Word: australia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...when Australia won her first match on English ground, cartoonists pictured an urn containing the ashes of British cricket. Since then the teams have contested for the "ashes...
Democracy. A power greater in many ways than the Pope's was left in Brother Bramwell's hands. He could elevate or demote officers at will. He was sole trustee of all Army properties in England and Australia. By scribbling a name on a slip of paper he could nominate his successor...
...British empire, then there is seldom a time when it is not shining down on a cricket game. Last week, when London was in darkness and the old, sick king stirred in the night at Buckingham Palace, the most important cricket of the year was being played in Melbourne, Australia. This was the third match in the series played yearly between a team of picked Britishers and a team of picked Australians for the "ashes...
...their first innings of the third match, England had 417 and Australia 397. When Australia had completed its second inning, the tourists went in to bat on a wicket that after a rain and five days of play was ridged and torn so that it favored the bowlers; it did not seem possible that the English batsmen would be able to reach 332 runs to win. Jack Hobbs gave the visitors their start; shortly after the interval for tea, he was bowled out with 49; Herbert Sutcliffe continued with Jardine and the day's play ended with nine wickets...
Besides the test matches between England and Australia, the great cricket matches are played between the public schools of Britain?Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Westminster?between counties, or between professional teams. The greatest of all professionals is famed Jack Hobbs, one of the best batsman in cricket, who made 16 centuries last