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What happened on this day in history.
AUGUST 29th
On this day in history in 1882, died English Cricket.
In 1892, the English cricket team were defeated by Australia at The Oval. A derisive obituary appeared in The Times stating:
In Affectionate
Remembrance of
English Cricket
Which died at The Oval
29th August
1882
Deeply lamented by a large
circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances
RIP
N.B. The body will be
cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.
The next year, England won a Test series in Australia and the bails used in the match were burned and the ashes placed in the now famous urn in the Long Room at Lords cricket ground. Ever since then England and Australia have regularly competed for the fabled ‘Ashes’, although the actual urn has its home in England.
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