History of Test cricket from 1901 to 1914 explained

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England in Australia 1901/2

See main article: English cricket team in Australia in 1901–02. This was the last privately run England tour of Australia. The Melbourne Cricket Club invited MCC to send a side, but they declined. Archie MacLaren was therefore invited instead, and accepted. George Hirst, Wilfred Rhodes, KS Ranjitsinjhi, Stanley Jackson and CB Fry were not available. Maclaren's great coup was to select Sydney Barnes, who had been playing in the Lancashire League and had played only a handful of games for Lancashire.^[1]

Match length: Timeless. Balls per over: 6. Series result: Australia won 4–1.

No.	Date	Result
65	13,14,16 Dec 1901	ENG by Inns&124 runs
66	1,2,3,4 Jan 1902	AUS by 229 runs
67	17,18,20,21,22,23 Jan 1902	AUS by 4 wkts
68	14,15,17,18 Feb 1902	AUS by 7 wkts
69	28 Feb, 1,3,4 Mar 1902	AUS by 32 runs

Australia in England 1902

See main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1902.

Match length: 3 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: Australia won 2–1.

No.	Date	Venue	Result
70	29,30 - 31 May 1902	Edgbaston^[2]	DRAW
71	12,13,14 Jun 1902		DRAW
72	3,4,5 Jul 1902	Bramall Lane^[3]	AUS by 143 runs
73	24,25,26 Jul 1902		AUS by 3 runs
74	11,12,13 Aug 1902		ENG by 1 wkt

Australia in South Africa 1902/3

See main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1902–03. Match length: 3 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: Australia won 2–0.

No.	Date	Result
75	11,13,14 Oct 1902	DRAW
76	18,20,21 Oct 1902	AUS by 159 runs
77	8,10,11 Nov 1902	AUS by 10 wkts

England in Australia 1903/4

See main article: English cricket team in Australia in 1903–04. This was the first touring party to be selected and managed by MCC.^[1]

Match length: Timeless. Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won 3–2.

No.	Date	Result
78	11,12,14,15,16,17 Dec 1903	ENG by 5 wkts
79	1,2,4,5 Jan 1904	ENG by 185 runs
80	15,16,18,19,20 Jan 1904	AUS by 216 runs
81	26,27,29 Feb, 1,2,3 Mar 1904	ENG by 157 runs
82	5,7,8 Mar 1904	AUS by 218 runs

Australia in England 1905

See main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1905.

Match length: 3 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won 2–0.

No.	Date	Result
83	29,30 - 31 May 1905	ENG by 213 runs
84	15,16,17 Jun 1905	DRAW
85	3,4,5 Jul 1905	DRAW
86	24,25,26 Jul 1905	ENG by Inns&80 runs
87	14,15,16 Aug 1905	DRAW

England in South Africa 1905/6

See main article: English cricket team in South Africa in 1905–06. Match length: 4 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: South Africa won 4–1.

No.	Date	Result
88	2,3,4 Jan 1906	SA by 1 wkt
89	6,7,8 Mar 1906	SA by 9 wkts
90	10,12,13,14 Mar 1906	SA by 243 runs
91	24,26,27 Mar 1906	ENG by 4 wkts
92	30,31 Mar, 2 Apr 1906	SA by Inns&16 runs

South Africa in England 1907

See main article: South African cricket team in England in 1907. Match length: 3 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won 1–0.

No.	Date	Result
93	1,2,3 Jul 1907	DRAW
94	29,30,31 Jul 1907	ENG by 53 runs
95	19,20,21 Aug 1907	DRAW

England in Australia 1907/8

See main article: English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08.

Match length: Timeless. Balls per over: 6. Series result: Australia won 4–1.

No.	Date	Result
96	13,14,16,17,18,19 Dec 1907	AUS by 2 wkts
97	1,2,3,4,6,7 Jan 1908	ENG by 1 wkt
98	10,11,13,14,15,16 Jan 1908	AUS by 245 runs
99	7,8,10,11 Feb 1908	AUS by 308 runs
100	21,22,24,25,26,27 Feb 1908	AUS by 49 runs

Australia in England 1909

See main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1909.

Match length: 3 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: Australia won 2–1.

No.	Date	Result
101	27,28 - 29 May 1909	ENG by 10 wkts
102	14,15,16 Jun 1909	AUS by 9 wkts
103	1,2,3 Jul 1909	AUS by 126 runs
104	26,27,28 Jul 1909	DRAW
105	9,10,11 Aug 1909	DRAW

England in South Africa 1909/10

See main article: English cricket team in South Africa in 1909-10.

Match length: 5 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: South Africa won 3–2.

No.	Date	Result
106	1,3,4,5 Jan 1910	SA by 19 runs
107	21,22,24,25,26 Jan 1910	SA by 95 runs
108	26,28 Feb, 1,2,3 Mar 1910	ENG by 3 wkts
109	7,8,9 Mar 1910	SA by 4 wkts
110	11,12,14 Mar 1910	ENG by 9 wkts

South Africa in Australia 1910/11

See main article: South African cricket team in Australia in 1910–11. Match length: Timeless. Balls per over: 6. Series result: Australia won 4–1.

No.	Date	Result
111	9,10,12,13,14 Dec 1910	AUS by Inns&114 runs
112	31 Dec, 2,3,4 Jan 1910/1	AUS by 89 runs
113	7,9,10,11,12,13 Jan 1911	SA by 38 runs
114	17,18,20,21 Feb 1911	AUS by 530 runs
115	3,4,6,7 Mar 1911	AUS by 7 wkts

England in Australia 1911/12

See main article: English cricket team in Australia in 1911–12.

Match length: Timeless. Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won 4–1.

No.	Date	Result
116	15,16,18,19,20,21 Dec 1911	AUS by 146 runs
117	30 Dec, 1,2,3 Jan 1911/2	ENG by 8 wkts
118	12,13,15,16,17 Jan 1912	ENG by 7 wkts
119	9,10,12,13 Feb 1912	ENG by Inns&225 runs
120	23,24,26,27,28,29 Feb, 1 Mar 1912	ENG by 70 runs

Triangular tournament: Australia and South Africa in 1912

See main article: 1912 Triangular Tournament.

Match length: 3 days (except last game: Timeless). Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won the triangular tournament.

No.	Date	Captain	Result
121	27 - 28 May 1912	Frank Mitchell	AUS by Inns&88 runs
122	10,11,12 Jun 1912	Frank Mitchell	ENG by Inns&62 runs
123	24,25,26 Jun 1912		DRAW
124	8,9,10 Jul 1912		ENG by 174 runs
125	15,16,17 Jul 1912	Frank Mitchell	AUS by 10 wkts
126	29,30,21 Jul 1912		DRAW
127	5,6,7 Aug		DRAW
128	12,13 Aug		ENG by 10 wkts
129	19,20,21,22 Aug		ENG by 244 runs

England in South Africa 1913/4

See main article: English cricket team in South Africa in 1913-14.

Match length: 4 days. Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won 4–0.

No.	Date	Result
130	13,15,16,17 Dec 1913	ENG by Inns&157 runs
131	26,27,29,30 Dec 1913	ENG by Inns&12 runs
132	1,2,3,5 Jan 1914	ENG by 91 runs
133	14,16,17,17 Feb 1914	DRAW
134	27,28 Feb, 2,3 Mar 1914	ENG by 10 wkts

Notes and References

Ralph Barker and Irving Rosenwater: England v Australia: A Compendium of Test Cricket between the countries 1877–1968, 1969, .
The first Test to be played there.
The only Test to be played there.