How did the Ashes Test Series get its name as "Ashes"?What's the story behind?

Answer 1

Back in 1882 When the Australians Toured England(in England) they won the series.England was World no1 & it was a disgrace for them to loose.In the Sporting times an obituary was published after the serie loss telling that English Cricket had died & the body will be cremated & the ashes taken to Australia.In the next tour in which England toured Australia (1882/83)the English media dubbed it as the quest to regain The Ashes.In 1920 the story was revived & the series got its name The Ashes

Answer 2

1. The Legend of The Ashes. The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the English tour to Australia of 1882-83 as the quest to regain The Ashes of English Cricket. The three match series resulted in a 2-1 win to England, notwithstanding a fourth match, won by an Australian XI whose status remains a matter of dispute. In the 1920s the story was revived, and the contest gradually became known as The Ashes.

2. The Ashes Urn. This was presented to the English captain Ivo Bligh, later Lord Darnley during the 1882-83 tour as a personal memento. In the period since 1950, it has come to be seen as the trophy for the contest.

Answer 3

The Ashes is the name commonly given to the Test cricket contest played between England and Australia - it is one of cricket's fiercest and most celebrated rivalries and the oldest in international cricket.

In understanding the history of the Ashes, it is important to distinguish between three separate strands which have now become fused in the popular imagination.

1. The Legend of The Ashes. The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the English tour to Australia of 1882-83 as the quest to regain The Ashes of English Cricket. The three match series resulted in a 2-1 win to England, notwithstanding a fourth match, won by an Australian XI whose status remains a matter of dispute. In the 1920s the story was revived, and the contest gradually became known as The Ashes.

2. The Ashes Urn. This was presented to the English captain Ivo Bligh, later Lord Darnley during the 1882-83 tour as a personal memento. In the period since 1950, it has come to be seen as the trophy for the contest.

3. The series of matches between England and Australia. The first match between the countries took place in 1877, although the legend of the Ashes did not arise until 1882. The series is currently played at approximately two yearly intervals, alternately in England and Australia. The Ashes are “held” by the country which last won a series and to “regain” them the other country must win more Test matches in a series than the country that “holds” them. If a series is “drawn” then the country holding the Ashes retains them. The last Ashes series was played in England in 2005 when England regained The Ashes after a gap of 16 years by winning the series 2-1. The next Ashes series will be in Australia in 2006-07 and the next series in England will be in 2009.

Notable Ashes series took place in 1932–33 (the Bodyline tour), 1948 (Sir Donald Bradman's "Invincibles" Australian side), 1981 (in which an England team spearheaded by Ian Botham won a thrilling series), 1989 (in which an Australian team spearheaded by Allan Border regained the Ashes on English soil) [1], and 2005 (when England eventually won the Ashes back, after a 'drought' of 16 years).

Answer 4

The Ashes is the name commonly given to the Test cricket contest played between England and Australia - it is one of cricket's fiercest and most celebrated rivalries and the oldest in international cricket.

In understanding the history of the Ashes, it is important to distinguish between three separate strands which have now become fused in the popular imagination.

1. The Legend of The Ashes. The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the English tour to Australia of 1882-83 as the quest to regain The Ashes of English Cricket. The three match series resulted in a 2-1 win to England, notwithstanding a fourth match, won by an Australian XI whose status remains a matter of dispute. In the 1920s the story was revived, and the contest gradually became known as The Ashes.

2. The Ashes Urn. This was presented to the English captain Ivo Bligh, later Lord Darnley during the 1882-83 tour as a personal memento. In the period since 1950, it has come to be seen as the trophy for the contest.

3. The series of matches between England and Australia. The first match between the countries took place in 1877, although the legend of the Ashes did not arise until 1882. The series is currently played at approximately two yearly intervals, alternately in England and Australia. The Ashes are “held” by the country which last won a series and to “regain” them the other country must win more Test matches in a series than the country that “holds” them. If a series is “drawn” then the country holding the Ashes retains them. The last Ashes series was played in England in 2005 when England regained The Ashes after a gap of 16 years by winning the series 2-1. The next Ashes series will be in Australia in 2006-07 and the next series in England will be in 2009.

Notable Ashes series took place in 1932–33 (the Bodyline tour), 1948 (Sir Donald Bradman's "Invincibles" Australian side), 1981 (in which an England team spearheaded by Ian Botham won a thrilling series), 1989 (in which an Australian team spearheaded by Allan Border regained the Ashes on English soil) [1], and 2005 (when England eventually won the Ashes back, after a 'drought' of 16 years).

Answer 5

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This is a list of Ashes cricket series played between Australia and England. Most Ashes series have consisted of five Test matches between the two countries. The Ashes series with the least Test matches in it was the 1887-88 Ashes series, consisting of only one Test. The seven Test match 1970-71 Ashes series was the Ashes series with the most Test matches. The first Ashes series was held in Australia, and since then the hosting of the Ashes series has been shared between Australia and England.

The Ashes is a fiercely contested competition. England won the first eight Ashes series in a row, and only lost one Ashes series in the first twelve series. Australia then won four series in a row, before England reclaimed the Ashes in the 1926 Ashes series. The Ashes series after 1934 has been dominated by Australia. After 1934, Australia have held the Ashes for long periods of time, including from 1934 to 1953, from 1959 to 1971 and from 1989 to 2005. The longest period of time that England has held the Ashes after 1934 was from 1953 to 1956. England is currently holding the Ashes after defeating the Australians in the 2005 Ashes series, ending Australia's 16 year holding of the Ashes. Overall, the Australians have won 30 Ashes series, England have won 28 Ashes series and there have been 5 drawn Ashes series. A total of 63 Ashes series have been played. The next Ashes series will be played in Australia in 2006-07.

Answer 6

Led Zeppelin - The story goes that Jimmy Page had completed a Scandinavian tour with the New Yardbirds - an impromptu band that was formed from the popular rapidly disintegrating Yardbirds. Keith Moon, drummer for 'The Who', is reputed to have said the new band would go down like a lead balloon - some reports say go over like a lead balloon (or zeppelin). Moon is said to have borrowed the term from John Entwistle, who had previously used it to describe bad gigs. Moon and Entwistle, both being English, would have been more likely to have used the English 'go down' version. The details of this are difficult to verify as the anecdotal comment wasn't recorded or put into print at the time and as Moon and Entwistle are deceased. Jimmy Page has confirmed the essence of the story in several subsequent interviews.

Answer 7

During the first England - Australia series, the losing team burnt all its cricketing gears, to ashes. This was reported by all English Newspaper. Then on symbolically England - Australia series is played for ASHES.

Answer 8

England was a star in the cricket. They always had a upperhand in the series in those days way back before second world war. But Australia was upcoming team. They were giving England sleepless nights. They produced finest cricketers like Sir Don for instant. Once England was defeated in the series. They took oath by burning their bats to regain the series. Then on, the test played between England and their once colony Australia, came to known as Ashes series- raju

Answer 9

because thats what they win the ashes of the two little pices at the top of the wickett that got burned

Answer 10

b'coz engnad loost their Ist test series againest AUStrilya

so next day in english newspaper
it si said that englaind lost everything