arthur august june cricketer played victoria australia elegant middle order batsman described master nearly stroke superb timing strong enabled batting look simple matter sporting career school singled talent took number seasons secure regular place class cricket initially struggled large scores selected tour england class century established consecutive class tons start campaign struggled tests played crucial role australia win fourth test composed display run chase sealed retention ashes returning australia distinguished domestic cricket series high scores player score centuries match bill reilly widely regarded best bowler world eruption world war interrupted progress class cricket cancelled enlisted serving middle_east new_guinea chosen captain australian services cricket team played victory tests england months immediately following victory europe day capped test player team men unexpectedly drew series english team consisting test leadership success team toured helped establish game england india australia aftermath war advanced age began test cricket career earnest cautious player frustrated spectators slow scoring onwards served vice captain series including tour england succeeded retired australian captain presided successful team gradually aged declined unbeaten tour south_africa saw triumph tests led australians home win england ashes series solitary loss fifth test australian test defeat resumption cricket world war australia dominance world cricket waned final season home drew south african team expected weak opposition test matches captain oversaw wins suffered defeat times losses record defeated match series england team lost ashes ending australia year age promptly retired following final match returning australia cheerful character poker face aided known ability ambassador australia sense humour diplomatic skills wrote runs taken wickets got lifetime early years youngest children boys girls born suburb victoria second largest city father edward real estate agent served secretary keen club cricketer boys played cricket matches backyard imitated idol test batsman brothers attended age years team amassed runs captain years total included innings addition led school football team seasons won victorian public schools singles championship tennis elder brother richard played victoria early 1930s leg spinner school played south melbourne melbourne district cricket competition season month debut south selected representative match batting touring west_indies team scored overlooked state honours season class debut south_australia february highest score innings season runs overlooked entirety seasons recalled consolidated place team consistency tall scores scoring runs including fifties following season led victoria batting averages scoring runs despite success unable register maiden class century manage seven consecutive fifties innings season including queensland arch rivals new_south_wales consistent run helped victoria title class runs including century fifties average including queensland despite having class century touring new match season australia team tour england test debut doubt selection began tour innings oxford_university cambridge_university respectively australia won matches innings added matches hampshire despite failing pass innings selected test debut nottingham match series debut scoring high scoring draw runs scored loss wickets batting paradise maintained county form tests adding lancashire scoring half century tests adding lord drawn second test test abandoned ball bowled rain prepared decisive fourth test scoring consecutive matches match leeds australia test victory ensure drawn series retention ashes low scoring match batsman friendly series australia chasing target runs win came approaching storm threatened end game pitch difficult bat hit runs balls guide tourists wicket victory relief captain nervous outcome watch play innings earned reputation calm pressure later wrote player crisis match winning innings failed pass innings australia lost fifth test innings runs heaviest defeat test history record breaking match added pair half centuries sussex finished batting averages tour runs dry summer resulted pitches favourable batting found test performances runs adding runs runs saved useful men fulfilled promise sensational start appeared strokes late adopting eyed stance far seen technical faults good deal surprise come big matches forgotten second innings leeds counted lot australia victory rivalry reilly experience england scored centuries matches finished second class season included run seven matches middle season scored centuries fifties ended season runs matches south_australia attack led world record holder career test wickets scored centuries matches queensland western_australia match queensland scored innings adding second innings steer narrow wicket victory period career notable battles australia leading test bowler appeared new_south_wales reilly conceded played bowling better batsman method counter attacking reilly bowled famed wrong read delivery flight batsmen advanced pitch hit ball leg disparate men rivalry wrote reilly inches looked sell newspaper contend bowling reilly batsmen game occasion repeatedly hit reilly bowling prompting irritated reilly ask middle bat replied don need long defensive innings including reilly brought attention national interval match reilly told teammates kept like little season reilly removed twice innings matches states rivalry culminated encounters conclusion season victoria effectively decided winner victoria won match teams season scoring innings player score centuries match team containing reilly won game shield playing rest australia combination batting repeated feat making stop demonstrated strength victory scored half centuries preceding matches season including innings ended australian summer runs lost wicket reilly class match times war years services team september enlisted despite remained active cricket played class matches following season scoring runs including century south_australia posting middle_east member 2nd heavy anti aircraft regiment attached stationed israel time army popular colleagues spirit offered commission officer declined maintained connection cricket team service teams empire countries serving region playing matches egypt palestine following outbreak war pacific australian 6th 7th divisions recalled australia married brief return melbourne unit deployed new_guinea fight cessation hostilities europe selected lead australian services cricket team tour england officially military unit team commanding officer squadron leader royal_australian_air_force field captain went play matches months cricket countries focal point campaign series matches england known victory tests began australian cricket administrators day matches official test matches arguing test level players servicemen player test experience played class cricket result australia expected able seriously challenge hosts pre war test players victory tests expected usher new post war era hoped aggressive attractive test series war featured large number draws defensive play australia unexpectedly drew series wrote end series cricket games shown international cricket played real friends let talk war cricket series regarded outstanding success total attendance watching bright attacking play victory tests runs including fifties services teams played separate matches england season lasted september services match given class status scored centuries matches services unexpectedly strong success victory tests government australia ordered team delay team raising money war charities government directed travel home india ceylon fundraising matches red_cross enjoyed greater success services tour india australians little celebrate team tougher proposition men matches class opposition players regarded local deliberately biased favour home teams arriving october conflict hit team series ineffective displays team raaf personnel ill food poisoning travelled indian long train journeys month airmen wanted travel air tried ask manager air travel refused threatened abandon tour replace raaf fighter pilots wish granted incumbent australian captain likely miss upcoming tour new_zealand services leader national miller refused plot dispute ended arranged raaf plane india transport team month india flight came late november opening match tour draw high scoring match hot conditions prince delhi struck australia declared team scheduled play calcutta city deadly riots independence activists agitated british rule australia batted replied led australia posted leave hosts target final day pro independence broke security presence invaded pitch second time match batting batsman told talk saying australian controlled proceedings leader asked wouldn happen cigarette old boy play resumed australia struggled representative matches india match mumbai australians took run innings lead hosts managed hold draw second match calcutta evenly contested draw india won deciding match scored australia hosts took innings lead set wicket win ended runs international matches taste victory seven matches indian soil scored australia defeated ceylon innings returning australia mid december time passed players increasingly tired long campaign morale began drop waited return families civilian life post war career johnson team arrived australia late armed services ordered play series australian states fixtures meant revive cricket following war lead international tour new_zealand march result appear victoria season services performed poorly playing consecutive draws western_australia south_australia crushed innings victoria new south wales drawing queensland tasmania smallest state team saved clock queensland time ran hosts runs short target fortunes reversed final match tasmania hung wicket hand salvage draw ended australian summer runs including fifties entire services campaign scored runs class matches scored australians campaign aggregate based form services selected australian team brief match tour new_zealand february march military men played poorly australia national concluded achievements england weak opposition miller selected australian tour new_zealand despite speculation lead team unavailable concerns fitness ability play pre war world leading standards appointed captain reilly brown deputy board ballot leadership positions received votes tour motive speculated overlooked rested match victoria tired long periods military away family decided instead spend time melbourne wife young daughter supposedly drew tour class centuries wellington scored match new_zealand test played wellington poor rain affected pitch saw contest finished days match ended easy victory australia new_zealand bowled tour attracted big crowds record profit scored runs tour time returned home tour played cricket continuously months sheet anchor role following season returned serve state victorian captain time warm matches ahead tests hit touring team scored south_australia match beginning ashes series long medical advice year old decided resume test captain brown injured reilly retired appointed vice captain test brisbane revealed balls minutes maiden test century shared run partnership cornerstone australia match winning score crowd continually slow scoring felt played crucial role support initially struggled timing survived appeal catch stages innings strained muscle later joked brothers wedding day waiting batting finish starting ceremony wait proceeded come marriage completed find run scored intervening period brother australia went start post war ashes era crushing win innings runs australia won second test innings test test home ground england held draw wickets hand major innings series balls drawn fourth test adelaide added runs australia reply england innings point umpire denied appeal prompting frustrated write deserved given sight cricketer gifts continuing deny eye technique test match umpire mad like judge story administer justice instead law ended tests second innings australia wicket win deteriorating spinning pitch fifth test sydney pursuit finished series runs difficulty leg spinner dismissed times seven innings added victoria hammond week earlier despite slow scoring tests dynamic shield matches victoria matches victoria hit queensland innings scored rate runs hour victoria won matches arch rivals convincingly innings runs respectively won having secured victory matches played highly productive season ending runs india embarked tour australia summer hosts won series countries failing pass tests hit rain affected test win highest test score innings win fourth test adelaide finishing series runs rested fifth final test australia sought try new players ahead tour england remained strong form victoria scoring south_australia queensland respectively state unable retain title losing winning matches available ended season runs tour years tour england included team deputy tour considered strongest australia teams tour england team known went undefeated matches unprecedented feat matches started day previous fixture australia employed rotation policy led tourists matches rested watch australia won seven matches innings draws rain affected fixtures half playing time lost close encounters captain damp pitches test australia unbeaten record challenged yorkshire match tour australia came closest losing entire tour low scoring match team posted australia set victory elected ask pitch rolled australian test batsman said initial mistake having pitch rolled rain england heavy roller knock nonsense erratic bounce sideways movement pitch australia lost quick wickets came score involved run fell leave australia australia lost wicket effectively seven injury loss batsmen dropped defeat english county 11th match tour hampshire australia ceded innings lead time tour drying pitch australia dismissed reply home australia solid start fell sparking collapse hampshire bowled leaving australia target reached seal wicket win matches aside productive lead tests scoring surrey fifties came match lord fielded seven players represent england tests basically strength test team chance gain psychological advantage tests australia batted innings win hailed display half century saw summer effort play ball sped quietly quickly directions test trent bridge came second day australia reply england australia scoring slowly england use leg theory early edged ball wide wicket keeper slow batting remained face england tactics australia plenty time bowling opponents easily period minutes scoring early day fell score pinned leg theory bowled slip young employed pure ring field scoring slow passage play young delivered consecutive maiden overs spell conceded runs injured came join runner scored runs minutes morning swept hit match added hours morning session reach lunch australia remained patient face defensive tactics bowled england day sufficient time force result break reached test century english soil minutes accelerated adding runs minutes bowled having struck ended eighth wicket partnership score australia ended run innings lead second innings hit winning run end unbeaten wicket win test set tone series ahead test scored took catches innings win scored duck second test lord having dropped times innings australia went run win struck surrey second century county matches australia difficulty test australia scored reply england second innings twice dropped position shot day play shouted drink england strong position runs ahead seven wickets hand australia pair missed chances england opener late day cost little remained unbeaten england declared addition entire fourth day final morning lost rain required australia batted overs ensure draw new role teams headed fourth test open morris regular opener injured dropped went score struggled impact unfamiliar role scoring australian batsmen stepped scored minutes final day set new world record highest successful test ensuring series lead scored fifties lead fifth test returned customary role return barnes took diving catch innings scored innings win australia won series convincingly finished series runs tests seven matches remained quest tour england defeat played matches fine form hitting consecutive centuries lord team featured test players somerset australia won denied rain ended class matches runs seven centuries highest aggregate morris second highest average recognition performances england named year opined addition playing ability leadership extended field programme combined ideal vice captain able lift considerable load busy shoulders captain australia virtue performances services team australian cricket appeared certain succeed captain rival position captain tour england season purely domestic touring test team started match led team retiring australian leader scored match ended scores tied outfit managed fall short victory smallest possible margin ending run short target wicket remaining end final continued liking queensland attack scoring victoria matches northern opponents year victoria team winning losing matches played new_south_wales took title summer finished team led morris match designated trial selection australian team tour south_africa following summer scored scored innings morris effort stop wicket defeat morris men took run innings lead morris highest run season ended season runs day match chosen touring team passed decision result favour provoked write deciding vote cast board chairman victoria save board act notable achievements services team main reason given administrators unanimous endorsement religion irish catholic subjected bias australian cricket officials attitude common anglo saxon protestant ruling class time narrowly catholic captain team significantly different squad retired unavailable omission caused miller later joined tour injury sustained car crash sidelined extended period start tour recovered miller took places tests eliminating disadvantage caused controversial initial omission matching feat led team south_africa undefeated claimed test series winning matches hampered problems success tour attributed dominant personality scored class runs tour including centuries lead tests scored led australia consecutive wins innings wickets opening test began christmas eve batting australia started poorly opening batsmen failed score transformed course game considerable quality compiled minutes runs added australia amassed bowled south_africa twice win innings scored enforced follow wicket win second test winning run looked end australia exposed sticky wicket test hosts reached end day rain hit pitch extremely difficult batting day waste time south_africa batting poor surface batsmen exposed worst conditions told perform badly hosts realise difficult pitch declare australia face sticky wicket despite pitch poor south_africa fell australia gained extra time tourists dismissed hosts defensive tactics slow scoring south_africa batting pitch slowly improved australia chased target wickets hand secure highly unlikely win local newspaper said renowned fighting qualities occasion brought best australians spirit win matter circumstances marked evidence perfect record test captain ended fourth test high scoring draw reached peak form final test port elizabeth scored match similar manner test similar result australia declared won innings runs enforcing follow leader regarded outstanding success era tours accompanied ceremony captains expected appearances dinner parties speeches players participate cultural activities dancing singing indigenous reached local children presentations self team boat departed home tossed remaining money away local children hailed effective australian diplomat visited south_africa field performances historian wrote impressed start warmth personality sense fun contrasted efficient cold methods happy tour players remembering particularly offered success home started season strongly making england victoria struck south_australia new_south_wales matches tests england team visited australia ashes series poor start tour brisbane opening day test surprised dismissing australia good pitch rain intervened england advantage contest resumed days later england batted sticky wicket english captain conceded innings lead runs declaring team score force australia bat unfavourable conditions australian batsmen fared worse difficult conditions declaring setting england win managed match minutes remaining stumps australia took english wickets meant wickets fell runs day play went win match runs following day returned normal form away sticky wicket scoring queensland tests century matches victoria second test melbourne australia owed scored innings australia won low scoring match runs player post half century match team passed test australia won innings series lead australia won fifth test row match adelaide final test run scoring peaked brown men drawn match victoria fifth test scored dismissal handed diving catch sparked collapse australia managed batting tourists took innings lead australia second innings england needed victory wicket loss australia test defeat resumption international cricket world war ending streak tests defeat brown described series involved despite success field series poorly attended revenue corresponding tour years earlier mainly absence spark public interest second highest run scorer series hitting runs england runs better ended class season runs including centuries fifties topping run scoring played seven shield matches defeat winning help victoria title taking consideration australia post war record success tour england declared series sides unofficial cricket championship world went test brisbane playing class match season scheduling fact tourists match comparable standard tests prompting unusually blunt comments saying west indies suffered sheer organisation tour like australians struggled pick action west indian leg spinner innings australia run lead managed australia home second innings wickets dismissed times bowled unable pick way ball spinning tests opportunity problem victoria hosted caribbean tourists prevailed dismissing innings having worked pick variations compiled seven wicket win second test sydney century run partnership australian test record wicket west_indies ended tests faced new south wales consecutive matches scored encounter high scoring draw team upper hand forcing opponents hold wickets remaining missed test strained muscle led bureaucratic restriction hindered deputy morris having injured eve test withdrawal forced batsman late notice board members contacted decision meant replaced spare bowler squad absence thin batting line collapsed damp pitch hostile batsmen lost returning fourth test batsmen struggled team conceded lead innings team set second innings target runs win found little support batsmen dismissed score west_indies appeared set level series unbeaten wicket partnership runs gave australia unlikely victory series reported taken shower dismissed efforts ring watched final moments match naked change rooms ahead final test series suffered wicket defeat second match season west_indies scoring australia completed result winning final encounter bowled day match fighting dismiss tourists second innings score took total runs average making leading run scorer series ended season dominant south_australia setting innings win opponents combined despite new_south_wales claimed season ended summer runs australia decline ashes lost south_africa cricket authorities hesitant send inexperienced team australia fearing test series concern losing money previous season tour west indies series financial disaster resulted south_africa offering losses began season consecutive losses tests manage south_australia facing south_africa scored return match later season victoria recorded wins watch queensland australia won opening game rubber unexpectedly close match brisbane runs making south_africa struck gained test victory australia years taking second test melbourne runs australia recovered momentum convincingly winning test innings form mediocre encounters totalling runs innings fourth test adelaide played significant innings series scoring sharing run stand australia heading victory series miller suffered injuries unable bowl second innings compelled delay second innings declaration south_africa forced draw batting ball overs depleted bowling attack wickets hand anticipation forthcoming tour england australian decision rest miller test won toss elected bat scored runs total gave australia apparent command match south_africa fought scoring tourists bowled australia making won match chasing target runs second innings bowled final tourists took balls reach target square series ended tests runs entire season runs substantially lower return compared previous australian summers time years australia failed win test series home infamous series called result biggest cricket shock years absence miller later series exposed limitations australian future known tour england farewell game included specialist opening batsmen team caused problems mcdonald injured morris struggled form forced play opener tests morris old partner barnes england report tour reporter history criticising cricket administrators meant squad cover mcdonald tensions team field experienced members team generation world war veterans happy alive tended enjoy drinking younger members tended led divide seniors regularly halted team bus drinking stops leaving younger teammates waiting non said frequent visits team bus travelled approximately hour struggled warm matches tasmania australians left england despite winning fixtures happy tour field match english soil australia leading wicket broke knee injury struggled opening class matches england passing innings match tests sussex hit unbeaten australia progress tests constantly curtailed bad weather class matches played reach second innings australia manage victories test trent bridge hit rain affected match ended draw month struggled county matches scoring runs total australians frustrated tests second test lord scoring australia despite hindered right arm england took run innings lead australia replied reduced england hung deny australia victory test wet affair australia scored took run innings lead collapsed australia saved defeat rain meant hours play possible fourth test australians worked position win match retain ashes team compiled took run innings lead tourists looked set victory retention ashes start final day time defiant defence english batsmen left australia target hours required scoring rate higher days match australia minutes schedule win point english medium began bowling wicket keeper metres leg order deny australians opportunity hit ball match ended draw australia time ran english wicket keeper said right claiming bailey bowling worst kind negative cricket cheated victory match marred series decisions australians leading request appointed fifth test english cricket authorities granted meant fate ashes determined final match oval warmed consecutive half centuries surrey second innings match holding team australia pursuit victory time ran australia tour matches oval effective thought things similar tests result leg spinner ring omitted australia batting england took run lead second innings australia fell local cut australians turning surface hosts reached target safely wickets hand claim victory winning ashes time infamous tour fine form tests scoring somerset kent south remaining class matches england australia managed win matches innings late save ashes said leadership sparkling final class appearance returning australia match morris innings final century manage second team went runs match sent retirement class centuries australian style personality elegant middle order batsman known wide range strokes timing quick strong career progressed australian team increased cautious player frustrated spectators scoring particularly world war despite remained aggressive adventurous matches victoria poker face benefited captain teammates found hard mood thinking test matches charge won games suffered defeat times losses record occasional right arm medium pace bowler averaging class match took wickets matches took single innings took wicket test level bowled overs distinctive trait fun loving personality famed practical jokes sense humour particularly self wit talk calcutta remained speeches australia suffered defeats test cricket loss said england earned victory ball second referring bowled defeat inevitable tour england smuggled wet muddy complaining mountain goat goat according sources bedroom shared reilly team staying fallen asleep unexpected tour england reported teammates tempted fate bringing toy duck dressing room held play county match hiding ball pile summer teammates london function midnight asked driver stop random mansion road bell told thought pop owner happened recognise received test tour dropping hooked catches responded borrowing policeman helmet bowl tour england jacket initially declining multiple offers jacket taken away cleaning taking jacket noticed spot trousers pointed spot removed trousers handed continuing eat meal aside humorous personality known diplomatic skills leader particularly ability hosts public representing australia overseas wrote runs taken wickets got lifetime said genuine friends walks life cricketer outside cricket returning world war operated sports store melbourne staff members teammate retiring cricket joined radio commentator remaining position time commentary booth known self humour frequently fun conservative approach batting half career known disapproval aspects modern evolution cricket particularly aggressive player conduct contrasted style era served executive committee fellow victorian test cricketer ran election south melbourne delegate december defeated ashes series australia wrote daily_telegraph married daughters nephew went play victoria 1950s 1960s batsman regular member state team selected toured new_zealand function room named launched monthly club december named honour year operation people joined profit excess money promotion junior cricket final years moved south coast new_south_wales pursue love fishing died test match performance
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