LIST OF ASHES SERIES

List of Ashes series



The Ashes urn, which is held by the most recent team to win an Ashes series
This is a list of Ashes cricket series played between Australia and England. Most Ashes series have consisted of five Test matches between the two countries. The Ashes series with the fewest Test matches was 1887–88, consisting of only one Test. The seven-Test 1970–71 series was the one with the most matches.[1] The first Ashes series was held in Australia and since then the duty of hosting has been shared between Australia and England.
The Ashes is a fiercely contested competition. England won the first eight series in a row and only lost one in the first twelve. Australia then won four series in a row, before England reclaimed the Ashes in the 1926 series. The contest after 1934 has been dominated by Australia who have held the Ashes for long periods of time, including from 1934 to 1953, from 1959 to 1971 and from 1989 to 2005. The longest period of time that England has held the Ashes after 1934 was from 1953 to 1959.
Australia currently holds the Ashes after regaining them on 18 December 2006, when it took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five Test 2006–07 Ashes series. England had previously disrupted Australia's 16 year reign by defeating them in the 2005 series. Overall, the Australians have won 31 series, England have won 28 and there have been 5 drawn series. A total of 64 Ashes series have been played; the next will be played in England in 2009.


List of Ashes series
Series Season Played in First match Tests
played (sched) Tests won
by Australia Tests won
by England Tests
drawn Series
result Holder at
series end
1 1882–83[2]
Australia 30 December 1882 3 1 2 0 England England
2 1884
England 11 July 1884 3 0 1 2 England England
3 1884–85
Australia 12 December 1884 5 2 3 0 England England
4 1886
England 5 July 1886 3 0 3 0 England England
5 1886–87
Australia 28 January 1887 2 0 2 0 England England
6 1887–88
Australia 10 February 1888 1 0 1 0 England England
7 1888
England 16 July 1888 3 1 2 0 England England
8 1890[3]
England 21 July 1890 2 (3) 0 2 0 England England
9 1891–92
Australia 1 January 1892 3 2 1 0 Australia Australia
10 1893
England 17 July 1893 3 0 1 2 England England
11 1894–95
Australia 14 December 1894 5 2 3 0 England England
12 1896
England 22 June 1896 3 1 2 0 England England
13 1897–98
Australia 13 December 1897 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia
14 1899
England 1 June 1899 5 1 0 4 Australia Australia
15 1901–02
Australia 13 December 1901 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia
16 1902
England 29 May 1902 5 2 1 2 Australia Australia
17 1903–04
Australia 11 December 1903 5 2 3 0 England England
18 1905
England 29 May 1905 5 0 2 3 England England
19 1907–08
Australia 13 December 1907 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia
20 1909
England 27 May 1909 5 2 1 2 Australia Australia
21 1911–12
Australia 15 December 1911 5 1 4 0 England England
22 1912[4]
England 27 May 1912 3 0 1 2 England England
23 1920–21
Australia 17 December 1920 5 5 0 0 Australia Australia
24 1921
England 28 May 1921 5 3 0 2 Australia Australia
25 1924–25
Australia 19 December 1924 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia
26 1926
England 12 June 1926 5 0 1 4 England England
27 1928–29
Australia 30 November 1928 5 1 4 0 England England
28 1930
England 13 June 1930 5 2 1 2 Australia Australia
29 1932–33[5]
Australia 2 December 1932 5 1 4 0 England England
30 1934
England 8 June 1934 5 2 1 2 Australia Australia
31 1936–37
Australia 4 December 1936 5 3 2 0 Australia Australia
32 1938[6]
England 10 June 1938 4 (5) 1 1 2 Drawn Australia
1945[7]
Australia
33 1946–47
Australia 29 November 1946 5 3 0 2 Australia Australia
34 1948[8]
England 10 June 1948 5 4 0 1 Australia Australia
35 1950–51
Australia 1 December 1950 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia
36 1953
England 11 June 1953 5 0 1 4 England England
37 1954–55
Australia 26 November 1954 5 1 3 1 England England
38 1956
England 7 June 1956 5 1 2 2 England England
39 1958–59
Australia 5 December 1958 5 4 0 1 Australia Australia
40 1961
England 8 June 1961 5 2 1 2 Australia Australia
41 1962–63
Australia 30 November 1962 5 1 1 3 Drawn Australia
42 1964
England 4 April 1964 5 1 0 4 Australia Australia
43 1965–66
Australia 10 December 1965 5 1 1 3 Drawn Australia
44 1968
England 6 June 1968 5 1 1 3 Drawn Australia
45 1970–71[9]
Australia 27 November 1970 6 (7) 0 2 4 England England
46 1972
England 8 June 1972 5 2 2 1 Drawn England
47 1974–75
Australia 29 November 1974 6 4 1 1 Australia Australia
48 1975
England 10 July 1975 4 1 0 3 Australia Australia
1976–77[10]
Australia
49 1977
England 16 June 1977 5 0 3 2 England England
50 1978–79
Australia 1 December 1978 6 1 5 0 England England
1979–80[11]
England
1980[12]
England
51 1981
England 18 June 1981 6 1 3 2 England England
52 1982–83
Australia 12 November 1982 5 2 1 2 Australia Australia
53 1985
England 13 June 1985 6 1 3 2 England England
54 1986–87
Australia 14 November 1986 5 1 2 2 England England
1987–88[13]
England
55 1989
England 8 June 1989 6 4 0 2 Australia Australia
56 1990–91
Australia 23 November 1990 5 3 0 2 Australia Australia
57 1993
England 3 June 1993 6 4 1 1 Australia Australia
58 1994–95
Australia 25 November 1994 5 3 1 1 Australia Australia
59 1997
England 5 June 1997 6 3 2 1 Australia Australia
60 1998–99
Australia 20 November 1998 5 3 1 1 Australia Australia
61 2001
England 5 July 2001 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia
62 2002–03
Australia 7 November 2002 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia
63 2005
England 21 July 2005 5 1 2 2 England England
64 2006–07
Australia 23 November 2006 5 5 0 0 Australia Australia
65 2009
England & Wales 8 July 2009 5 0 1 1

1. ^ Note that one Test was abandoned without a ball bowled and the "seventh" Test was a late addition to the series so that six matches were played.
2. ^ Matches played prior to the 1882–83 series, including the 1882 Oval match are not considered to be part of The Ashes series. A fourth match in the 1882–83 series played against a "United Australian XI" was also not considered to be an Ashes Test.
3. ^ The scheduled 3rd Test at Manchester in 1890 was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to rain. This was the first Test match where this occurred.
4. ^ The "1912 Triangular Tournament" including Australia, England and South Africa. Only Australia v England results shown.
5. ^ "Bodyline" series
6. ^ In an exact repeat of 1890, the scheduled 3rd Test at Manchester in 1938 was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to rain.
7. ^ Just after the Second World War had ended in Europe, Lindsay Hassett captained an Australian Services team in five "Victory Tests" in England against England. The "Victory Tests" have not, however, been granted full Test status.
8. ^ "Invincibles" series
9. ^ The scheduled third Test at Melbourne in 1970–71 was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to rain washing out the first three days. The ICC does not recognise this as a Test match, however the match is statistically recognised by Cricket Australia, as a coin toss took place. (The abandoned match is not included in these statistics). As a sidenote, in order to satisfy a disappointed audience, a limited over, one-day match was hastily arranged for 5 Jan 1971. This is now recognised as the first One Day International cricket match.
10. ^ The 1976–77 MCC tour of Australia for the first Centenary Test, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is not considered an Ashes Test.
11. ^ The 1979–80 three-Test England tour of Australia series was the outcome of a deal between the ACB and World Series Cricket to bring WSC to an end. England agreed to the tour on condition the matches did not have Ashes status. Accordingly they are excluded from the results above.
12. ^ The 1980 Australian tour of England for the second Centenary Test, at Lord's is not considered an Ashes Test.
13. ^ The 1987–88 England tour of Australia for a single Test celebrating the Australian Bicentenary at the Sydney Cricket Ground is not considered an Ashes Test.
[edit] Summary of wins and draws
Totals up to and including the 5th Test of the 2006–07 series in Australia.
Played Won by
Australia Won by
England Drawn
All Tests 300 121 (40.3%) 95 (31.7%) 84 (28.1%)
Tests in Australia 152 76 (50%) 53 (34.8%) 23 (15.2%)
Tests in England 148 45 (30.4%) 42 (28.4%) 61 (41.2%)
All series 64 31 (48.4%) 28 (43.8%) 5 (7.8%)
Series in Australia 32 17 (53.1%) 13 (40.6%) 2 (6.3%)
Series in England 32 14 (43.8%) 15 (46.9%) 3 (9.4%)