2006-10-18 22:53:39 · 11 answers · asked by murrayrichie 1 in Sports ➔ Cricket
In the match held at the Oval in 1882, Australia beat England in England for the first time. After this match a satirical obituary was published in the Sporting Times in which it was stated that English Cricket has died and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next England tour to Australia 1882-83 as the quest to regain the Ashes. From that time the series between England and Australia is called The Ashes series.
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2006-10-22 02:52:15 · answer #1 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 next English tour, to Australia (1882-83) as the quest to regain The Ashes.
A small terracotta urn was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women at some point during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes of an item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail, ball or stump. The urn is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, and whichever side "holds" the Ashes, the urn remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's because of its age and frailty. Since the 1998-99 Ashes series, a Waterford crystal trophy has been presented to the winners.
2006-10-21 22:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by jaggles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1882 Australia beat England at cricket, they burnt the bails of the wicket and put them in an urn as their trophy.. ever since then they've played every year and the winner takes the "ashes" to their country. But now, only the trophy similar to ashes trophy presented to winner.
2006-10-19 06:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by skandhchat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The above is true, and the ashes are kept in a small urn. On the urn is a copy of a newspaper ad from London after Aus first beat England, lamenting the death of English cricket. It is a proper obituary advert.
The ashes of English cricket, perhaps?
2006-10-19 01:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by Richo Fev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many moons ago a game of cricket was played at a location called Rupertswood in Sunbury Victoria Australia. As the prize for the winning team they had nothing to offer - so they burned something - a stick or something and put them - (the ashes) -into a capsule/urn/trophy, and that was the prize - well more of a symbol really. Until this day that name has stuck.
Look up Rupertswood on an Australian website...
2006-10-18 23:00:18 · answer #5 · answered by Pooroldpossum 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ashes are the burnt remnants of the bails (the things on top of the wickets) from the first test between England and Australia, back somewhere in the dark days of the mid to late 1800s.
2006-10-18 23:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by njhendybabes 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 1882 Australia beat England at cricket, they burnt the bails of the wicket and put them in an urn as their trophy.. ever since then they've played every year and the winner takes the "ashes" to their country.
2006-10-18 22:59:00 · answer #7 · answered by Hamza 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are the ashes of a set of bails burned by some suffragettes during a test match.
2006-10-18 23:01:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ASHES IS A CRICKET SERIES PLAYED BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA!
2006-10-19 21:20:43 · answer #9 · answered by aki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couse their a bunch of P@SSIES, that cant play Cricket
2006-10-19 10:07:11 · answer #10 · answered by $GET SOME$ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋