Sport, Cricket, The Kennington Oval, Surrey, London, England, August 1882, England v Australia (Australia won by 7 runs), The illustration shows the Australian's in the field, as Fred Spofforth bowls to England's WG Grace, England's defeat provoked the S

Sport, Cricket, The Kennington Oval, Surrey, London, England, August 1882, England v Australia (Australia won by 7 runs), The illustration shows the Australian's in the field, as Fred Spofforth bowls to England's WG Grace (William Gilbert Grace), England's defeat provoked the Sporting Times newspaper to publish a mock obituary of English cricket, concluding: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia" (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)