The Ashes is a bilateral Test series played between England and Australia. It is a five-match series hosted alternately by the two teams roughly every two years.
The series got the name ‘The Ashes’ after the British newspaper, The Sporting Times published a satirical obituary mourning England’s seven-run loss to Australia at The Oval in 1882, which was their first defeat against the Australians on English soil.
Thereafter, 73 Ashes series have been played between the two sides with Australia winning 34 while England have won 32 times. Seven series have ended in a draw.
Both England and Australia have won the Ashes a record eight consecutive times each in the past. England’s winning streak spanned from 1882-83 until 1890 as the English won 16 Tests while losing only four.
Meanwhile, Australia held the Ashes urn from 1989 to 2005 before England won a long-overdue series against the Aussies, beating them 2-1 at home to end Australia’s dominance of 16 years.
England last won the Ashes in 2015, while Australia are the holders of the Ashes after winning the 2022 edition 4-0 in front of their home fans and then drawing 2-2 to retain the urn in England in 2023.
Here’s the list of all the Ashes series winners since 1882-83.
Ashes winners list: Know the conquerors of the urn
|
Season |
Winner |
Margin |
Host |
|
1882-83 |
England |
2-1 (3) |
Australia |
|
1884 |
England |
1-0 (3) |
England |
|
1884-85 |
England |
3-2 (5) |
Australia |
|
1886 |
England |
3-0 (3) |
England |
|
1886-87 |
England |
2-0 (3) |
Australia |
|
1887-88 |
England |
1-0 (1) |
Australia |
|
1888 |
England |
2-1 (3) |
England |
|
1890 |
England |
2-0 (2) |
England |
|
1891-92 |
Australia |
2-1 (3) |
Australia |
|
1893 |
England |
1-0 (3) |
England |
|
1894-95 |
England |
3-2 (5) |
Australia |
|
1896 |
England |
2-1 (3) |
England |
|
1897-98 |
Australia |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1899 |
Australia |
1-0 (5) |
England |
|
1901-02 |
Australia |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1902 |
Australia |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
1903-04 |
England |
3-2 (5) |
Australia |
|
1905 |
England |
2-0 (5) |
England |
|
1907-08 |
Australia |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1909 |
Australia |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
1911-1912 |
England |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1912 |
England |
1-0 (3) |
England |
|
1920-21 |
Australia |
5-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
1921 |
Australia |
3-0 (5) |
England |
|
1924-25 |
Australia |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1926 |
England |
1-0 (5) |
England |
|
1928-29 |
England |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1930 |
Australia |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
1932-33 |
England |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1934 |
Australia |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
1936-37 |
Australia |
3-2 (5) |
Australia |
|
1938 |
Draw |
1-1 (4) |
England |
|
1946-47 |
Australia |
3-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
1948 |
Australia |
4-0 (5) |
England |
|
1950-51 |
Australia |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1953 |
England |
1-0 (5) |
England |
|
1954-55 |
England |
3-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1956 |
England |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
1958-59 |
Australia |
4-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
1961 |
Australia |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
1962-63 |
Draw |
1-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1964 |
Australia |
1-0 (5) |
England |
|
1965-66 |
Draw |
1-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1968 |
Draw |
1-1 (5) |
England |
|
1970-71 |
England |
2-0 (7) |
Australia |
|
1972 |
Draw |
2-2 (5) |
England |
|
1974-75 |
Australia |
4-1 (6) |
Australia |
|
1975 |
Australia |
1-0 (4) |
England |
|
1977 |
England |
3-0 (5) |
England |
|
1978-79 |
England |
5-1 (6) |
Australia |
|
1981 |
England |
3-1 (6) |
England |
|
1982-83 |
Australia |
2-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1985 |
England |
3-1 (6) |
England |
|
1986-87 |
England |
2-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1989 |
Australia |
4-0 (6) |
England |
|
1990-91 |
Australia |
3-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
1993 |
Australia |
4-1 (6) |
England |
|
1994-95 |
Australia |
3-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
1997 |
Australia |
3-2 (6) |
England |
|
1998-99 |
Australia |
3-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
2001 |
Australia |
4-1 (5) |
England |
|
2002-03 |
Australia |
4-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
2005 |
England |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
2006-07 |
Australia |
5-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
2009 |
England |
2-1 (5) |
England |
|
2010-11 |
England |
3-1 (5) |
Australia |
|
2013 |
England |
3-0 (5) |
England |
|
2013-14 |
Australia |
5-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
2015 |
England |
3-2 (5) |
England |
|
2017-18 |
Australia |
4-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
2019 |
Draw |
2-2 (5) |
England |
|
2022 |
Australia |
4-0 (5) |
Australia |
|
2023 |
Draw |
2-2 (5) |
England |
Author: Kaustubh Potdar
Featured photo: Glyn Kirk / AFP
