Ashes Tour 1888

The Ashes Tour 1888 was the tour of the Australian national cricket team that included the 6th edition of the Ashes , and was held between July 16 and August 31, 1888. The international cricket tour was part of the 1888 international cricket season and included three test matches . England won the series 2–1.

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 Australia in the 1887/88 season .

Stages

London (Lord's) London (oval) Manchester

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
The oval	London	23,500	2nd test
Lord's Cricket Ground	London	30,000	1st test
Old Trafford Cricket Ground	Manchester	19,000	3rd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
England	Australia
Bobby Abel Sydney Barnes Johnny Briggs Flat share Grace Billy Gunn George Lohmann Tim O'Brien Bobby Peel Dick Pilling Walter Read Mordecai Sherwin John Shuter Allan Steel Frank Sugg George Ulyett Henry Wood	Alec Bannerman Jack Blackham George Bonnor Jack Edwards JJ Ferris Affie Jarvis John Lyons Percy McDonnell Harry Trott Charlie Turner Sammy Woods Jack Worrall

Testing

First test in London

July 16-17 Scorecard	London (Lord's)	Australia 116 (71.2) & 60 (29.2)	-	England 53 (50) & 62 (47)
		Australia wins with 61 runs

Second test in London

August 13-14 Scorecard	London (oval)	Australia 80 (90.3) & 100 (69.2)	-	England 317 (138.2)
		England won with one innings and 137 runs

Third test in Manchester

August 30th - 31st scorecard	Manchester	England 172 (113.1)	-	Australia 81 (52.2) & 70 (31.1)
		England won with one innings and 21 runs

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo