Ashes Tour 1893

The Ashes Tour 1893 was the tour of the Australian national cricket team that included the 10th edition of the Ashes , and was held between June 14 and August 26, 1893. The international cricket tour was part of the 1893 international cricket season and included three test matches . England won the series 1–0.

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 Australia in the 1891/92 season .

London (Lord's)

London (oval)

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

The teams named the following squads.

test
England	Australia
Johnny Briggs Bill Brockwell Wilf Flowers Flat share Grace Billy Gunn Les Jackson Bill Lockwood Gregor MacGregor Arthur Mold Bobby Peel Maurice Read Walter Read Peter Richardson Arthur Shrewsbury Andrew Stoddart Ted Wainwright Albert Ward	Alec Bannerman Jack Blackham William Bruce George Giffen Harry Graham Syd Gregory John Lyons Charlie McLeod Harry Trott Hugh Trumble Charlie Turner

Australia played 28 tour matches on the tour.

July 17-19 scorecard	London (Lord's)	England 334 (125) & 234-8d (116.4)	-	Australia 269 (114.1)
		draw

August 14-16 Scorecard	London (oval)	England 483 (187)	-	Australia 91 (37.3) & 349 (98) (f / o)
		England won with one innings and 43 runs

August 24-26 Scorecard	Manchester	Australia 204 (96.4) & 236 (95.3)	-	England 243 (140.2) & 118-4 (63)
		draw