Ashes Series 1921 Series

Game 1

England (GB) 6 def. Australia 5

1921/22 Ashes Series

Lions
6
5
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6738
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 1st October, 1921
Referee Frank Renton
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 31,700
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 5
England (GB) Scoresheet Australia
Squire STOCKWELL T Cec BLINKHORN
Billy STONE      
 
    G Jim CRAIG
England (GB) Teams Australia
Gwyn THOMAS 1 FB 1 Charles FRASER (c)
[Balmain]
Billy STONE 2 W 2 Harold HORDER
[North Sydney]
Harold WAGSTAFF (c) 3 C 3 Dick VEST
[Western Suburbs]
Jim BACON 4 C 4 Jim CRAIG
[Balmain]
Squire STOCKWELL 5 W 5 Cec BLINKHORN
[North Sydney]
 
Jonty PARKIN 6 FE 6 Albert JOHNSTON
[St George]
Johnny ROGERS 7 HB 7 Duncan THOMPSON
[North Sydney]
 
Arthur SKELHORNE 8 FR 8 Clarrie PRENTICE
[Western Suburbs]
Joe CARTWRIGHT 9 HK 9 Sandy PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
Billy CUNLIFFE 10 FR 10 Felix RYAN
[Newtown]
Jack BEAMES 11 2R 11 Frank BURGE
[Glebe]
Edgar MORGAN 12 2R 12 Bert GRAY
[Glebe]
Jack PRICE 13 L 13 Jack WATKINS
[Eastern Suburbs]
   
 

Team Info

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1920 - Game 25 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
1921/22 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Cyril Stacey (wing), Danny Hurcombe (centre), Evan Davies (centre), Ernest Jones (five-eighth), Bobby Lloyd (halfback), Arthur Johnson (front row), Ben Gronow (hooker), Joe Bowers (second row), Herman Hilton (lock)
In:
Harold Wagstaff (centre), Jim Bacon (centre), Squire Stockwell (wing), Jonty Parkin (five-eighth), Johnny Rogers (halfback), Arthur Skelhorne (front row), Jack Beames (second row), Edgar Morgan (second row), Jack Price (lock)
Changes:
Joe Cartwright (front row to hooker), Billy Cunliffe (second row to front row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1921/22 - Game 4 vs. Bradford
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1921/22 - Game 6 vs. Widnes
Out:
Harry Caples (fullback), Les Cubitt (centre), Bill Richards (front row), Reg Latta (second row), Dick Townsend (lock)
In:
Charles Fraser (fullback), Dick Vest (centre), Felix Ryan (front row), Bert Gray (second row), Jack Watkins (lock)
Changes:
Duncan Thompson (five-eighth to halfback), Albert Johnston (halfback to five-eighth), Sandy Pearce (front row to hooker), Clarrie Prentice (hooker to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson