Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Name the English player who was presented with the Ashes urn which is in MCC??

  1. Tom Richardson

  2. Johnny Briggs

  3. Ivo Bligh

  4. Bobby Peel
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Explanation

Ivo Bligh, the English captain who led the 1882-83 tour to Australia, was presented with the Ashes urn. After England's defeat at The Oval, Bligh promised to 'recover those ashes.' His team won the series 2-1, and he was given a small terracotta urn containing ashes (allegedly from a bail burnt after a Melbourne social match). The urn is now displayed at Lord's in the MCC museum.

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