Ashes Tour 2001
The Ashes Tour 2001 was the tour of the Australian national cricket team in England , which included the 61st edition of the Ashes and took place between June 1 and August 27, 2001. It was part of the 2001 international cricket season and included five test matches . Australia won the Ashes 4-1.
prehistory
Both teams previously contested a three-nation tournament with Pakistan . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1998/99 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stadium was planned as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | 24,803 | 1st test |
| Headingley Stadium | Leeds | 17,000 | 4th test |
| The oval | London | 23,500 | 5th test |
| Lord's Cricket Ground | London | 30,000 | 2nd test |
| Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,350 | 3rd test |
Squad
Australia named their squad on April 13, 2001. England named their squad on June 30, 2001.
| test | |
|---|---|
 England
|
 Australia
|
Tour matches
| June 1-3 scorecard |
Worcester |
Australians 351 (87.2) & 360-8d (67) |
- |
Worcestershire 163 (63.4) & 188 (57.3) |
| Australians wins with 360 runs | ||||
| June 5th scorecard |
London |
Australians 232 (44.2) |
- |
Middlesex 233-4 (47.1) |
| Middlesex wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| June 7th scorecard |
Northampton |
Australians 234-3 (50) |
- |
Northamptonshire 234 (50) |
| draw | ||||
| June 25-27 Scorecard |
Arundel |
Australians 390 (74.5) & 294-8d (78) |
- |
Marylebone Cricket Club 124 (38.3) & 280 (72.2) |
| Australians wins with 280 runs | ||||
| June 29th - July 1st scorecard |
Chelmsford |
Australians 405-5d (87) & 569-9d (120) |
- |
Essex 231 (64) |
| draw | ||||
| July 13-16 Scorecard |
Taunton |
Australians 348-3d (74) & 335-4d (81) |
- |
Somerset 267 (68.2) & 240 (70) |
| Australians wins with 176 runs | ||||
| July 28-30 scorecard |
Southampton |
Australians 97 (30.4) & 389-9d (109.1) |
- |
Hampshire 354 (114.1) & 134-8 (24.3) |
| Hampshire wins with 2 wickets | ||||
| August 8-10 scorecard |
Hove |
Sussex 355-4d (91) & 67-5d (20) |
- |
Australians 86-2d (21) & 339-2 (63.5) |
| Australians win with 8 wickets | ||||
| August 12th Scorecard |
Belfast |
Australians 86-1 (23.4) |
- |
 Ireland |
| No result | ||||
Test matches
First test in Birmingham
| July 5-8 Scorecard |
Birmingham |
England 294 (65.3) & 164 (42.1) |
- |
Australia 576 (129.4) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 118 runs | ||||
In the first test, the English captain Nasser Hussain injured his fingers and was eliminated from the second and third tests. Michael Atherton took over his position .
Second test in London (Lord's)
| July 19-22 Scorecard |
London |
England 187 (63.3) & 227 (66) |
- |
Australia 401 (101.1) & 14-2 (3.1) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Third test in Nottingham
| August 2-4 scorecard |
Nottingham |
England 185 (52.5) & 162 (57) |
- |
Australia 190 (54.5) & 158-3 (29.2) |
| Australia wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in Leeds
| August 16-20 Scorecard |
Leeds |
Australia 447 (100.1) & 176-4d (39.3) |
- |
England 309 (94.2) & 315-4 (73.2) |
| England wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Fifth test in London (oval)
| 23-27 August Scorecard |
London |
Australia 641-4d (152) |
- |
England 432 (118.2) & 184 (68.3) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 25 runs | ||||
After the final test, former English captain Michael Atherton announced his resignation.
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Mark Butcher |
England
|
5 | 10 | 456 | 50.66 | 173 * | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh |
Australia
|
5 | 8th | 430 | 86.00 | 120 | 2 | 1 |
| Damien Martyn |
Australia
|
5 | 7th | 382 | 76.40 | 118 | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Gilchrist |
Australia
|
5 | 5 | 340 | 68.00 | 152 | 1 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting |
Australia
|
5 | 8th | 338 | 42.25 | 144 | 1 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Glenn McGrath |
Australia
|
5 | 194.2 | 32 | 16.93 | 7/76 | 4th | 0 |
| Shane Warne |
Australia
|
5 | 195.2 | 31 | 18.70 | 7/165 | 3 | 1 |
| Jason Gillespie |
Australia
|
5 | 174 | 19th | 34.31 | 5/53 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Gough |
England
|
5 | 155.1 | 17th | 38.64 | 5/103 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Caddick |
England
|
5 | 177.4 | 15th | 49.86 | 5/101 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Mark Butcher Glenn McGrath
 |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Adam Gilchrist
|
| 2nd test |
Glenn McGrath
|
| 3rd test |
Shane Warne
|
| 4th test |
Mark Butcher
|
| 5th test |
Shane Warne
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ACB announces squad for tour of the United Kingdom ( English ) Cricinfo. April 13, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ England name squad for First npower Test against Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. June 29, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Hussain out for three weeks ( English ) Cricinfo. July 9, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Atherton appointed England captain for Lord's Test ( English ) Cricinfo. July 12, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Michael Atherton announces retirement ( English ) Cricinfo. August 28, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Records / The Ashes, 2001 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Records / The Ashes, 2001 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.