The 1882–83 international cricket season was from September 1882 to March 1883.[1][2] The tour was generally known as IFW Bligh's XI tour of Australia and considered as the birth of The Ashes.[3]
Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | FC | |||||
| 30 December 1882 |  Australia |  England | 2–2 [4] | — | ||
January
England in Australia
| The Ashes Test match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 10 | 30 December–2 January | Billy Murdoch | Ivo Bligh | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 9 wickets | |||
| Test 11 | 19–22 January | Billy Murdoch | Ivo Bligh | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England by an innings and 27 runs | |||
| Test 12 | 26–30 January | Billy Murdoch | Ivo Bligh | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 69 runs | |||
| Test 13 | 17–21 February | Billy Murdoch | Ivo Bligh | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 4 wickets | |||