Where or who did the Ashes come from originally?

Answer 1

The origins of cricket's oldest international contest go back to 1882, when the third Australian team to tour England achieved the unthinkable.
Until then, the English had never been beaten on home soil, but Australia, led by by WL Murdoch, shocked the "Mother Country".
England, with the legendary WG Grace in their ranks, lost by seven runs, Aussie fast bowler Fred Spofforth taking 14 wickets for 90 runs.

The following day, a mock obituary ran in the Sporting Times "in affectionate remembrance of English cricket, which died at the Oval on 29th August, 1882".
It added: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia."
Those mythical ashes became a reality when the next England team to tour Australia.

The Hon Ivo Bligh was presented with an urn containing the burnt remains of a bail after beating the home side 2-1*.

Thus "The Ashes" were now a tangible sporting prize, although they remain in the safekeeping of cricket's spiritual home, Lord's.

Answer 2

altho most people think that the ashes are the burning of the bails it was actually only the left 1 and it started when the Aussies first beat England and was meant to symbolise the death of English cricket

Answer 3

Every thing in this world is given a name....... When things are burnt ,something is still left out.......people had to call it by some name and they gave it a name of Ash.....and so we have Ashes.....only when heart burns emotionally.....we don't see ashes.............lol

Answer 4

The ashes are the burnt remains of a wicket, representing "the death of English cricket." I think it was a wicket burnt by the Australians and presented to the English.

Answer 5

when australia first beat england the stumps were burnt to indiacte the death of english cricket. the ashes are the ashes of those stumps that both sides are trying to win!

Answer 6

the bails were burnt after the first test between england and austrailia. the actual trophy is the size of your hand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes

check this link out it says it contains the ashes of a burnt cricket item.

Answer 7

From the burning of the BAILES. It is interesting to note that the Australian press at the time reported it was from the burning of THE BALLS (not the BAILES). It took 2 years to correct this - but it is now officially recorded.

Answer 8

Burning of the stumps/bails after Australia won a test match - as a "souvenir" of their win