Ashes Tour 1886/87
The Ashes Tour 1886/87 was the tour of the English national cricket team , which included the 5th edition of the Ashes , and was carried out between January 28 and March 1, 1887. The Ashes Series 1886/87 itself was played in the form of two 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 1886/87 . England won the Ashes series 2-0.
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 1886 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 1st & 2nd test |
Squad lists
The teams named the following squads.
test | |
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Australia | England |
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Testing
First test in Sydney
January 28th - 31st scorecard |
Sydney |
England 45 (35.3) & 184 (136.2) |
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Australia 119 (113.1) & 97 (107) |
England wins with 13 runs |
Second test in Sydney
February 25th - March 1st scorecard |
Sydney |
England 151 (109) & 154 (140.1) |
- |
Australia 84 (55.1) & 150 (110) |
England wins with 71 runs |