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    The Ashes: Player by Player
    The Ashes: Player by Player
    The Ashes: Player by Player
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    The Ashes: Player by Player

    By Pat Morgan

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    The trophy has changed hands regularly over the decades, with the two countries greatest players giving their all to establish the upper hand, although the urn said to be contain the true Ashes resides at Lords. Along the way, Ashes spectators have witnessed some of cricket s most glorious moments, from the sensational high-scoring exploits of Don Bradman and Jack Hobbs to the derring-do of Ian Botham in 1981 and the almost unbearable tension of the incredible series of 2005. There have been inspired bowling spells from the likes of Shane Warne, Bob Willis and Jim Laker; huge scores by Len Hutton, Bobby Simpson and others; and moments of heart-stopping brilliance in the field. This book provides detailed statistical and biographical information on the 100 greatest cricketers 50 English and 50 Australian to have battled for their country. Each of them has ensured the legend of the Ashes will never die. The book ties in with the forthcoming Ashes series in England with Test matches taking place at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, between July 10-14; Lord s, London, July 18-22; Old Trafford, Manchester, August 1-5; Riverside, Durham August 9-13; and The Oval, London, on August 21-25. This will be closely followed by another Ashes series in Australia with Tests at the Gabba, Brisbane - November 21-25; Adelaide Oval - December 5-9; WACA, Perth - December 13-17; MCG, Melbourne - December 26-30; and SCG Sydney - January 3-7 2014. A satirical obituary from 1882 mourned the death of English cricket after a match in which Australia won on English soil for the first time. The body would be cremated, the notice said, and the ashes taken to Australia. The great rivalry between England and Australia known as the Ashes had begun.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherG2 Rights
    Release dateAug 20, 2013
    ISBN9781782815440
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      The Ashes - Pat Morgan

      Ames

      Later described by many as the greatest English wicketkeeper-batsman of them all, Les Ames made his first-class debut for Kent in 1926, becoming a regular the following season. He was called up to England duty for the 1928/29 Ashes tour, but featured only in state games; his Test match debut came against South Africa in the summer of 1929. Ames had to wait until the 1932/33 ‘Bodyline’ tour for his first match against Australia, and his first innings of note came when he scored 69 in the second innings at Adelaide. The following summer he knocked 120 off the Aussie attack as England recorded an innings victory at Lord’s. Later in the same series he recorded a 72 at Old Trafford and, meanwhile, his tally of victims caught and stumped was mounting. As comfortable standing up to the wicket for fast bowlers as for spinners, he included a stumping off the Notts quick Bill Voce among his victims. Ames’ batting average against the Aussies did not approach his overall Test match figure (40.56), but as late as 1938 he was scoring 83 in an Ashes match at Lord’s. That match was to prove his last Ashes hurrah, the intervention of the war bringing an end to his international career. Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1929, he remains the only wicketkeeper to score 100 first-class centuries and still holds the records for most wicketkeeper dismissals (129) and most stumpings (64) in an English county season. His first-class stumpings total (418) is also a

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