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The Victory Tests

First Victory Test - Played at Lord's

May 19, 21 & 22, 1945

England 267 and 294
Australia 455 and 4/ 107

Australia won by 6 wickets

Second Victory Test - Played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield

June 23, 25 & 26, 1945

England 286 and 190
Australia 147 and 288

England won by 41 runs

Third Victory Test - Played at Lord's

July 14, 16 & 17, 1945

England 254 and 164
Australia 194 and 6/ 225

Australia won by 4 wickets

Fourth Victory Test - Played at Lord's

August 5, 7 & 8, 1945

Australia 388 and 4/ 140
England 7 dec. 468

Drawn

Fifth Victory Test - Played at Old Trafford

August 20, 21 & 22, 1945

Australia 173 and 210
England 243 and 4/ 141

England won by 6 wickets

AUSTRALIA WON TWO OUT OF THREE TESTS AT LORD'S.

ENGLAND WON ONE TEST AT LORD'S AND THE OTHER AT OLD TRAFFORD.

OVER 367,000 SPECTATORS ATTENDED THE FIVE VICTORY TESTS.

Further details can be found in the author signed and numbered book which accompanies the 1945–46 Australian Services XI Commemorative Bat, "Cricket, Not War" by I. Woodward.

 

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