Ashes Tour 1905

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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 .

Stages

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

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
England England Australia 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

Testing

First test in Nottingham

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

Second test in London

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

Third test in Leeds

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

Fourth test in Manchester

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

Fifth test in London

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

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