English cricket team in Australia in 1924–25

Newspaper article describing batting on the fifth day of the first Ashes test, with Taylor's 108 in the record 10th wicket partnership.

Marylebone Cricket Club organised the England cricket team's tour of Australia in the 1924-25 season. Australia won the Ashes series 4-1.

Results

• 1st Test (Sydney) — Australia won by 193 runs
• 2nd Test (Melbourne) — Australia won by 81 runs
• 3rd Test (Adelaide) — Australia won by 11 runs
• 4th Test (Melbourne) — England won by an innings and 29 runs
• 5th Test (Sydney) — Australia won by 307 runs

The First Test included a record 127 run tenth wicket partnership between Johnny Taylor and Arthur Mailey. The record is still Australia's best for that wicket.

Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1926