Ashes Tour 1911/12
The Ashes Tour 1911/12 was the tour of the English cricket team , the 21 host the Ashes included, and was carried out between 15 December 1911 to 1 March 1912. The Ashes Series 1911/12 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 1911/12 . England won the series 4–1.
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 England in the 1909 season .
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 & 4th test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 1st & 5th 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 15-21 Scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 447 (127) & 308 (104.3) |
- |
England 318 (101.5) & 291 (123.2) |
| Australia wins with 146 runs | ||||
Second test in Melbourne
| December 30th - January 3rd scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 184 (62.1) & 299 (91.1) |
- |
England 265 (98.1) & 219-2 (67.1) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Third test in Adelaide
| January 12th - 17th Scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 133 (60) & 476 (153.4) |
- |
England 501 (177.1) & 112-3 (42.2) |
| England wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in Melbourne
| February 9-13 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 191 (65.1) & 173 (61.5) |
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England 589 (190.5) |
| England wins with one innings and 225 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Sydney
| February 23 - March 1 scorecard |
Sydney |
England 324 (129) & 214 (70.3) |
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Australia 176 (53) & 292 (102.1) |
| England wins with 70 runs | ||||