Ashes Tour 1905

The 1905 Ashes Tour was the tour of the Australian national cricket team that included the 18th edition of the Ashes , and was held between May 29 and August 16, 1905. The international cricket tour was part of the 1905 international cricket season and included five test matches . England won the 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 the 1903/04 season in Australia .

London (Lord's)

London (oval)

Tour venues

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

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Headingley Stadium	Leeds	17,000	3rd test
The oval	London	23,500	5th test
Lord's Cricket Ground	London	30,000	2nd test
Old Trafford Cricket Ground	Manchester	19,000	4th test
Trent Bridge	Nottingham	15,350	1st test

The teams named the following squads.

test
England	Australia
Geoff Arnold Colin Blythe Bernard Bosanquet Mike Brearley Lucky Denton CB Fry John Gunn Schofield Haigh Tom Hayward George Hirst Les Jackson Gilbert Jessop Arthur Jones Dick Lilley Archie MacLaren Wilfred Rhodes Dick Spooner Johnny Tyldesley Arnold Warren	Warwick Armstrong Tibby Cotter Joe Darling Reggie Duff Algy Gehrs Syd Gregory Clem Hill Bert Hopkins James Kelly Frank Laver Charlie McLeod Monty Noble Victor Trumper

May 29th - 31st Scorecard	Nottingham	England 196 (71.3) & 426-5d (153)	-	Australia 221 (63.5) & 188 (72.4)
		England wins with 213 runs

June 15-17 scorecard	London (Lord's)	England 282 (140) & 151-5 (50)	-	Australia 181 (50.1)
		draw

July 3-5 scorecard	Leeds	England 301 (128.3) & 295-5d (104)	-	Australia 195 (53.2) & 224-7 (91)
		draw

July 24-26 Scorecard	Manchester	England 446 (157.5)	-	Australia 197 (45.5) & 169 (52.3) (f / o)
		England win with one innings and 80 runs

August 14-16 Scorecard	London (oval)	England 430 (130) & 261-6d (80.3)	-	Australia 363 (93.1) & 124-4 (37)
		draw