Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
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| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | FC | |||||
| 10 July 1882 |  England |  Australia | 0–1 [1] | — | ||
| International cricket |
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| in 1881–82 | in 1882–83 |
The 1882 international cricket season was from April 1882 to September 1882. The season consisted of a single international tour, visiting with Australia England for one-off series which was won by Australia. [1] [2] The match is not considered to be part of The Ashes since it preceded the introduction of the trophy.
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | FC | |||||
| 10 July 1882 | England | Australia | 0–1 [1] | — | ||
| One-off Test match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 9 | 28–29 August | Monkey Hornby | Billy Murdoch | Kennington Oval, London | Australia by 7 runs | |||
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