Ashes Tour 1974/75
The 1974/75 Ashes Tour was the tour of England's national cricket team that included the 48th Ashes edition and was conducted between November 29, 1974 and February 13, 1975. The Ashes Series 1974/75 itself was played in the form of six 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 1974/75 . The test series was won by Australia with 4–1, the ODI series with one game carried out was also won by England with 1–0.
prehistory
It was the two teams' first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1972 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 | 5th test |
The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1st test |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 3rd & 6th test & 1st ODI |
WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 2nd test |
Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 4th test |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
test | ODI | ||
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Australia | England | Australia | England |
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Testing
First test in Brisbane
November 29th - December 4th scorecard |
Brisbane |
Australia 309 (92.5) & 288-5d (85) |
- |
England 265 (80.5) & 166 (56.5) |
Australia wins with 166 runs |
Second test in Perth
December 13th - 17th Scorecard |
Perth |
England 208 (65.3) & 293 (91.1) |
- |
Australia 481 (108.3) & 23-1 (3.7) |
Australia wins with 9 wickets |
Third test in Melbourne
December 26th - 31st scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 242 (88.4) & 244 (69) |
- |
Australia 241 (92.5) & 238-8 (80) |
draw |
Fourth test in Sydney
January 4-9 scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 405 (89.7) & 289-4d (64.3) |
- |
England 295 (73.1) & 228 (79.5) |
Australia wins with 171 runs |
Fifth test in Adelaide
January 25-30 scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 304 (68.2) & 272-5d (66) |
- |
England 172 (46.5) & 241 (75) |
Australia wins with 163 runs |
Sixth test in Melbourne
February 8-13 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 152 (36.7) & 373 (106.7) |
- |
England 529 (151.2) |
England wins with one innings and 4 runs |
One-Day International in Melbourne
January 1st scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 190 (34.5 / 40) |
- |
England 191-7 (37.1 / 40) |
England wins with 3 wickets |