| Tour of England
1993 Captain: Allan
Border | |
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| 58th Australian
Test tour 32nd Test-playing tour of
England by Australia (April - September 1993) | The selectors went for a policy of youth, discarding
over-thirties like Dean Jones, Mike Whitney and Greg Matthews, choosing several
young players untried in international cricket. Michael Slater and Brendon Julian were
products of the Australian Cricket Academy
in Adelaide. Matthew Hayden scored 1000 tour runs but was unable to gain a
place in the Test side (like Roy Marshall in 1950). | Other
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| Members
of the Test tour party (17) Opening batsmen: Mark
Taylor, Matthew Hayden, Michael Slater Middle-order batsmen: Allan Border, David Boon, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh,
Damien Martyn. Wicket-keepers: Ian Healy, Tim Zoehrer Spin bowlers: Tim May,
Shane Warne Fast bowlers: Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Brendon Julian,
Wayne Holdsworth, Paul Reiffel | D C Boon | Tas | 32 | RHB | | | A R Border | Qld | 37 | RHB SLA captain | | | M L Hayden | Qld | 21 | LHB opener | | | I A Healy | Qld | 29 | WK | | | W J Holdsworth | NSW | 24 | RFM | | | M G Hughes | Vic | 31 | RFM | | | B P Julien | WA | 22 | RFM | | | C J McDermott | Qld | 28 | RF | | | D R Martyn | WA | 21 | RHB | | | T B A May | SA | 31 | OB | | | P R Reiffel | Vic | 27 | RFM | | | M J Slater | NSW | 23 | RHB opener | | | M A Taylor | NSW | 28 | LHB opener
vice-captain | | | S K Warne | Vic | 23 | LBG | | | M E Waugh | NSW | 28 | RHB OB | | | S R Waugh | NSW | 28 | RHB RM | | | T J Zoehrer | WA | 31 | second WK | | | | Included only for the one-day | | | internationals | | | | | | | | |
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State representation Sheffield
Shield teams NSW New
South Wales (5) Qld Queensland (4) SA South
Australia (1) Tas Tasmania
(1) Vic Victoria (3) WA Western
Australia (3) Average age of team at time of first Test match (3 June 1993) : 27
yrs 4 months ODI | |
| Test
Appearances made before the tour | Border 141, Boon 74, S Waugh 52, Healy 47, McDermott 47, Hughes 45, Taylor 40, M Waugh 21, Warne 11, Zoehrer 10, May 8, Martyn 5, Reiffel 4, Hayden 0, Holdsworth 0, Julian 0, Slater 0. | | |
| Team
Officials | Dave Rundle | Tour manager | Bob Simpson | Coach | Mike Walsh | Scorer | Errol Alcott | Physiotherapist | Geoff Wilkins | Liaison officer | Tony Smith | Driver / baggage |
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| Selectors | Lawrie Sawle (Western Australia
- chairman), John Benaud (New South Wales),
Jim Higgs (victoria), Bob Simpson (coach). | | |
| Selection | Unavailable: Bruce Reid. Tour Party Announced : 2 April 1993. To an extent, the Australian selectors went for youth with six
players under 25. H oldsworth owed his place to taking 7-41 in the Shield
final shortly before the team was selected. Not selected : Dean
Jones, Justin Langer, Jamie Siddons, Mike Kasprowicz, Tom Moody. | Time between selection and departure from Australia 22 days (2 April - 24 April) | |
| Travel Melbourne Q - Q London | The players assembled in Melbourne
on 23 April and flew to England
the next day. They landed in London
on 25 April and practiced at Lord's between 26-29 April. | Time spent in England 122 days (25 April - 25 August) | |
| On-tour
selection | Allan Border (captain),
Mark Taylor (vice-captain), Bob Simpson
(coach). | | |
| Reinforcements | None although Craig
McDermott pulled out of the tour and had to return home at the beginning
of July after an operation. The tour management decided that they would
manage as four fast bowlers remained in the group. | | |
| Fixtures/Results | a | ϯ Arundel | England Amateur X (55 overs) | Won 94 r | b | ϯ Radlett | Duchess of Norfolk’s XI (50 overs) | Won 7 r | c | ϯ Lord’s | Middlesex (55 overs) | Won 69 r | d | Worcester | Worcestershire | Won 5 w | e | Taunton | Somerset | Won 35 r | f | Hove | Sussex | Drawn | g | Northampton | Northamptonshire (55 overs) | Lost scoring rate | h | § Old Trafford | England (1st ODI) | Won 4 r | i | § Edgbaston | England (2nd ODI) | Won 6 w | j | § Lord’s | England (3rd ODI) | Won19 r | k | Kennington Oval | Surrey | Won 174 r | l | Leicester | Leicestershire | Won 97 r | m | OLD TRAFFORD | ENGLAND First Test | WON 179 r | n | Edgbaston | Warwickshire | Drawn | o | Bristol | Gloucestershire | Drawn | p | LORD’S | ENGLAND Second Test | WON inns 62 r | q | The Parks, Oxford | Combined Universities | Won 166 r | r | Southampton | Hampshire | Drawn | s | TRENT BRIDGE | ENGLAND Third Test | DRAWN | t | ϯ Stone | Minor Counties (55 overs) | Won 58 r | u | ϯ Dublin | Ireland (1-day) | Won 272 r | v | Derby | Derbyshire | Drawn | w | Durham | Durham | Drawn | x | HEADINGLEY | ENGLAND Fourth Test | WON inns 148 r | y | Old Trafford | Lancashire | Lost 5 w | z | Neath | Glamorgan | Drawn | a’ | EDGBASTON | ENGLAND Fifth Test | WON 8 w | b’ | Canterbury | Kent | Won 89 r | c’ | Chelmsford | Essex | Drawn | d’ | KENNINGTON OVAL | ENGLAND | LOST 161 r |
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| † not first-class § one-day international Time
spent in England
before First Test: 39 days (25 April - 3 June) | |
| Test
appearances on tour | 6 - Boon,
Border, Healy, Hughes, Slater, Taylor, Warne,
M Waugh, S Waugh. 5 - May 3 - Reiffel 2 - Julien,
McDermott 0 - Hayden,
Holdsworth, Martyn, Zoehrer. | | |
| Highlights | • N • • | | |
| Tour
Summary | | P | W | L | D | Aban | Test Matches | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | Other first-class matches | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | - | ϯ Minor matches | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | § One-day internationals | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | - | All Matches | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | - |
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| Return
to Australia London Q Perth Q Sydney | Departure from London
was on 25 August 1993. Taylor, Slater, Hughes, Hayden and Healy arrived back in Sydney on 27 August. | Time away from Australia 125 days (24 April - 27 August) | |
| Finances | ….. | | |
| Written
accounts of the tour | "Ashes '93" Steve Waugh & Tony McDonald. | | |
| Postscript | | | |