Ashes Tour 1965/66
The Ashes Tour 1965/66 was the tour of the England national cricket team , which included the 43rd edition of the Ashes , and was carried out between December 10, 1965 and February 16, 1966. The Ashes Series 1965/66 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 1965/66 . The test series ended 1-1 in a draw and Australia kept the Ashes as the winners of the previous Ashes tour.
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 1964 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 | 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
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 England
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Testing
First test in Brisbane
| June 10-15 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Australia 443-6d (137) |
- |
England 280 (93.1) & 186-3 (50) (f / o) |
| draw | ||||
Second test in Melbourne
| December 30th - January 4th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 358 (107.5) & 426 (116.4) |
- |
England 558 (143.2) & 5-0 (2) |
| draw | ||||
Third test in Sydney
| January 7-11 scorecard |
Sydney |
England 488 (122.7) |
- |
Australia 221 (84.1) & 174 (60.3) (f / o) |
| England won with one innings and 93 runs | ||||
Fourth test in Adelaide
| January 28th - February 11th scorecard |
Adelaide |
England 241 (80.7) & 266 (87.7) |
- |
Australia 516 (126) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 9 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Melbourne
| February 11-16 | Melbourne |
England 485-9d (127) & 69-3 (17) |
- |
Australia 543-8d (154.2) |
| draw | ||||