Ashes Cricket
Posted by admin on Nov 5, 2010
What are “The Ashes” ?
Well as every cricket fan will know, especially those from England & Australia, The Ashes is a test series dating back to 1882. It is played every other year during the Summer months of the respective countrys and as England and Australia are geographically in opposite hemispheres it means the series are played approximately 18 to 30 months apart.
The name “The Ashes” originates from a match at The Oval when Australia beat England for the first time on English soil and The Sporting Times printed an article stating that English cricket had died and the body would be cremated and taken to Australia. When the next series was due to take place in Australia the English press stated that England were trying to regain “The Ashes”. During that series a small urn was presented to the England team and was reputed to hold the ashes of a cricketing item, possibly a bail although there have been many different claims as to the orign of the ashes in the urn. However it took many years before the series became known as “The Ashes” and consequently “the trophy” was not given to the winners each time. It remained with the captain, Ivo Bligh, to whom it was presented and now the urn normally resides in the musem at the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) to whom it was presented by Ivo Bligh’s widow when he died.
There has been recent calls in the press for the urn to be physically presented to the winners and taken to Australia if they win the series, and for the last 10 years a crystal representation of the urn has been presented as an official trophy of the series.
In recent times, the 2005 series held in England has been rated one of the most exciting of all time with England coming out on top by winning two matches, drawing two and loosing one. The second match, England won by 2 runs, the smallest ever runs margin in Ashes history. For those of us in England at the time we won’t forget the scenes of victory and the open top bus parade through London and especially Freddie Flintoff as he appeared to have slightly “overdone” the celebrations! although he can be forgiven as he scored over 400 runs and took 24 wickets.
The next series in Australia in 2006/07 was a disaster for England as they were whitewashed 5-0, the first time that had happened since 1920. Flintoff again hit the headlines for his off the field antics reportedly in a pedlo ! Ricky Ponting was the star batsman for Australia scoring 576 runs, and with the ball, Stuart Clark, Shane Warne and Glen McGrath all took over 20 wickets.
In 2009 the series will again be played in England and for the first time a match will be played at Sophia Gardens in Wales. The other venues are Lords, Edgbaston, Headingly and the Oval.
Australia will be without some of their stars of recent years including that fantastic player Shane Warne and Glen McGrath so England will be hoping that they can again regain “The Ashes” by pulling of a series win on home soil.
Can I barbecue with ashes from recent barbecue and new charcoal.?
Posted by admin on Sep 17, 2009
You know instead of throwing it out, can I use the ashes from my most recent cookout right along with new briquettes?
If yes, what benefit does it add?
If no, why not?
The ashes are spent and have no further value. That said, if you have left over charcoal from a previous fire that was only partially burned you can and should use the remaining unburned (partially burned) pieces to cook your next meal. I always do that and make up any shortage with new unburned charcoal.
What is the box of ashes used to hold cremated bodies in called?
Posted by admin on Sep 3, 2009
You know what I mean. When you cremate a person, what is that box called that holds the ashes you bury?
It’s called an urn.
Did Australia declare too early on the 4th day of 1st Ashes Test thereby allowing England to save the test?
Posted by admin on Jul 17, 2009
** Ricky Ponting declared 232 runs ahead & 5 wickets down…Marcus North was 122 but played too slowly…Haddin did very well…Had these 2 batted for an extra hour or so the lead would have extended to 300 giving England the psychological disadvantage of saving the test on the final day
Certain types of opposition needs to be ground into the dust**
I agree with you……Marcus North played way too slow and I think it forced Ponting to declare based on the amount of overs left in the game, not on the number of runs ahead. I’m sure he would have liked another 50 to 100 runs lead and it was the batters responsibility to bat for the team not for themselves. Haddin did that and went on a run scoring spree while North batted too conservatively and put Australia in a hole.
The Aussies should have won that test match, its a good thing to get 100 runs BUT sometimes you need to forget your own batting record and averages and go out there and bat for the team. I doubt you would see Ponting, Clarke, or Hussey blocking when fast runs were needed!
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