English cricket team in Australia in 1881-82
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The 1881-82 Australia v England series was part of a first-class cricket
tour of Australia by a combined team from England. The tourists were led by Alfred Shaw
. The four matches between Australia and the England team were later classified as Test matches
. The English tourists also played three other first-class matches.
Despite the Australia v England matches subsequently having received Test status, the matches are not considered to be part of The Ashes
since the series precedes the introduction of the trophy.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
tour of Australia by a combined team from England. The tourists were led by Alfred Shaw
Alfred Shaw
Alfred Shaw was an eminent Victorian cricketer and rugby footballer, who bowled the first ball in Test cricket and was the first to take five wickets in a Test innings . He who organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888...
. The four matches between Australia and the England team were later classified as Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
. The English tourists also played three other first-class matches.
Despite the Australia v England matches subsequently having received Test status, the matches are not considered to be part of The Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
since the series precedes the introduction of the trophy.
First Test: Australia v England (31 December 1881 - 4 January 1882)
Second Test: Australia v England (17–21 February 1882)
Third Test: Australia v England (3–7 March 1882)
Fourth Test: Australia v England (10–14 March 1882)
Note: 4 ball overs for whole series.Individual records
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Team records
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