Australian cricket team in England in 1989

The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1989 season to play a six-match Test series against England. The tour also included matches in Wales, Scotland, the Netherlands and Denmark.

Australia won the series 4-0 with two matches drawn. Australia therefore regained The Ashes.

Touring party

• Allan Border (captain)
• Geoff Marsh (vice captain)
• Terry Alderman
• David Boon
• Greg Campbell
• Ian Healy
• Trevor Hohns
• Merv Hughes
• Dean Jones
• Geoff Lawson
• Tim May
• Tom Moody
• Carl Rackemann
• Mark Taylor
• Mike Veletta
• Steve Waugh
• Tim Zoehrer^[1]

Test series summary

• 1st Test at Headingley – Australia won by 210 runs
• 2nd Test at Lord's Cricket Ground – Australia won by 6 wickets
• 3rd Test at Edgbaston – match drawn
• 4th Test at Old Trafford – Australia won by 9 wickets
• 5th Test at Trent Bridge – Australia won by an innings and 180 runs
• 6th Test at The Oval – match drawn

ODI series summary

• 1st ODI: England v Australia at Manchester, 25 May 1989
• 2nd ODI: England v Australia at Nottingham, 27 May 1989
• 3rd ODI: England v Australia at Lord's, 29 May 1989

The coach driver for the touring Australian cricket team in 1989 was Austin Grundy. The Australian scorer was Mike Walsh.

Other matches

• Australians v League Cricket Conference XI at Dartmouth, 5 May 1989
• Australians v Duchess of Norfolk's XI at Arundel, 7 May 1989
• Sussex v Australians at Hove, 9 May 1989
• Marylebone Cricket Club v Australians at Lord's, 11 May 1989
• Worcestershire v Australians at Worcester, 13–14 May 1989
• Somerset v Australians at Taunton, 17–19 May 1989
• Middlesex v Australians at Lord's, 20–22 May 1989
• Yorkshire v Australians at Leeds, 23 May 1989
• Warwickshire v Australians at Birmingham, 31 May-2 Jun 1989
• Derbyshire v Australians at Derby, 3-5 Jun 1989
• Lancashire v Australians at Manchester, 14-16 Jun 1989
• Northamptonshire v Australians at Northampton, 17-19 Jun 1989
• Australians v Oxford and Cambridge Universities at The Parks, 28 Jun 1989
• Glamorgan v Australians at Neath, 1-3 Jul 1989
• Australians v Scotland at Glasgow, 15 Jul 1989
• Australians v Minor Counties at Trowbridge, 17 Jul 1989
• Hampshire v Australians at Southampton, 19-21 Jul 1989
• Gloucestershire v Australians at Bristol, 22-23 Jul 1989
• Nottinghamshire v Australians at Nottingham, 2-4 Aug 1989
• Leicestershire v Australians at Leicester, 5-7 Aug 1989
• Kent v Australians at Canterbury, 16-18 Aug 1989
• Essex v Australians at Chelmsford, 19-21 Aug 1989
• Australians v The Netherlands at The Hague, 2 Sep 1989
• Australians v The Netherlands at The Hague, 3 Sep 1989
• Australians v Denmark at Bronsby Stadium, 5 Sep 1989
• Australians v Denmark at Slagelse Stadium, 6 Sep 1989

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1990
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1990

References

External links

• CricketArchive – tour itineraries

The Ashes
List of Ashes series (white – in England, yellow – in Australia)
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