The 1897–98 international cricket season was from September 1897 to April 1898. The season consists with a single international tour where AE Stoddart's XI toured Australia for The Ashes.[1][2]
Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 13 December 1897 |  Australia |  England | 4–1 [5] | — | — | — |
December
England in Australia
| The Ashes Test match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test No: 53 | 13–17 December | Harry Trott | Archie MacLaren | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 9 wickets | |||
| Test No: 54 | 1–5 January | Harry Trott | Archie MacLaren | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by an innings and 55 runs | |||
| Test No: 55 | 14–19 January | Harry Trott | Andrew Stoddart | Adelaide Oval, Leeds | Australia by an innings and 13 runs | |||
| Test No: 56 | 29 January–2 February | Harry Trott | Andrew Stoddart | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 8 wickets | |||
| Test No: 57 | 26 February–2 March | Harry Trott | Archie MacLaren | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 6 wickets | |||