Triangular Tournament 1912
The Triangular Tournament 1912 was a three-nation tournament that was held from June 27 to August 22, 1912 in England in test cricket . In the tournament, which was part of the 1912 international cricket season, teams from Australia and South Africa took part alongside the host . England won the tournament.
classification
The tournament was considered in July 1909 at the first meeting of the Imperial Cricket Council . It should be the origin of a quasi world championship of the then three test nations, which should take place every four years. However, the prerequisites changed completely between the first planning and the events. In 1909 the teams were still classified as roughly comparable, but after organizational changes in Australia and familiarity with the previously successful way of playing South Africa (and thus the attitude of the opponents towards it), England had a clear advantage. In addition, there was the extremely rainy summer in England, which achieved more than twice as much rainfall in the summer of 1912 as usual. Games that were played between Australia and South Africa were of little interest to the British audience and so no multi-nation test cricket tournament was held until the Asian Test Championship 1998/99 .
format
Each team played against each other three times. The games were run as three-day tests. To ensure a winner, the last test was held as a timeless test. There were no other rules for determining the winner with the same number of wins.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headingley Stadium | Leeds | 17,000 | 4th test |
| The oval | London | 23,500 | 8th & 9th test |
| Lord's Cricket Ground | London | 30,000 | 2nd, 3rd & 5th tests |
| Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Manchester | 19,000 | 1st & 6th test |
| Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,350 | 7. Test |
Squad lists
The following roster were announced prior to the tour.
| test | ||
|---|---|---|
 England
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 Australia
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table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U |
R.
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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England
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6th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 2
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4th |
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Australia
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6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
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2 |
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South Africa
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6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1
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0 |
Games
First test in Manchester
| June 27-28 Scorecard |
Manchester |
Australia 448 (122.3) |
- |
South Africa 265 (116) & 95 (28.2) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 88 runs | ||||
Second test in London
| June 10th - 12th scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
South Africa 58 (26.1) & 217 (82) |
- |
England 337 (119) |
| England won with one innings and 62 runs | ||||
Third test in London
| June 24-26 Scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
England 310-7d (90) |
- |
Australia 282-7 (127.2) |
| draw | ||||
Fourth test in Leeds
| July 8-10 scorecard |
Leeds |
England 242 (78.1) & 238 (90.2) |
- |
South Africa 147 (56.3) & 159 (58.2) |
| England wins with 174 runs | ||||
Fifth test in London
| July 15-17 scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
South Africa 263 (89) & 173 (57.1) |
- |
Australia 390 (128.5) & 48-0 (12.1) |
| Australia wins with 10 wickets | ||||
Sixth test in Manchester
| July 29th - 31st scorecard |
Manchester |
England 203 (92.5) |
- |
Australia 14-0 (13) |
| draw | ||||
Seventh test in Nottingham
| August 5-7 Scorecard |
Nottingham |
South Africa 329 (128.5) |
- |
Australia 219 (94.1) |
| draw | ||||
Eighth test in London
| August 12-13 Scorecard |
London (oval) |
South Africa 95 (42.3) & 93 (32.4) |
- |
England 176 (56.1) & 14-0 (4.3) |
| England wins with 10 wickets | ||||
Ninth test in London
| August 19-22 Scorecard |
London (oval) |
England 245 (114.1) & 175 (86.4) |
- |
Australia 111 (54.4) & 65 (22.4) |
| England wins with 244 runs | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Williamson: The original damp squib ( English ) Cricinfo. January 1, 2000. Accessed July 12, 2020.