Boxing Day Test – List of Winners and Opposition Teams

To the dismay of the NSW players who were forced to miss Christmas with their families as a result, the Victoria-New South Wales Sheffield Shield match included Boxing Day at the MCG as one of the scheduled days of play. In the 1950–51 Ashes series, the Melbourne Test was played from December 22–27, with the third day of play falling on Boxing Day. However, from 1953 to 1967, no Boxing Day Tests were played in Melbourne.

In order to fit all six Test matches into the 1974–1975 Ashes series, the third test at Melbourne was scheduled to begin on Boxing Day, starting the modern tradition. The Melbourne Cricket Club and the Australian cricket team acquired the licencing rights to the game in 1980. There have been so many matches played on this day and the tradition is very special to the cricketers and the people of Australia today. 

Years, Winning Teams and Opposition Teams

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In honour of Indigenous Australian cricketer Johnny Mullagh, Cricket Australia announced plans to award a medal to the Boxing Day Test match’s top player beginning in 2020. Catch up on the details of the winning teams and the opposing teams corresponding to the years in the following table:

Cricket test matches are significant in general, but some occasions, like the Ashes and the Boxing Day Tests, make it even more memorable. Boxing Day, which falls on December 26, is eagerly anticipated by all cricket fans.

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