Leather and Willow

[GUT]

Well we seem to be doing a bit better in the women's cricket, as I say you find your happiness where you can.

[Bridewell]

Hello Gut,

I believe the ashes were from the bails only..not the stump..simply because there isn't room for that amount of ashes in the tiny urn used.

Phil

The tradition is indeed that the ashes were of bails only, although another theory is that the young lady concerned burnt her veil and that those were the ashes used.

[Bridewell]

Cricket comes from the word cric, I believe, an alternative form of crook.

Legend has it, the game was originally played by shepherds with their crooks, and stones...and still they got more than 60 all out.

Monty

That makes sense. If you look at early cricket bats they look more like hockey sticks.

[GUT]

H'lo GUT,

Sorry for the painful loss. Similar to me watching the rise and fall of the Mets and Yankees here.

Years ago I had to read to my father when he went blind. I was reading a news item that referred to a "cricket bat". Dad, oddly enough, got confused for about five minutes pondering the term. I finally corrected his misapprehension that it was not a new species of bat that made odd noises at night rubbing it's small legs together.

Jeff

I keep saying at least we beat the Kiwis in the Rugby (you find your success where you can).

I love the cricket bat story and your dad.

[Mayerling]

That's one of the options, there are also a number of other explanations, I think it dates back to the 1500's.

H'lo GUT,

Sorry for the painful loss. Similar to me watching the rise and fall of the Mets and Yankees here.

Years ago I had to read to my father when he went blind. I was reading a news item that referred to a "cricket bat". Dad, oddly enough, got confused for about five minutes pondering the term. I finally corrected his misapprehension that it was not a new species of bat that made odd noises at night rubbing it's small legs together.

Jeff

[Rosemary]

The GUT Himself

I'm lighting candles for you, sha 'it bébé.

[GUT]

Interesting! Thank you for the link, Rosella.

I still don't know why they named the game after an insect, though. I mean, look at "baseball"-- we have balls and bases in the game, so it sort of makes sense to call it that. Do they keep lucky crickets at the clubhouses? Is it because they play until the crickets start to chirp (i.e, for several hours)?
I shall research this further.

If you have a look at the never reliable wiki they give a few alternatives for the origin of the name.

[GUT]

Hello Gut,

I believe the ashes were from the bails only..not the stump..simply because there isn't room for that amount of ashes in the tiny urn used.


Phil

Pretty sure that's right Phil.

But I was still in mourning when I wrote earlier.

[GUT]

Cricket comes from the word cric, I believe, an alternative form of crook.

Legend has it, the game was orginally played by shepherds with their crooks, and stones...and still they got more than 60 all out.

Monty

That's one of the options, there are also a number of other explanations, I think it dates back to the 1500's.

[Pcdunn]

This is the story of the little urn which was presented to the Bligh team when they were playing a private cricket match in Victoria. One of the ladies in the house party rushed to her room and gave them one of her little perfume jars. They burned a bail and shoved some of the ashes in it on that occasion. The Ashes and urn haven't left the MCC since it was gifted in the 1920's.

http://www.lords.org/history/mcc-history/the-ashes/

Interesting! Thank you for the link, Rosella.

I still don't know why they named the game after an insect, though. I mean, look at "baseball"-- we have balls and bases in the game, so it sort of makes sense to call it that. Do they keep lucky crickets at the clubhouses? Is it because they play until the crickets start to chirp (i.e, for several hours)?
I shall research this further.

[pinkmoon]

I think you will find my best mate Phil is right.

[Phil Carter]

Hello Gut,

I believe the ashes were from the bails only..not the stump..simply because there isn't room for that amount of ashes in the tiny urn used.


Phil

[Rosella]

This is the story of the little urn which was presented to the Bligh team when they were playing a private cricket match in Victoria. One of the ladies in the house party rushed to her room and gave them one of her little perfume jars. They burned a bail and shoved some of the ashes in it on that occasion. The Ashes and urn haven't left the MCC since it was gifted in the 1920's.

http://www.lords.org/history/mcc-history/the-ashes/

[Monty]

Cricket comes from the word cric, I believe, an alternative form of crook.

Legend has it, the game was orginally played by shepherds with their crooks, and stones...and still they got more than 60 all out.

Monty

[GUT]

Following from my ansew to Dunny above, I think cricket may now be dead in Aus, it was embarrassing. At least we beat the Kiwis in the Bledisloe last night.