Ashes Tour 1882/83
The Ashes Tour 1882/83 was the tour of the English national cricket team that included the 1st edition of the Ashes and was carried out between December 30 and February 21, 1892. The Ashes Series 1882/83 itself was played in the form of three test matches between Australia and England. The venues were always Australian stadiums. In addition to the test series, the tour included a number of other games between the two teams in the winter of 1882/83 . England won the Ashes series 2–1. Another test that was carried out outside the Ashes was won by Australia.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1882 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 1st & 2nd test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 3rd & 4th test |
Squad lists
The teams named the following squads.
| test | |
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 Australia
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 England
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Tour matches
England played 5 tour matches during the tour.
Test in Melbourne
| December 30th - January 2nd scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 291 (169) & 58-1 (53.1) |
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England 177 (107.2) & 169 (xx) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Ashes tests
First test in Melbourne
| January 19-22 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 294 (183.3) |
- |
Australia 114 (98.2) & 153 (69) (f / o) |
| England won with one innings and 27 runs | ||||
Second test in Sydney
| January 26th - 30th scorecard |
Sydney |
England 247 (143) & 123 (80.1) |
- |
Australia 218 (179.1) & 83 (69.2) |
| England wins with 69 runs | ||||
Third test in Sydney
| February 17-21 Scorecard |
Sydney |
England 263 (155) & 197 (126.3) |
- |
Australia 262 (146) & 199-6 (163.1) |
| Australia wins with 4 wickets | ||||