August 29, 1882. The on-field gamesmanship of WG Grace so incensed Fred Spofforth that it produced a bowling spell that scorched The Oval. As the English batting was cremated in the fire, The Ashes came into being. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the day that gave birth to the most famous and enduring of all cricketing rivalries.
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May 31, 1882. Cambridge University, powered by the three gifted Studd brothers, defeated the great Australian side of 1882 in a historic encounter. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the match and at the role of the great cricketer and missionary CT Studd in the famous victory.
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