36:
417:, while in England and had passed on the secret to the others. On South Africa's next tour of England, in 1907, they narrowly lost the Test series one-nil with two matches drawn, but in 1909-10 won by three matches to two. After that, however, their results declined, although the 1910–11 series in Australia was competitive.
269:
wrote: "The golden age of cricket has always been regarded as the period between 1890 and 1914. For in all those years all the skills of the game flowered and an unprecedented array of great batsman and bowlers delighted informed and appreciative galleries. More importantly the players of that time
392:
South Africa had played their first Test in 1888–89, but initially they were very weak; up to 1898–99 they had played eight Tests against
England and lost them all. They played Australia for the first time in 1902–03 and had the limited satisfaction of avoiding defeat in one of the three matches.
252:
pointed out, the nostalgia "needed someone to put a perspective on it". In his 1939 autobiography, Fry wrote: "I have a notion that the cricket of the nineties and early nineteen hundreds was more amusing to watch, but I am not at all sure that the game of today is not more difficult to play".
172:
The period became infused with a nostalgic yearning, ostensibly because the teams played cricket according to "the spirit of the game". More poignantly, the nostalgia was due to the loss of life in the Great War and a hankering for those happier times before the war's outbreak. A number of
429:
cricket. Three tours were undertaken to
England during which the side played on level terms with the leading counties. The Philadelphians played ten first-class games on their final tour in 1908, winning four and losing six. This tour was notable for the outstanding bowling of
285:
the "Golden Age" of cricket. In the gaiety and gallantry of his strokeplay, the charm of his personality, even in his frailty, transience and suddenness of death, Trumper personifies what we understand as the values and nature of his time".
270:
set standards for sportsmanship that lifted cricket above other games and established it as a character-builder and an integral part of the social scene".
776:
771:
766:
761:
456:
451:
100:
701:
72:
314:
took part. It was during the "Golden Age" that Test cricket first achieved its hegemony over other forms of first-class cricket.
434:, who took 87 wickets and topped the England bowling averages with 11.01 runs per wicket. This was not bettered until 1958 when
621:
53:
79:
17:
724:
311:
86:
393:
However, in 1905–06, they won a series against
England by four matches to one, thanks partly to the emergence of four
660:
580:
552:
119:
476:
338:
68:
756:
299:
439:
57:
414:
295:
596:
334:
303:
153:
141:
426:
307:
161:
281:: "If it is possible for a cricketer to be their period, rather than merely part of it, then Trumper
248:, but that in itself is not unique as any period in cricket history can boast its great players. As
410:
214:
210:
93:
435:
46:
262:
157:
8:
174:
145:
676:
228:
Cricket of the period did feature numerous great names such as Grace, Trumper, Blythe,
137:
136:
is a nostalgic term that has often been applied in cricket literature to the period in
656:
622:"Triangular Tournament - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results | ESPNcricinfo.com"
576:
548:
190:
728:
406:
326:
322:
398:
346:
342:
278:
229:
222:
206:
198:
750:
648:
362:
358:
354:
245:
568:
540:
374:
274:
266:
241:
194:
182:
178:
505:
402:
386:
378:
370:
366:
330:
318:
306:. The two countries played 15 series between 1890 and 1914 including the
249:
218:
202:
186:
149:
302:
was well established by the time the
Australians visited England in the
233:
727:. Society for American Baseball Research (UK Chapter). Archived from
522:
431:
382:
350:
237:
35:
177:
were killed or wounded during the war, the deaths including eight
413:. Schwarz had learnt how to bowl the googly from its originator,
133:
394:
725:"SABR UK Examiner no.10: Baseball and Cricket: Cross-Currents"
265:, the period is also considered a golden age. Cricket writer
547:(revised ed.). Melbourne: J. M. Dent. p. 137.
160:
of the same period and in
America in reference to the
677:"Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia | Cricket"
152:
which occurred just before the scheduled end of the
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
748:
694:
353:. Australia's captains against England were
545:The pictorial history of Australian cricket
425:The period also saw the brief flowering of
317:England's captains against Australia were
457:History of Test cricket from 1901 to 1914
452:History of Test cricket from 1890 to 1900
225:, who both succumbed to illness in 1915.
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
646:
420:
27:Period of English cricket from 1890-1914
539:
501:
499:
497:
156:. The term has also gained currency in
14:
777:Australian cricket in the 20th century
772:Australian cricket in the 19th century
749:
716:
573:Game for Anything: Writings on Cricket
533:
722:
567:
575:. Melbourne: Black Inc. p. 11.
561:
494:
58:adding citations to reliable sources
29:
767:English cricket in the 20th century
762:English cricket in the 19th century
521:
510:The Golden Age of Cricket 1890-1914
24:
25:
788:
597:"England v Australia 1890 - 1914"
702:"Philadelphians in England 1908"
34:
289:
256:
45:needs additional citations for
669:
639:
614:
589:
515:
469:
13:
1:
655:. Willow Books. p. 287.
462:
681:Philadelphiaencyclopedia.org
529:. Pavilion Books. p. ?.
442:posted an average of 10.99.
167:
7:
445:
277:said of Australian batsman
10:
793:
308:1912 Triangular Tournament
162:Philadelphian cricket team
653:Barclays World of Cricket
512:, Lutterworth Press, 1978
217:also saw the deaths of
69:"Golden age of cricket"
757:Golden ages (metaphor)
175:first-class cricketers
723:Synge, Allen (2007).
421:Philadelphian cricket
294:Test cricket between
148:, to the outbreak of
18:Golden Age of cricket
132:The "Golden Age" of
54:improve this article
146:County Championship
731:on 8 February 2007
263:Australian cricket
158:Australian cricket
647:Barclays (1986).
527:Life Worth Living
415:Bernard Bosanquet
213:of South Africa.
191:Kenneth Hutchings
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
784:
741:
740:
738:
736:
720:
714:
713:
711:
709:
704:. CricketArchive
698:
692:
691:
689:
687:
673:
667:
666:
643:
637:
636:
634:
632:
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
593:
587:
586:
565:
559:
558:
537:
531:
530:
519:
513:
503:
492:
491:
489:
487:
477:"The golden age"
473:
144:of the official
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
792:
791:
787:
786:
785:
783:
782:
781:
747:
746:
745:
744:
734:
732:
721:
717:
707:
705:
700:
699:
695:
685:
683:
675:
674:
670:
663:
644:
640:
630:
628:
620:
619:
615:
605:
603:
595:
594:
590:
583:
566:
562:
555:
538:
534:
520:
516:
504:
495:
485:
483:
475:
474:
470:
465:
448:
423:
407:Aubrey Faulkner
335:Stanley Jackson
327:Archie MacLaren
323:Andrew Stoddart
292:
259:
170:
140:from 1890, the
138:English cricket
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
790:
780:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
743:
742:
715:
693:
668:
661:
649:Swanton, E. W.
638:
613:
588:
581:
560:
553:
532:
514:
493:
467:
466:
464:
461:
460:
459:
454:
447:
444:
422:
419:
399:Reggie Schwarz
347:Johnny Douglas
343:Frederick Fane
291:
288:
279:Victor Trumper
258:
255:
230:Wilfred Rhodes
223:Victor Trumper
207:Reggie Schwarz
199:Reginald Hands
197:of Australia;
169:
166:
142:opening season
128:
127:
42:
40:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
789:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
754:
752:
730:
726:
719:
703:
697:
682:
678:
672:
664:
662:0-00-218193-2
658:
654:
650:
642:
627:
623:
617:
602:
598:
592:
584:
582:1-86395-309-4
578:
574:
570:
569:Haigh, Gideon
564:
556:
554:0-86770-043-2
550:
546:
542:
541:Pollard, Jack
536:
528:
524:
518:
511:
507:
502:
500:
498:
482:
478:
472:
468:
458:
455:
453:
450:
449:
443:
441:
437:
433:
428:
427:Philadelphian
418:
416:
412:
408:
404:
400:
396:
390:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
363:George Giffen
360:
359:Jack Blackham
356:
355:Billy Murdoch
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
315:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
287:
284:
280:
276:
271:
268:
264:
254:
251:
247:
246:Frank Woolley
243:
239:
235:
231:
226:
224:
220:
216:
215:The war years
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
124:
121:
113:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
733:. Retrieved
729:the original
718:
706:. Retrieved
696:
684:. Retrieved
680:
671:
652:
641:
629:. Retrieved
626:ESPNcricinfo
625:
616:
604:. Retrieved
601:ESPNcricinfo
600:
591:
572:
563:
544:
535:
526:
517:
509:
484:. Retrieved
481:ESPNcricinfo
480:
471:
424:
411:Gordon White
391:
375:Hugh Trumble
316:
312:South Africa
293:
290:Test cricket
282:
275:Gideon Haigh
272:
267:Jack Pollard
260:
257:In Australia
242:Ranjitsinhji
227:
211:Gordon White
195:Tibby Cotter
193:of England;
183:Colin Blythe
171:
131:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
708:19 February
686:16 November
631:16 November
606:16 November
506:David Frith
486:16 November
436:Les Jackson
403:Bert Vogler
387:Syd Gregory
379:Monty Noble
371:Joe Darling
367:Harry Trott
339:A. O. Jones
331:Plum Warner
319:W. G. Grace
310:, in which
304:1890 season
250:David Frith
219:W. G. Grace
203:Bill Lundie
187:Major Booth
154:1914 season
150:World War I
751:Categories
735:31 January
523:Fry, C. B.
463:References
440:Derbyshire
234:Jack Hobbs
80:newspapers
432:Bart King
397:bowlers:
383:Clem Hill
351:C. B. Fry
300:Australia
238:C. B. Fry
181:players:
168:Nostalgia
110:July 2017
571:(2004).
543:(1986).
525:(1939).
446:See also
651:(ed.).
296:England
273:Writer
134:cricket
94:scholar
659:
579:
551:
409:, and
395:googly
349:, and
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
101:JSTOR
87:books
737:2007
710:2007
688:2021
657:ISBN
633:2021
608:2021
577:ISBN
549:ISBN
488:2021
385:and
298:and
244:and
221:and
209:and
189:and
179:Test
73:news
438:of
261:In
56:by
753::
679:.
645:*
624:.
599:.
508:,
496:^
479:.
405:,
401:,
389:.
381:,
377:,
373:,
369:,
365:,
361:,
357:,
345:,
341:,
337:,
333:,
329:,
325:,
321:,
283:is
240:,
236:,
232:,
205:,
201:,
185:,
164:.
739:.
712:.
690:.
665:.
635:.
610:.
585:.
557:.
490:.
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
