Ashes Series 1952 Series

Game 1

Great Britain 19 def. Australia 6

1952/53 Ashes Series

Lions
19
6
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6772
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 4th October, 1952
Referee George Phillips
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 34,505
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 2
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
Frank CASTLE T    
Arthur DANIELS      
Ron RYDER      
 
Willie HORNE 5 G 3 Noel PIDDING
Great Britain Teams Australia
Jack EVANS 1 FB 1 Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[Souths]
Arthur DANIELS 2 W 2 Noel PIDDING
[St George]
Ron RYDER 3 C 3 Noel HAZZARD
Ernest WARD 4 C 4 Harry WELLS
Frank CASTLE 5 W 5 Brian CARLSON
 
Willie HORNE (c) 6 FE 6 Greg HAWICK
[Souths]
Ted TOOHEY 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
 
Alan PRESCOTT 8 FR 8 Duncan HALL
Alvin ACKERLEY 9 HK 9 Kevin SCHUBERT
[Manly]
Jim FEATHERSTONE 10 FR 10 Brian DAVIES
Charlie PAWSEY 11 2R 11 Ferris ASHTON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Bob RYAN 12 2R 12 Albert PAUL
Ken TRAILL 13 L 13 Harold CROCKER
 
    HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
1952/53 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Doug Greenall (centre), Dick Cracknell (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Frank Barton (front row), Tom McKinney (hooker), William Ivison (second row), Nat Silcock (second row)
In:
Arthur Daniels (wing), Ron Ryder (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Alvin Ackerley (hooker), Jim Featherstone (front row), Bob Ryan (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
Changes:
Charlie Pawsey (lock to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 9 vs. Featherstone
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 11 vs. Bradford
Out:
Ron Willey (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Col Geelan (centre), Tommy Ryan (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Ken McCaffery (five-eighth), Frank Stanmore (halfback), Jack Rooney (front row), Charlie Gill (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Arthur Collinson (lock)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Noel Pidding (wing), Noel Hazzard (centre), Harry Wells (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Duncan Hall (front row), Ferris Ashton (second row), Albert Paul (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
Changes:
Brian Davies (second row to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson