International (Test) Match 1 of 3 match series
Attendance: 65,884
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Darcy Lawler
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
13 Dec 1952Great Britain7 - 27Australia1952-53
8 Nov 1952Great Britain21 - 5Australia1952-53
4 Oct 1952Great Britain19 - 6Australia1952-53
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Clive Churchill        
2 Noel Pidding 1 8   19
3 Ken McCaffery 2     6
4 Alex Watson        
5 Brian Carlson 1     3
6 Bob Banks        
7 Keith Holman        
8 Duncan Hall 1     3
9 Ken Kearney        
10 Roy Bull        
11 Kel O'Shea 1     3
12 Norm Provan 1     3
13 Mick Crocker        
Total:        
7 8 0 37
Great Britain Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Jack Cunliffe        
2 Lewis Jones23   3   6
3 Ernie Ashcroft        
4 Phil Jackson22 1     3
5 Frank Castle        
6 Ray Price        
7 Gerry Helme        
8 Alan Prescott        
9 Tom McKinney        
10 Jack Wilkinson        
11 Dave Valentine        
12 Nat Silcock26 1     3
13 Ken Traill        
Total:        
2 3 0 12



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.