The 1881–82 international cricket season was from September 1881 to March 1882.[1][2] The first match of the series was Test cricket's first draw.[3] The fourth Test match became the last drawn Test in Australia until 1946-47 tour. Englishman George Ulyett's 149 in that match was the first Test hundred for England in Australia, and it was the highest score for England on the first day of a Test in Australia until Bob Barber scored 185 on the 1965–66 tour.
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 | |||