The Ashes - 1st Test
England v Australia
Match drawn
Test no. 60 | 1899 season
Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
1,2,3 June 1899 (3-day match)
Scorecard
- The first five-match rubber in England began with the first Test ever staged at Nottingham.
- WG Grace, playing his last Test was 50 years and 320 days old when the match ended; only W Rhodes played Test cricket at a greater age, and by coincidence, he was making his debut in Grace's last match.
Wilfred Rhodes
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"Best ball on a `sticky' pitch is a spinnin' half-volley," such was his doctrine. And he bowled to his field with the precision of high mathematics.
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