Ashes Tour 1921
The Ashes Tour 1921 was the tour of the Australian national cricket team , which included the 24th edition of the Ashes , and was held between May 28 and August 16, 1921. The international cricket tour was part of the 1921 international cricket season and included five test matches . Australia won the series 3–0.
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 1920/21 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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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 | |
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England | Australia |
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Tour matches
Australia played 29 tour matches during the tour.
Testing
First test in Nottingham
May 28-30 scorecard |
Nottingham |
England 112 (37) & 147 (85.4) |
- |
Australia 232 (78) & 30-0 (6.1) |
Australia wins with 10 wickets |
Second test in London
June 11-14 scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
England 187 (68.2) & 283 (90.2) |
- |
Australia 342 (84.1) & 131-2 (30.3) |
Australia wins with 8 wickets |
Third test in Leeds
July 2-5 scorecard |
Leeds |
Australia 407 (93.1) & 273-7d (73) |
- |
England 259 (93.1) & 202 (52.2) |
Australia wins with 219 runs |
Fourth test in Manchester
July 23-26 Scorecard |
Manchester |
England 362-4d (120) & 44-1 (13) |
- |
Australia 175 (116.4) |
draw |
Fifth test in London
August 13-16 Scorecard |
London (oval) |
England 403-8d (127) & 244-2 (58) |
- |
Australia 389 (102) |
draw |