Ashes Tour 1936/37
The Ashes Tour 1936/37 was the tour of the English cricket team , the 31 host the Ashes included, and was carried out between 4 December 1936 and 3 March 1937th The Ashes Series 1936/37 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 1936/37 . Australia won the series 3–2.
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 1934 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
| December 4-9 Scorecard |
Brisbane |
England 358 (113.6) & 256 (116.6) |
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Australia 234 (85.6) & 58 (12.3) |
| England wins with 322 runs | ||||
Second test in Sydney
| December 18-22 Scorecard |
Sydney |
England 426-6d (141.2) |
- |
Australia 80 (23.7) & 324 (96.7) (f / o) |
| England won with one innings and 22 runs | ||||
Third test in Melbourne
| January 1-7 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 200-9d (65.3) & 564 (149.7) |
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England 76-9d (28.2) & 323 (78.6) |
| Australia wins with 365 runs | ||||
Fourth test in Adelaide
| January 29th - February 4th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 288 (77.6) & 433 (123.2) |
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England 330 (113.4) & 243 (74) |
| Australia wins with 148 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Melbourne
| February 26th - March 3rd scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 604 (140.5) |
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England 239 (71.5) & 165 (49.2) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 200 runs | ||||