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Explore information on England tour of Australia (The Ashes series) 1884/85 played 12 December 1884 to 25 March 1885.

Result: England won the 5-match series 3-2

England tour of Australia 1884/85

Date & time Detail
Dec-1884
Fri 12 - Tue 16
1st Test - Australia vs England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
England won by 8 wickets
Jan-1885
Thu 01 - Mon 05
2nd Test - Australia vs England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
England won by 10 wickets
Feb-1885
Fri 20 - Tue 24
3rd Test - Australia vs England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Australia won by 6 runs
Mar-1885
Sat 14 - Tue 17
4th Test - Australia vs England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Australia won by 8 wickets
Sat 21 - Wed 25
5th Test - Australia vs England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
England won by an innings and 98 runs

The England cricket team in Australia in 1884-85 was generally known as Alfred Shaw's XI after its main organiser. England won five-match Ashes series by 3-2.

Australia have used four-different captain in the series. Tom Horan lead the Aussies in the second and final Test while William Murdoch, Jack Blackham and Hugh Massie to captain for 1st, 4th and 3rd Test respectively.

Series Squad

Australia squad (08-Dec-1884)

Billy Murdoch (Captain), Roland Pope, Alfred Marr, Harry Musgrove, Jack Worrall, William Bruce, Hugh Massie (Captain), Edwin Evans, Frank Walters, Digger Robertson, Tup Scott, Tom Garrett, Frederick Spofforth, Affie Jarvis (Wicket Keeper), John Trumble, Alec Bannerman, Percy McDonnell, Jack Blackham (Wicket Keeper), George Bonnor, George Giffen, Joey Palmer, Harry Boyle, George Alexander, William Cooper, Sammy Jones, Sam Morris, Tom Horan (Captain), George McShane

England squad (16-Nov-1884)

Arthur Shrewsbury (Captain), Maurice Read, Johnny Briggs, George Ulyett, Bobby Peel, Joe Hunter (Wicket Keeper), Billy Bates, Alfred Shaw, Wilf Flowers, William Scotton, William Attewell, Billy Barnes, James Lillywhite (jnr)

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