Ashes Tour 1990/91
The Ashes Tour 1990/91 was the tour of the England national cricket team , which included the 56th edition of the Ashes , and was carried out between November 23, 1990 and February 5, 1991. The Ashes Series 1990/91 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 1990/91 . The test series was won by Australia with 3–0.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. Parallel to the test series, the Benson & Hedges World Series 1990/91 was a three-nation tournament with New Zealand . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1989 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 test |
WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 5th test |
Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
test | |
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Australia | England |
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Tour matches
October 25 scorecard |
Perth (LH) | WACA President's XI 205-7 (47/47) |
- |
England XI 206-4 (40/47) |
England XI wins with 6 wickets |
October 30th scorecard |
Perth |
England XI 180 (49.2) |
- |
Western Australia Combined XI 181-7 (48.3) |
Western Australia Combined XI wins with 3 wickets |
November 2-5 Scorecard |
Perth | Western Australia 289 (85.1) & 329-4d (104) |
- |
England XI 246 (78.4) & 222-9 (83) |
draw |
November 9-12 Scorecard |
Adelaide |
South Australia 431-6d (132.4) & 112-4 (33) |
- |
England XI 217 (74.1) & 325 (118) (f / o) |
South Australia wins with 6 wickets |
November 14th scorecard |
Hobart | Tasmania 173-6 (50) |
- |
England XI 175-2 (46) |
England XI wins with 8 wickets |
November 16-19 Scorecard |
Hobart |
England XI 340 (96) & 192-4d (40.2) |
- |
Australia XI 192 (68.1) & 214-6 (57) |
draw |
December 20-23 Scorecard |
Melbourne | Victoria 441-7d (123) & 215-7d (64) |
- |
England XI 353-6d (94.5) & 204-7 (71) |
draw |
January 13-16 Scorecard |
Albury |
England XI 164 (62.1) & 235 (84.4) |
- |
New South Wales 321 (124.3) & 79-4 (39.5) |
New South Wales wins with 6 wickets |
January 19-22 Scorecard |
Carrara | Queensland 286 (83.3) & 175 (60.2) |
- |
England XI 430 (134.1) & 32-0 (12.3) |
England XI wins with 10 wickets |
Testing
First test in Brisbane
November 23rd - 25th scorecard |
Brisbane |
England 194 (78) & 114 (53.1) |
- |
Australia 152 (63) & 157-0 (46) |
Australia wins with 10 wickets |
Second test in Melbourne
December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 352 (131.4) & 150 (73) |
- |
Australia 306 (112.5) & 197-2 (86) |
Australia wins with 8 wickets |
Third test in Sydney
January 4-8 Scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 518 (157) & 205 (89) |
- |
England 469-8d (172.1) & 113-4 (25) |
draw |
Fourth test in Adelaide
January 25-29 Scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 386 (135.2) & 314-6d (104) |
- |
England 229 (81.3) & 335-5 (96) |
draw |
Fifth test in Perth
February 1-5 scorecard |
Perth |
England 244 (66.4) & 182 (61.3) |
- |
Australia 307 (90.5) & 120-1 (31.2) |
Australia wins with 9 wickets |