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Spofforth and the Ashes myth

Fiery fast bowler Fred "Demon" Spofforth was probably Australia's first cricketing idol when he made his entrance in 1877, playing under Charles Bannerman.

The Ashes myth itself was born in 1882 when Ivo Bligh's Engliahsman regained the Ashes in Australia.

Nov 2010

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1882/83 AUS v ENG 1st Tes ... 1877 AUS v ENG 2nd Test 1877 AUS v ENG 1st Test

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1882/83 Ashes AUS v ENG 1877 Ashes AUS v ENG

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Darling, Joseph Grace, William G Spofforth, Frederick R Trumper, Victor T Bligh, Ivo F W Bannerman, Charles Chappell, Ian M Armstrong, Warwick W Harris, George Gregory, David W Noble, Montague A Douglas, John W H T Turner, Charles T B Lillywhite, James Hill, Clement Blackham, John M Kendall, Thomas Kingston Barnes, Sydney F

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Classic Tests (Black & White)

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