Australia won the 1921 Ashes series held in England. They won the first three matches against England, which meant that they had won eight in succession, an unequalled sequence in Ashes Tests, following the 5-0 drubbing they had administered to England in the 1920–21 season in Australia. The last two matches of the Test series were drawn. England chose 30 different players across the five Tests - still the record for the most players used by one side in a series. [1]
In addition to the Test matches, the Australian team played first-class matches against all the major teams in England, plus some less important matches. In all, they played 38 matches, winning 22 of them, drawing 14 and losing just twice, both times towards the end of the season.
The touring party
- Warwick Armstrong, captain
- Tommy Andrews
- Warren Bardsley
- Hanson Carter
- Herbie Collins
- Jack Gregory
- Hunter Hendry
- Charlie Macartney
- Ted McDonald
- Arthur Mailey
- Edgar Mayne
- Bert Oldfield
- Nip Pellew
- Jack Ryder
- Johnny Taylor
Test series summary
First Test
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30/0 (6.1 overs)
CG Macartney 22 * |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 29 May was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
- DJ Knight, P Holmes, GE Tyldesley, VWC Jupp and TL Richmond (all ENG), and TJE Andrews and HSTL Hendry (both AUS) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 12 June was taken as a rest day.
- AE Dipper, AJ Evans, NE Haig and FJ Durston (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 3 July was taken as a rest day.
- HTW Hardinge, A Ducat, G Brown and JC White (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the first day.
- 24 July was taken as a rest day.
- C Hallows and CWL Parker (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 August was taken as a rest day.
- A Sandham (ENG) made his Test debut.
Aftermath
The tour made a profit of more than £17,000 for the Australian Cricket Board, enabling them to recoup all the losses from the previous tour in 1912, and to pay a £300 bonus to each of the 15 players and the manager. [2]
Annual reviews
References
- ^ "RECORDS / TEST MATCHES / TEAM RECORDS / MOST PLAYERS USED BY ONE SIDE IN A SERIES". stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Eleven Profits". Referee: 12. 11 January 1922.
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
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Australia won the 1921 Ashes series held in England. They won the first three matches against England, which meant that they had won eight in succession, an unequalled sequence in Ashes Tests, following the 5-0 drubbing they had administered to England in the 1920–21 season in Australia. The last two matches of the Test series were drawn. England chose 30 different players across the five Tests - still the record for the most players used by one side in a series. [1]
In addition to the Test matches, the Australian team played first-class matches against all the major teams in England, plus some less important matches. In all, they played 38 matches, winning 22 of them, drawing 14 and losing just twice, both times towards the end of the season.
The touring party
- Warwick Armstrong, captain
- Tommy Andrews
- Warren Bardsley
- Hanson Carter
- Herbie Collins
- Jack Gregory
- Hunter Hendry
- Charlie Macartney
- Ted McDonald
- Arthur Mailey
- Edgar Mayne
- Bert Oldfield
- Nip Pellew
- Jack Ryder
- Johnny Taylor
Test series summary
First Test
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||
30/0 (6.1 overs)
CG Macartney 22 * |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 29 May was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
- DJ Knight, P Holmes, GE Tyldesley, VWC Jupp and TL Richmond (all ENG), and TJE Andrews and HSTL Hendry (both AUS) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 12 June was taken as a rest day.
- AE Dipper, AJ Evans, NE Haig and FJ Durston (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 3 July was taken as a rest day.
- HTW Hardinge, A Ducat, G Brown and JC White (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the first day.
- 24 July was taken as a rest day.
- C Hallows and CWL Parker (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 August was taken as a rest day.
- A Sandham (ENG) made his Test debut.
Aftermath
The tour made a profit of more than £17,000 for the Australian Cricket Board, enabling them to recoup all the losses from the previous tour in 1912, and to pay a £300 bonus to each of the 15 players and the manager. [2]
Annual reviews
References
- ^ "RECORDS / TEST MATCHES / TEAM RECORDS / MOST PLAYERS USED BY ONE SIDE IN A SERIES". stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Eleven Profits". Referee: 12. 11 January 1922.
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
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