The Official MCC History of the Ashes

The Official MCC History of the Ashes

by Bernard Whimpress (Author)

Synopsis

The Official MCC History of the Ashes is the perfect way to celebrate cricket's most fiercely contested series. From the late 19th century England and Australia have met twice every four years and, since 1882, the prize for the series winners has been a tiny urn, purportedly containing the ashes of a bail burned after England had lost at The Oval. As well as a running history of the series, special features are interspersed, highlighting some of the legends from each team, the controversies and the media. updated fourth edition includes a feature on Australia's whitewash of England on home soil in 2013-14.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Published: 04 Jun 2015

ISBN 10: 1780976402
ISBN 13: 9781780976402

Media Reviews

The MCC and Carlton have gone the extra mile with this imaginative production. - Spin Cricket Monthly

Bernard Whimpress has assembled an entertaining array of pictures, anecdotes, player profiles and memorabilia to delight any fan. - Mail on Sunday

Author Bio
Bernard Whimpress is an historian and former curator of the Adelaide Oval Museum. He has published and edited the Australian cricket journal Baggy Green since 1998. He co-wrote the Andre Deutsch book Great Ashes Battles (2006) and has written the updates for Chris Harte's seminal History of Australian Cricket. A member of the Australian Society for Sports History, he lives in South Australia. The Marylebone Cricket Club is based at Lord's Cricket Ground. The MCC Cricket Museum is also at Lord's.