1959–60 Kangaroo tour

The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues.

Swinton	Leeds	Wigan
Station Road	Headingley	Central Park
Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 40,000

Saturday, 12 September	Leeds	20 – 44	Australia	Headingley, Leeds
				Attendance: 14,629

Tuesday, 15 September	Rochdale Hornets	14 – 27	Australia	Athletic Grounds, Rochdale
				Attendance: 10,155

Wednesday, 18 September	Warrington	24 – 30	Australia	Wilderspool, Warrington
				Attendance: 17,112

Wednesday, 23 September	Lancashire	30 – 22	Australia	Knowsley Road, St. Helens
				Attendance: 15,743

Saturday, 26 September	Salford	20 – 22	Australia	The Willows, Salford
				Attendance: 11,008

Monday, 28 September	Yorkshire	47 – 15	Australia	Clarence Street, York
				Attendance: 7,338

Thursday, 1 October	Widnes	15 – 45	Australia	Naughton Park, Widnes
				Attendance: 9,381

Saturday, 3 October	Oldham	14 – 25	Australia	Watersheddings, Oldham
				Attendance: 17,630

Wednesday, 7 October	Leigh	18 – 17	Australia	Hilton Park, Leigh
				Attendance: 11,932

Saturday, 10 October	St. Helens	2 – 15	Australia	Knowsley Road, St. Helens
				Attendance: 29,156

The Ashes series against Great Britain saw an aggregate crowd of 91,604 attending the Test series. The largest attendance of the tour came during the Kangaroos 22-14 first test win over Great Britain at Station Road in Swinton with 35,224 in attendance.

The first Ashes series test was played at Station Road, Swinton and drew the tours largest attendance of 35,224. Australia won the first test 22-14 with Reg Gasnier playing in his first ever test match against Great Britain named as the man of the match with 3 tries.

Saturday, 17 October

Great Britain	14 – 22	Australia
Tries: Billy Boston Derek Turner Goals: Eric Fraser (4)	[1]	Tries: Reg Gasnier (3) Harry Wells Goals: Keith Barnes (5)

Station Road, Swinton Attendance: 35,224 Referee: R. Gelder Man of the Match: Reg Gasnier

Thursday, 22 October	Whitehaven / Workington Town XIII	8 – 13	Australia	Recreation Ground, Whitehaven
				Attendance: 7,463

Saturday, 24 October	Barrow	12 – 9	Australia	Craven Park, Barrow
				Attendance: 8,488

Monday, 26 October	Hull F.C. / Hull Kingston Rovers XIII	9 – 29	Australia	The Boulevard, Hull
				Attendance: 15,944

Wednesday, 4 November	Bradford Northern	8 – 29	Australia	Odsal, Bradford
				Attendance: 4,126

5 days prior to the match against Bradford Northern, the Kangaroos played the first test against France.

Saturday, 7 November	Halifax	5 – 17	Australia	Thrum Hall, Halifax
				Attendance: 8,274

Wednesday, 11 November	Featherstone Rovers	23 – 15	Australia	Post Office Road, Featherstone
				Attendance: 7,671

Saturday, 14 November	Wigan	16 – 9	Australia	Central Park, Wigan
				Attendance: 24,466

The Kangaroos went within one penalty goal of becoming the first All-Australian team to win The Ashes on British soil and the first touring side to win The Ashes since 1911-12. However, the Lions survived and the series would go on to a deciding 3rd test.

Saturday, 21 November

Great Britain	11 – 10	Australia
Tries: Neil Fox Don Robinson Johnny Whiteley Goals: Neil Fox (1)	[2]	Tries: Brian Carlson (2) Goals: Keith Barnes (1) Brian Carlson (1)

Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 30,301 Referee: R. Gelder

Wednesday, 25 November	Swinton	24 – 25	Australia	Station Road, Swinton
				Attendance: 5,021

Saturday, 28 November	Wakefield Trinity	20 – 10	Australia	Belle Vue, Wakefield
				Attendance: 17,615

Wednesday, 2 December	Huddersfield	7 – 21	Australia	Fartown, Huddersfield
				Attendance: 2,349

Saturday, 5 December	Hunslet	11 – 12	Australia	Parkside, Hunslet
				Attendance: 8,061

This would be the final time that Great Britain (or England) would win the Ashes on home soil (as of 2017).

Saturday, 12 December

Great Britain	18 – 12	Australia
Tries: Neil Fox Ike Southward Goals: Neil Fox (6)	[3]	Tries: Brian Carlson Johnny Raper Goals: Keith Barnes (3)

Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 26,089 Referee: Eric Clay

Australia won the first test against the French at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Kangaroos winger Eddie Lumsden crossed for 3 tries while legendary winger Ken Irvine made the first of 33 test appearances for Australia.

Saturday, 31 October

France	19 – 20	Australia
Tries: Aldo Quaglio Goals: Andre Lacaze (6) Field Goals: Andre Lacaze (2)	[4]	Tries: Eddie Lumsden (3) Harry Wells Goals: Keith Barnes (4)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 9,864 Referee: Georges Jameau Man of the Match: Eddie Lumsden

Tuesday, 8 December	French Army XIII	2 – 15	Australia	Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes
				Attendance: 993

The game against the French Army XIII was played 4 days before the third Ashes test against Great Britain