Ashes Tour 1928/29
The Ashes Tour 1928/29 was the tour of the English Cricket Team , the 27th staging of the Ashes included, and was carried out between 30 November 1928 and 16 March 1929th The Ashes Series 1928/29 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 1928/29 . 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 1926 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 | 4th test |
| The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1st test |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 3rd & 5th test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 2nd 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 Brisbane
| November 30th - December 5th scorecard |
Brisbane |
England 521 (175.3) & 342-8d (135.1) |
- |
Australia 122 (50.3) & 66 (25.3) |
| England wins with 675 runs | ||||
Second test in Sydney
| December 14-20 scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 253 (108.2) & 397 (151.4) |
- |
England 636 (272.1) & 16-2 (7) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Third test in Melbourne
| December 29th - January 5th Scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 397 (180.5) & 351 (165.5) |
- |
England 417 (195) & 332-7 (159.5) |
| England wins with 3 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in Adelaide
| February 1-8 scorecard |
Adelaide |
England 334 (183.1) & 383 (200.4) |
- |
Australia 369 (160) & 336 (151.5) |
| England wins with 12 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Melbourne
| March 8-16 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 519 (215.1) & 257 (86.3) |
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Australia 491 (271.3) & 287-5 (134.1) |
| Australia wins with 5 wickets | ||||