Australia won the 1930

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against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn. The Australian tourists were captained by Bill Woodfull, while the home side were led by

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, who was dropped in favour of

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in the final Test.

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1930 Australian Team Ashes warm-up

Before touring

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for the 1930 Ashes Tour, the Australian team led by Bill Woodfull headed to

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to play two first-class matches against

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. The first match was played at the NTCA Ground before the teams moved on to

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. Hobart paper ''The Mercury'' said: After leaving

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on ship the Nairana, the Australians arrived in Launceston via the Tamar River at 9am on 8 March 1930, as "a big crowd waited to greet the tourists". Later that day, they started their match against a Tasmanian team that included

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. The hosts won the toss and batted in "perfect weather", despite being bowled out for 157. Fast-bowler,

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was the main destroyer, taking 4 for 36 (4/36) in 13 overs. Only wicket-keeping opener James Atkinson scored a half-century, as Tasmania collapsed from 1/50. The Australians began their reply positively, with

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and

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taking the score to 120 without loss. After Ponsford was dismissed on 36,

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and McCabe saw out the final overs of the day, with McCabe finishing not out on 93 and Kippax undefeated on eight.Hilton (2009), p. 6–7. The next day, The Australians went fishing at the Great Lake, south of Launceston, before resuming the match on Monday. After McCabe scored his century, Australia stumbled to 3/163, bringing Bradman to the crease. In Nash's second over, he trapped Bradman

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for just 20 scored in 24 minutes. The Australian were eventually bowled out for 311, despite

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taking 5/97 in 22 overs. Although Nash got the wicket of Bradman, the batsmen attacked him, taking 1/82 in 13 overs. By the end of the days play, Tasmania were already under pressure at 6/109. The next day saw Tasmania bowled out for 158, as Nash was the only batsman to offer any resistance with 49. The Australians were eventual victors by ten wickets. They won the following match in Hobart, before regaining the Ashes 2–1.The Ashes 1930
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''en route'' to England and played a one-day single-innings match there against the Ceylon national team, which at that time did not have Test status.

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References

External links

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