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Five matches were played in 1902 but the first two were drawn after being hit by bad weather.

In the First Test ( the first played at Edgbaston ), after scoring 376 England bowled out Australia for 36 ( Wilfred Rhodes 7 / 17 ) and reduced them to 46 – 2 when they followed on.

Australia won the Third and Fourth Tests at Bramall Lane and Old Trafford respectively.

At Old Trafford, Australia won by just 3 runs after Victor Trumper had scored 104 on a " bad wicket ", reaching his hundred before lunch on the first day.

England won the last Test at The Oval by one wicket.

Chasing 263 to win, they slumped to 48 – 5 before Jessop's 104 gave them a chance.

He reached his hundred in just 75 minutes.

The last wicket pair of George Hirst and Rhodes were left with 15 runs to get, and duly got them.

When Rhodes joined him, Hirst is was supposed to have said: " We'll get them in singles, Wilfred.

" The story is apocryphal and they are believed to have scored at least one two among the singles.