Test Cricket Tours Australia to England 1993

Test Cricket Tours - Australia to England 1993

Tour of England 1993 Captain: Allan Border

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 Australian Tours

Previous tour

New Zealand 1992-93

Next tour

South Africa 1993-94

Next tour of England

1997.

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

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

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

† 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

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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	-

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

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Written accounts of the tour

"Ashes '93" Steve Waugh & Tony McDonald.

Postscript