Game 1
Great Britain 19 def. Australia 6
| Ashes Series 1952/53 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6772 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th October, 1952 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| 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 | 3/5 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Jack EVANS | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Arthur DANIELS | 2 | W | 4 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| Ron RYDER | 3 | C | 7 | Noel HAZZARD | ||||
| Ernest WARD | 4 | C | 9 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Frank CASTLE | 5 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Willie HORNE (c) | 6 | FE | 28 | Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] |
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| Ted TOOHEY | 7 | HB | 13 | Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
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| Alan PRESCOTT | 8 | FR | 21 | Duncan HALL | ||||
| Alvin ACKERLEY | 9 | HK | 25 | Kevin SCHUBERT [Manly] |
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| Jim FEATHERSTONE | 10 | FR | 18 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Charlie PAWSEY | 11 | 2R | 19 | Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Bob RYAN | 12 | 2R | 16 | Albert PAUL | ||||
| Ken TRAILL | 13 | L | 15 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
| HC | Clive CHURCHILL | |||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Test Matches 1952 - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1952/53 - 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), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Ken McCaffery (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)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Jason Ganter, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin
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