Ashes Tour 1884/85
The Ashes Tour 1884/85 was the tour of the English national cricket team that included the 3rd edition of the Ashes and was conducted between December 12, 1884 and March 25, 1885. The Ashes Series 1884/85 itself was played in the form of five 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 1884/85 . England won the Ashes series 3–2.
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 1884 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 1st test |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 2nd & 5th 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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Testing
First test in Adelaide
| December 12-16 Scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 243 (149.1) & 191 (116.1) |
- |
England 369 (243.2) & 67-2 (31) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Second test in Melbourne
| January 1-5 scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 401 (216.2) & 7-0 (1.1) |
- |
Australia 279 (274.1) & 126 (xx) |
| England wins with 10 wickets | ||||
Third test in Sydney
| February 20-24 Scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 181 (167.2) & 165 (157) |
- |
England 133 (95.1) & 207 (111.1) |
| Australia wins with 6 runs | ||||
Fourth test in Sydney
| March 14-17 Scorecard |
Sydney |
England 269 (126) & 77 (39.1) |
- |
Australia 309 (169.3) & 38-2 (24.3) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Fifth test in Melbourne
| March 21-25 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 163 (106) & 125 (102.1) |
- |
England 386 (221.3) |
| England wins with one innings and 98 runs | ||||