Historical Boxing Day Test

Boxing day Test matches are cricket matches which are usually held on December 26 th , a day after Christmas day.December 26 is glorified in the United Kingdom and  in many commonwealth nations.Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are the test playing countries,these are also commonwealth nations.they celebrate this occasion by different ways including a enjoyable test cricket match.

 

History :

There are many reasons as to say December 26 is the Boxing day.The day was 26th December 1892,that day at first a cricket match occurred between Victoria and New South Wales at the MCG in a Sheffield Shield match over the Christmas period.The first Boxing day test match was played during on the 1959-1951 Ashes Test Series,which test was held in Melbourne from 22 to 27 ,that Malbourn test occurred through the  Christmas and the  fourth day falling on Boxing day.Australia won that match by just 22 runs.But after that match, no Boxing day test matches were held from 1953 to 1966.In 1967 Boxing day test match again resumed in 1967.

December 26 sees so many sporting events held across the commonwealth nations falling under the Southern Hemisphere.They celebrate this day in so many different ways and they also arrange different games like football, English premier league in England.

 

The Boxing day test match popularity :

The Boxing day test match reaches top on the table of popularity in the whole  cricket loving nations specially on commonwealth nations, Australia,New Zealand and south Africa.after 1953 melbourne test match , the Boxing day test again resumed in 1967.In 1967 Australia won the match against India. It was held at the Adelaide Oval and that test match started from 23th December.In 1968, The Boxing day test again returned in MCG and that year the opposition team was West Indies.Australia won the match by an innings and 30 runs.

Not only The Boxing day test was held in Australia but also held in other commonwealth cricket nations like New Zealand and South Africa.The Boxing day test also occurring in this year—

1. Australia vs India

2. New Zealand vs Pakistan

3. South Africa vs Sri Lanka 

Day by day so many countries are visiting for the Boxing day test match in Australia and other commonwealth nations like New Zealand and South Africa.The Boxing day test has become very popular and  interesting day by day.

 

The Boxing day tests in Australia:

The Australian Boxing day test matches are so memorable and famous.Noted, Australia is the first country who arranged the first Boxing day test which was held in Melbourne in 1952-1953 from 23th to 27th December. MCG ,Adelaide Oval ,Victoria are famous international cricket grounds for the Boxing day test.so from beginning to now, So,many cricket nations country are visiting Australia for the Boxing day test match.England,South Africa,India,pakistan these cricket nations countries already visited Australia so many times for the historical Boxing day test. Commonwealth countries also arranged the Boxing day test among them so many times.Until now Australia is the most popular country for the Boxing day test and they win so many times.

All the Boxing day test result which have been already played by Australia are given below –

 

BOXING TEST RESULTS:

 

YEAR	RESULT	OPPOSITION TEAM	BOXING DAY CROWD	TOTAL ATTENDANCE
1950	Australia won by 28 runs	England	60,486	191,197
1952	South Africa won by 82 runs	Australia	24,609	120,314
1968	Australia won by an innings and 30 runs	West Indies	18,766	113,376
1974	Draw	England	77,167	250,750
1975	Australia won by 8 wickets	West Indies	85,661	222,755
1980	Draw	New Zealand	28,671	82,745
1981	Australia won by 58 runs	West Indies	39,982	134,081
1982	England won by 3 runs	England	63,900	214,882
1983	Draw	Pakistan	40.277	111,611
1984	Draw	West Indies	15,504	97,271
1985	Draw	India	18,146	77,715
1986	England won by an innings and 14 runs	England	58,203	107,817
1987	Draw	New Zealand	51,807	127,184
1998	West Indies won by 258 runs	West Indies	26,287	108,408
1990	Australia won by 9 wickets	England	49,763	129,530
1991	Australia won by 8 wickets	India	42,494	89,369
1992	Australia won by 139 runs	West Indies	28,397	83,320
1993	Draw	South Africa	15,604	48,565
1994	Australia won by 295 runs	England	51,602	144,492

 

1995	Australia won by 10 wickets	Sri Lanka	55,249	105,388
1996	West Indies won by 6 wickets	West indies	72,891	131,671
1997	Draw	South Africa	73,812	160,182
1998	Englands won by 12 wickets	England	61,580	159,031
1999	Australia won by 180 runs	India	49,082	134,554
2000	Australia won by 352 runs	West Indies	73,233	133,299
2001	Australia won by 9 wickets	South Africa	61,796	153,031
2002	Australia won by 5 wickets	England	64,189	177,658
2003	Australia won by 9 wickets	India	62,613	179,662
2004	Australia won by 9 wickets	Pakistan	61,552	129,079
2005	Australia won 184 runs	South Africa	71,910	192,337
2006	Australia won by an innings and 99 runs	England	89,155	244,351
2007	Australia won by 337 runs	India	68,263	166,663
2008	South Africa won by 9 wickets	South Africa	63,263	174,246
2009	Australia won by 170 runs	Pakistan	59,206	156,267
2010	England won by an innings and 157 runs	England	84,345	240,156
2011	Australia won by 122 runs	India	70,068	189,347

 

2012	Australia won by an innings and 201 runs	Sri Lanka	67,138	137,455
2013	Australia won by 8 wickets	England	91,112	271,865
2014	Draw	India	69,993	194,481
2015	Australia won by 177 runs	West Indies	53,389	127,069
2016	Australia won by an innings and 18 runs	Pakistan	63,478	142,188
2017	Draw	England	88,173	261,335
2018	India won by 137 runs	India	73,516	176,539
2019	Australia won by 247 runs	New Zealand	80,473	203,472
2020		India	27,615
2021		England