Australian cricket team in England in 1953
- Australian cricket team in England in 1953
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1953 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.
England won the final Test to take the series 1-0 after the first four Tests were all drawn. England therefore recovered the Ashes for the first time since losing them in 1934.
Test series summary
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20667.html 1st Test] at Trent Bridge – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20705.html 2nd Test] at Lord's – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20744.html 3rd Test] at Old Trafford – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20779.html 4th Test] at Headingley – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20833.html 5th Test] at The Oval – England won by 8 wickets
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1953.html CricketArchive ‐ tour summaries]
Annual reviews
* Playfair Cricket Annual 1954
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1954
Further reading
* Bill Frindall, "The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978", Wisden, 1979
* Chris Harte, "A History of Australian Cricket", Andre Deutsch, 1993
* Ray Robinson, "On Top Down Under", Cassell, 1975
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