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English cricket team in Australia in 1936–37

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The England cricket team toured Australia in the 1936–37 season to play a five-match Test series against Australia for The Ashes. The tour was organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club and matches outside the Tests were played under the MCC name.

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Australia won the series 3–2, having been 2–0 down, and therefore retained The Ashes.

Test series summary

  • 1st Test at Brisbane Cricket Ground – England won by 322 runs
  • 2nd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground – England won by an innings and 22 runs
  • 3rd Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by 365 runs
  • 4th Test at Adelaide Oval – Australia won by 148 runs
  • 5th Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by an innings and 200 runs
  • Ceylon

    The English team had a stopover in Colombo en route to Australia and played a one-day single-innings match there against the Ceylon national team, which at that time did not have Test status.

    References

    English cricket team in Australia in 1936–37 Wikipedia