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Cricket's Burning Passion

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Scyld Berry

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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.

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Title: Cricket's Burning Passion
Language: English
Authors: Scyld Berry
Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Released: 2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN10: 0413776638
ISBN13: 9780413776631
Tags: Hobby, Sports
Rating: 3.35 out of 5
Description: 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.