#warwick armstrong

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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

🥊Serious

The Big Six Dispute — Australia's Senior Players Walk Out, 1912

Australia

1912-03-21

Six of Australia's most senior cricketers — Warwick Armstrong, Victor Trumper, Clem Hill, Tibby Cotter, Vernon Ransford and Hanson Carter — refused to tour England for the 1912 Triangular Tournament after the Board of Control insisted on appointing its own manager rather than the players' choice, Frank Laver.

#big-six#warwick-armstrong#victor-trumper

⭐Mild

Sydney Barnes' Melbourne Burst — Four Wickets for One Run, 1911

Australia vs England

1911-12-30

On the opening morning of the second Test at Melbourne, Sydney Barnes reduced Australia to 38 for four with an opening burst that took out Bardsley, Kelleway, Hill and Armstrong for a single run. Australia still won the match, but the spell entered cricket folklore.

#sf-barnes#ashes#melbourne

⭐Moderate

Warwick Armstrong's 1905 Tour — 2,002 Runs and 130 Wickets in England

Australia, England

1905-08-31

Warwick Armstrong, Australia's 26-year-old all-rounder, scored 2,002 runs and took 130 wickets in first-class matches on the 1905 tour of England — one of the great all-rounder tour returns of all time. The 'Big Ship' was Joe Darling's most consistent player; he would go on to play 50 Tests and captain Australia to a 5-0 Ashes whitewash in 1920-21.

#warwick-armstrong#australia#1905