Ashes Tour 1894/95
The Ashes Tour 1894/95 was the tour of the English national cricket team that included the 11th edition of the Ashes , and was conducted between December 14, 1894 and March 6, 1895. The Ashes Series 1894/95 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 1894/95 . England won the 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 the 1993 season in England .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 3rd test |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 2nd & 5th test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 1st & 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 Sydney
| December 14-20 scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 586 (172.3) & 166 (68) |
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England 325 (140.3) & 437 (xx) (f / o) |
| England wins with 10 runs | ||||
Second test in Melbourne
| December 29th - January 3rd scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 75 (40.1) & 475 (202.2) |
- |
Australia 123 (55.5) & 333 (136.1) |
| England wins with 94 runs | ||||
Third test in Adelaide
| 11-15 January Scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 238 (81.1) & 411 (115.2) |
- |
England 124 (57.3) & 143 (67.1) |
| Australia wins with 382 runs | ||||
Fourth test in Sydney
| February 1st - 4th scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 284 (83.5) |
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England 65 (38.5) & 72 (29.1) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 147 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Melbourne
| March 1-6 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 414 (148.4) & 267 (123.2) |
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England 385 (133) & 298-4 (88.1) |
| England wins with 6 wickets | ||||