Crickets Burning Passion

Synopsis

After Englands 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.

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Year of Publication : 2008

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Classification: CRICKET

Binding: Paperback