Ashes Tour 1920/21

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The Ashes Tour 1920/21 was the tour of England's national cricket team that included the 23rd edition of the Ashes , and was conducted between December 17, 1920 and March 1, 1921. The Ashes Series 1920/21 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 1920/21 . Australia won the series 5–0.

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 England in the 1912 season . It was the first test since the end of the First World War .

Stages

Tour venues

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

Stadion city capacity Games
Adelaide oval Adelaide 53,583 1st 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
Australia Australia England England
  • Warwick Armstrong
  • Warren Bardsley
  • Sammy Carter
  • Herbie Collins
  • Jack Gregory
  • Charles Kelleway
  • Charles Macartney
  • Arthur Mailey
  • Ted McDonald
  • Bert Oldfield
  • Roy Park
  • Nip Pellew
  • Jack Ryder
  • Johnny Taylor
  • Arthur Dolphin
  • Johnny Douglas
  • Percy Fender
  • John Hearne
  • Patsy Hendren
  • Bill Hitch
  • Robin Hobbs
  • Harry Howell
  • Harry Makepeace
  • Ciss Parkin
  • Steve Rhodes
  • Jack Russell
  • Bert Strudwick
  • Abe Waddington
  • Don Wilson
  • Frank Woolley

Testing

First test in Sydney

December
17-22 Scorecard
Sydney Australia Australia
267 (114.5) & 581 (192.3)
- England England
190 (59.1) & 281 (102.5)
Australia wins with 377 runs

Second test in Melbourne

December 31st - January 4th
scorecard
Melbourne Australia Australia
499 (137.3)
- England England
251 (87.3) & 157 (67.2) (f / o)
Australia wins with one innings and 91 runs

Third test in Adelaide

January
14-20 Scorecard
Adelaide Australia Australia
354 (108) & 582 (185.5)
- England England
447 (132.1) & 370 (106.2)
Australia wins with 119 runs

Fourth test in Melbourne

February
11-16 Scorecard
Melbourne England England
284 (99.2) & 315 (117)
- Australia Australia
389 (112.1) & 211-2 (64.2)
Australia wins with 8 wickets

Fifth test in Sydney

February 25th - March 1st
scorecard
Sydney England England
204 (70.1) & 280 (101.2)
- Australia Australia
392 (91.3) & 93-1 (34.2)
Australia wins with 9 wickets

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