Ashes Tour 1920/21
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 |
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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 | |
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Australia | England |
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Testing
First test in Sydney
December 17-22 Scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 267 (114.5) & 581 (192.3) |
- |
England 190 (59.1) & 281 (102.5) |
Australia wins with 377 runs |
Second test in Melbourne
December 31st - January 4th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 499 (137.3) |
- |
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 354 (108) & 582 (185.5) |
- |
England 447 (132.1) & 370 (106.2) |
Australia wins with 119 runs |
Fourth test in Melbourne
February 11-16 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 284 (99.2) & 315 (117) |
- |
Australia 389 (112.1) & 211-2 (64.2) |
Australia wins with 8 wickets |
Fifth test in Sydney
February 25th - March 1st scorecard |
Sydney |
England 204 (70.1) & 280 (101.2) |
- |
Australia 392 (91.3) & 93-1 (34.2) |
Australia wins with 9 wickets |