Australian cricket team in England in 1921

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[]

28–30 May 1921
(3-day match)
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
112 (37 overs) P Holmes 30 JM Gregory 6/58 (19 overs)		232 (78 overs) W Bardsley 66 FE Woolley 3/46 (22 overs)
147 (85.4 overs) DJ Knight 38 EA McDonald 5/32 (22.4 overs)		30/0 (6.1 overs) CG Macartney 22*

Australia won by 10 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: HR Butt and J Moss

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[]

11–14 June 1921
(3-day match)
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
187 (68.2 overs) FE Woolley 95 AA Mailey 4/55 (14.2 overs)		342 (84.1 overs) W Bardsley 88 FJ Durston 4/102 (24.1 overs)
283 (90.2 overs) FE Woolley 93 JM Gregory 4/76 (26.2 overs)		131/2 (30.3 overs) W Bardsley 63* CH Parkin 1/31 (9 overs)

Australia won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: J Moss and W Phillips

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[]

2–5 July 1921
(3-day match)
Scorecard

Australia	v	England
407 (93.1 overs) CG Macartney 115 CH Parkin 4/106 (20.1 overs)		259 (93.1 overs) JWHT Douglas 75 EA McDonald 4/105 (26.1 overs)
273/7d (73 overs) TJE Andrews 92 JC White 3/37 (11 overs)		202 (52.2 overs) G Brown 46 AA Mailey 3/71 (20.2 overs)

Australia won by 219 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: HR Butt and A Millward

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[]

23–26 July 1921
(3-day match)
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
362/4d (120 overs) CAG Russell 101 WW Armstrong 2/57 (33 overs)		175 (116.4 overs) HL Collins 40 CH Parkin 5/38 (29.4 overs)
44/1 (13 overs) CH Parkin 23 TJE Andrews 1/23 (5 overs)

Match drawn
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: J Moss and AE Street

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[]

13–16 August 1921
(3-day match)
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
403/8d (127 overs) CP Mead 182* EA McDonald 5/143 (47 overs)		389 (102 overs) TJE Andrews 94 CH Parkin 3/82 (23 overs)
244/2 (58 overs) CAG Russell 102* JM Taylor 1/25 (7 overs)

Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: J Moss and W Phillips

England won the toss and elected to bat.
14 August was taken as a rest day.
A Sandham (ENG) made his Test debut.

Annual reviews[]

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1922

References[]

^ "RECORDS / TEST MATCHES / TEAM RECORDS / MOST PLAYERS USED BY ONE SIDE IN A SERIES". stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.