 The 1890 Australian team touring England was relatively inexperienced . The team missed the all @-@ round ability of George Giffen who had refused to tour , thinking it unlikely the tour would be a sporting or financial success . The Australians won 13 matches on tour , losing 16 and drawing 9 . Trott scored 1 @,@ 211 first @-@ class runs ( at 20 @.@ 87 average ) with a highest score of 186 against Cambridge University Past and Present , and captured 20 wickets . Disappointed by Trott 's performances , Wisden felt that he " ... barely maintained the reputation he had so honestly gained during the tour of 1888 ... it cannot be said that he came up to expectations " . 
