English cricket team in Australia in 1932–33
cricket series
A cricket team representing England toured Australia in the 1932–33 season. The tour was organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club and matches outside the Tests were played under the MCC name. The tour included five Test matches in Australia, and England won The Ashes by four games to one. The tour was highly controversial because of the bodyline bowling tactics used by the England team under the captaincy of Douglas Jardine. After the Australian tour was over, the MCC team moved on to play in New Zealand, where two further Test matches were played.
The MCC team
The MCC team was captained by Douglas Jardine, with Bob Wyatt as vice-captain. Pelham Warner and Richard Palairet were joint managers.
The team members were:
Douglas Jardine, Surrey, team captain & batsman
Bob Wyatt, Warwickshire, vice-captain & batsman
Gubby Allen, Middlesex, all-rounder
Les Ames, Kent, wicket-keeper
Bill Bowes, Yorkshire, fast bowler
Freddie Brown, Surrey, leg break bowler
George Duckworth, Lancashire, wicket-keeper
Wally Hammond, Gloucestershire, all-rounder
Harold Larwood, Nottinghamshire, opening fast bowler
Maurice Leyland, Yorkshire, batsman
Tommy Mitchell, Derbyshire, leg break bowler
Nawab of Pataudi, Worcestershire, batsman
Eddie Paynter, Lancashire, batsman
Herbert Sutcliffe, Yorkshire, opening batsman
Maurice Tate, Sussex, all-rounder
Hedley Verity, Yorkshire, left arm spin bowler
Bill Voce, Nottinghamshire, opening fast bowler
Walter Robins and Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji were invited to tour, but declined to do so, the latter because of ill-health.
Test matches
First Test
An easy victory for England, with Bradman absent for Australia due to a contract dispute with the Australian Board of Control. McCabe provided Australia's only significant resistance with the bat; Larwood claimed ten match wickets.
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