Ashes Tour 1950/51
The Ashes Tour 1950/51 was the tour of the England national cricket team , which included the 35th edition of the Ashes , and was carried out between December 1, 1950 and February 28, 1951. The Ashes Series 1950/51 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 1950/51 . 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 1948 season .
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 | 4th test |
The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1st test |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 2nd & 5th test |
Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
The teams named the following squads.
test | |
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Australia | England |
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Tour matches
England played 11 tour matches during the tour.
Testing
First test in Brisbane
December 1-5 Scorecard |
Brisbane |
Australia 228 (55.5) & 32-7d (13.4) |
- |
England 68 (22) & 122 (38) |
Australia wins with 70 runs |
Second test in Melbourne
December 22-27 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 194 (59.1) & 181 (53.3) |
- |
England 197 (62) & 150 (63.7) |
Australia wins with 28 runs |
Third test in Sydney
January 5-9 scorecard |
Sydney |
England 290 (98.7) & 123 (52.4) |
- |
Australia 426 (129) |
Australia wins with one innings and 13 runs |
Fourth test in Adelaide
February 2-8 scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 371 (96.5) & 403-8d (101.6) |
- |
England 272 (92.3) & 228 (78.3) |
Australia wins with 274 runs |
Fifth test in Melbourne
February 23-28 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 217 (69) & 197 (64.3) |
- |
England 320 (90.7) & 95-2 (29.6) |
England wins with 8 wickets |