Ashes Series 1937 Series

Game 1

England (GB) 5 def. Australia 4

1937/38 Ashes Series

Lions
5
4
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6760
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 16th October, 1937
Referee A Harding
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 31,949
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 4
England (GB) Scoresheet Australia
Emlyn JENKINS T    
 
Martin HODGSON G 2 Jack BEATON
England (GB) Teams Australia
Billy BELSHAW 1 FB 1 Laurie WARD
[North Sydney]
Bernard CUNNIFFE 2 W 2 Jack REARDON
Jim CROSTON 3 C 3 Jack BEATON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Gus RISMAN (c) 4 C 4 Ross McKINNON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Jack MORLEY 5 W 5 Bert WILLIAMS
 
Emlyn JENKINS 6 FE 6 Ernie NORMAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
Tommy McCUE 7 HB 7 Percy WILLIAMS
[Souths]
 
Nat SILCOCK 8 FR 8 Ray STEHR
[Eastern Suburbs]
Tom ARMITT 9 HK 9 Harry PIERCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
Harry WOODS 10 FR 10 Frank CURRAN
[Souths]
Jack ARKWRIGHT 11 2R 11 Jim GIBBS
Martin HODGSON 12 2R 12 Eric LEWIS
[Souths]
Harry BEVERLEY 13 L 13 Wally PRIGG (c)
   
 

Team Info

England (GB)

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs England 1936 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
1937/38 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Alan Edwards (wing), Stan Brogden (centre), Barney Hudson (wing), Billy Watkins (halfback), Joe Miller (front row), Harry Field (front row), Alec Troup (lock)
In:
Bernard Cunniffe (wing), Jim Croston (centre), Jack Morley (wing), Tommy McCue (halfback), Nat Silcock (front row), Martin Hodgson (second row), Harry Beverley (lock)
Changes:
Harry Woods (second row to front row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 9 vs. Rochdale
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 11 vs. Widnes
Out:
Gordon Whittle (fullback), Len Dawson (wing), Harry Robison (wing), Fred Gilbert (five-eighth), Roy Thompson (halfback), Fred Nolan (hooker), Les Heidke (front row), Gordon McLennan (second row), Herb Narvo (second row), Andy Norval (lock)
In:
Laurie Ward (fullback), Jack Reardon (wing), Bert Williams (wing), Ernie Norman (five-eighth), Percy Williams (halfback), Ray Stehr (front row), Frank Curran (front row), Jim Gibbs (second row), Eric Lewis (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
Changes:
Harry Pierce (front row to hooker)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson