Rochdale
v York W 32-11 4,729 York
v Batley W 27-5 6,000 Batley
v Widnes W 37-13 6,400 Widnes
v Broughton Rovers W 21-8 6,514 Broughton
v Lancashire W 29-14 24,000 Warrington
v Wakefield Trinity L 3-14 9,786 Wakefield
v Keighley W 15-9 3,000 Keighley
v ENGLAND W 31-8 20,000 Craven Park, Hull
v Castleford W 53-2 4,000 Castleford
v Huddersfield W 18-8 18,560 Huddersfield
v Leigh W 19-16 8,000 Leigh
v Barrow W 13-10 10,000 Barrow
v Leeds L 7-8 10,000 Leeds
v Hull W 35-2 10,000 Hull
v Oldham W 18-10 18,000 Oldham
v ENGLAND L 3-9 31,402 Headingley, Leeds
v Bradford Northern W 26-17 7,000 Bradford
v St Helens D 18-18 9,500 St Helens
v Yorkshire W 25-12 7,011 Wakefield
v Halifax W 58-9 8,440 Halifax
v Swinton L 5-9 9,000 Swinton
v Northern League L 5-18 9,987 Wigan
v Cumberland L 5-8 3,500 Workington
v Glamorgan and Monmouthshire W 39-9 3,000 Cardiff
v St Helens Recreation W 22-8 9,000 St Helens
v Northern League W 32-22 9,690 Newcastle
v Warrington L 8-17 12,826 Warrington
v Hunslet L 3-18 12,000 Hunslet
v Hull Kingston Rovers W 10-5 12,000 Hull
v Wigan W 10-9 8,000 Wigan (Abandoned after 65 minutes /weather)
v ENGLAND D 0-0 33,809 Station Road, Swinton
v Salford W 21-5 8,000 Salford
v ENGLAND L 0-3 16,743 Athletic Grounds, Rochdale
v Wales W 26-10 16,000 Wembley
EASTERN
SUBURBS 2 ( Joe 'Chimpy' Busch, Bill Shankland)
SOUTH SYDNEY 4 (Harry Finch, Harry 'Mick' Kadwell, Eddie Root, George
Treweeke)
NORTH SYDNEY 0
NEWTOWN 1 (Jack Holmes)
BALMAIN 1 (George Bishop)
WESTERN SUBURBS 4 (Bill Brogan, Cec Fifield, Frank McMillan, Alan
Ridley)
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY 0
ST GEORGE 1 (Arthur Justice)
QUEENSLAND 11 (Tom Gorman Capt., Vic Armbruster, Dan Dempsey, Arthur
Edwards, Arthur Henderson, Fred Laws, Mick Madsen, Les Sellars ,
Bill Spencer, Herb Steinohrt, Jack Upton)
NSW COUNTRY 4 (Jack Kingston, Wally Prigg, Eric Weissel, Pat Maher)
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© 2006 - Sean Fagan. All rights reserved - the article above may
not be reproduced (in full or part) in any form without written
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