User:Cricketfan88/1896 Ashes Series
| 1896 Ashes Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of Australian cricket team in England in 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 22 June 1896 - 12 August 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | England won the 3-Test series 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1896 Ashes series was a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for the Ashes. It formed part of the 1896 Australian tour of England. The three-test series began on 22 June 1896 at Lord's in London and ended on 16 August 1896 at The Oval on London.
England won the series 2-1 to retain the Ashes they had won in 1893.