Cricket's burning passion: ivo bligh and the story of the ashes
Auteur :
Berry Scyld & Peploe Rupert
Éditeur :
Methuen Publishing Ltd
ISBN :
9780413776631
Date de publication :
15 mai 2008
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
After England's cricketers famously lost to Australia at the Oval in August 1882 a mock obituary notice was published in the "Sporting Times", announcing that 'the body [of English cricket] would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia'. It was this announcement that brought 'the Ashes' into existence.