#johnny douglas

2 incidents tagged

Warwick Armstrong's 'Big Ship' Crew — Cricket's First Ashes Whitewash, 1920-21

Australia v England

1921-03-01

When Warwick Armstrong's Australians sealed the fifth Test on 1 March 1921, they had become the first side in cricket history to win an Ashes series 5-0. Captained from the front by the 22-stone all-rounder nicknamed 'The Big Ship', a side rebuilding from the Great War crushed Johnny Douglas's England in every match of a series that would not be matched in scale until Ricky Ponting's team in 2006-07.

#ashes#australia#england

⭐Mild

Barnes and Foster Reclaim the Ashes — England in Australia 1911-12

Australia vs England

1912-03-01

England's seam pair Sydney Barnes and Frank Foster shared 66 of the 95 Australian wickets to fall as Plum Warner's MCC side, captained by Johnny Douglas after Warner fell ill, lost the opening Test in Sydney and then won four in a row to take the series 4-1.

#sf-barnes#frank-foster#ashes