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The 1912 Triangular Tournament — Cricket's Failed First Multi-Nation Test

England, Australia, South Africa

1912-08-22

The first attempt at a three-nation Test tournament — England, Australia and South Africa playing a round-robin in England in 1912 — was destroyed by the wettest summer on record, a depleted Australian side stripped of its Big Six, an outclassed South Africa, and crowds that simply didn't turn up. No comparable multilateral Test event was attempted for decades.

#triangular-1912#england#australia

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South Africa's Triangular Catastrophe — Three Heavy Defeats by England, 1912

South Africa

1912-08-15

South Africa in the 1912 Triangular Tournament were a catastrophe. Captained by the English-born Frank Mitchell, they lost all three of their Tests against England — by an innings, by 174 runs and by 10 wickets — and one of two against Australia. The performances confirmed that the googly era was over.

#south-africa#triangular-1912#1912

🔥Moderate

Frank Mitchell, the English-Born South Africa Captain of 1912

South Africa and England

1912-06-10

Frank Mitchell, born in Yorkshire and a former England rugby international, was selected to captain South Africa in the 1912 Triangular — one of the most extreme cases of cross-national selection in cricket history. South Africa lost all five of their Tests under his leadership.

#frank-mitchell#south-africa#england