20th January 1909: Wigan 16 Australia 8 Posted by Bilko
on September 24 2014 - 20:49
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Venue: Central Park, Wigan Competition: Tour Match
WiganlBacks:l
1. Jim Sharrock, 2. Jim Leytham, 3. Bert Jenkins, 4. Gomer
Gunn, 5. Joe Miller, 6. Johnny Thomas, 7. Fred Gleave
WiganlForwards:l
8. Dick Ramsdale, 9. Walter Cheetham, 10. Jack Barton, 11. Tom Whittaker,
12. Howell De Francis, 13. Jimmy Blears
WiganlTries:l
Howell De Francis 2, Bert Jenkins, Johnny Thomas
WiganlGoals:l
Johnny Thomas 2
Summary:l
With their original visit to play Wigan on 9th January
having been ruined by Fog, Australia returned to play again on a midweek
afternoon at Central Park with 8,000 attending. Australia took the lead with
a try from Alex Burdon but Dally Messenger couldn't add on the extras. That
3-0 lead was looking like holding to half time but Wigan would snatch an
advantage with a Bert Jenkins try being converted by Johnny Thomas for 5-3
to Wigan. Into the second half and Fred Gleave combined with Jim Leytham to
send Howell De Francis in for Wigan's second try but Jim Sharrock missed the
extras. Then Johnny Thomas scored and converted his own try to put Wigan
into a 13-3 advantage. Then a second try for De Francis made it 16-3 but
Australia would find a consolation effort late on with Jim Devereux's try
being converted this time by Messenger.
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