Australian cricket team in England in 1953

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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.

Contents 1 Test series summary 2 External sources 3 Annual reviews 4 Further reading

[edit] Test series summary

• 1st Test at Trent Bridge – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Lord's – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Old Trafford – match drawn
• 4th Test at Headingley – match drawn
• 5th Test at The Oval – England won by 8 wickets

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive ‐ tour summaries

[edit] Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1954
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1954

[edit] 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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