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AUS V ENG 1911-12 - TOUR HISTORY
England won series 4-1
AUS v ENG 1st Test Sydney, 15 Dec, 1911 Australia won by 146 runs AUS 1st inns 447 VT Trumper 113
ENG 1st inns 318 HV Hordern 5-85
AUS 2nd inns 308 FR Foster 5-92
ENG 2nd inns 291 HV Hordern 7-90
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AUS v ENG 2nd Test Melbourne (MCG), 30 Dec, 1911 England won by 8 wickets AUS 1st inns 184 SF Barnes 5-44
ENG 1st inns 265 JW Hearne 114
AUS 2nd inns 299 FR Foster 6-91
ENG 2nd inns 219-2 JB Hobbs 126*
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AUS v ENG 3rd Test Adelaide, 12 Jan, 1912 England won by 7 wickets AUS 1st inns 133 FR Foster 5-36
ENG 1st inns 501 JB Hobbs 187
AUS 2nd inns 476 SF Barnes 5-105
ENG 2nd inns 112-3 > scorecard
AUS v ENG 4th Test Melbourne (MCG), 9 Feb, 1912 England won by an innings and 225 runs AUS 1st inns 191 SF Barnes 5-74
ENG 1st inns 589 W Rhodes 179, JB Hobbs 178
AUS 2nd inns 173 JWHT Douglas 5-46
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AUS v ENG 5th Test Sydney, 23 Feb, 1912 England won by 70 runs ENG 1st inns 324 FE Woolley 133*, HV Hordern 5-95
AUS 1st inns 176 ENG 2nd inns 214 HV Hordern 5-66
AUS 2nd inns 292 > scorecard
England overcame defeat in the opening Test at Sydney to record a comprehensive 4-1 victory, thanks largely to the efforts of Sydney Barnes, Frank Foster and Jack Hobbs.
Barnes, aged 38, returned to England with a record series haul of 34 wickets (at 22.88), while Foster (32 wickets at 21.62 and 226 runs at 32.29) and Hobbs (662 runs at 82.75) both flourished as England regained the Ashes.
Victor Trumper's sixth Test hundred against England and 12 wickets from googly bowler Dr Ranji Hordern set the home team up for their initial win at Sydney, but once Barnes had let rip at Melbourne it was a fairly one-sided affair thereafter.
His opening spell of 5-6 gave England an immediate advantage, and the tourists strengthened their position further courtesy of a mature 114 by 20-year-old Jack Hearne.
Frank Foster's 6-91 then kept Australia below 300 second time around and allowed Hobbs' 126* to steer England to a comfortable eight-wicket victory.
It was much the same in the 3rd Test with Foster (5-36), Hobbs (187) and Barnes (5-105) taking the individual honours in a seven-wicket win.
The recurring theme continued unabated at Melbourne in the 4th Test with Barnes (5-74) helping shoot out the home side for 191 before Wilf Rhodes (179) and Hobbs (178) put on a record 323 for England's 1st wicket.
The Australians were then bowled out for 173 with captain Johnny Douglas (5-46) concluding the rout.
