International cricket in 1881–82
| International cricket |
|---|
| in 1880 | in 1882 |
The 1881–82 international cricket season was from September 1881 to March 1882.[1][2][3]
Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | FC | |||||
| 31 December 1881 | Australia | England | 2–0 [4] | — | ||
January
England in Australia
| Test match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 5 | 31 December–4 January | Billy Murdoch | Alfred Shaw | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn | |||
| Test 6 | 17–21 February | Billy Murdoch | Alfred Shaw | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 5 wickets | |||
| Test 7 | 3–7 March | Billy Murdoch | Alfred Shaw | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 6 wickets | |||
| Test 8 | 10–14 March | Billy Murdoch | Alfred Shaw | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn | |||
References
- ^ "Season 1881–82". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Season 1881–82 archive". Howstat. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "First Test match - Australia v England 1881-82". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. London: John Wisden & Co. 1883. Retrieved 12 December 2015 – via ESPNcricinfo.