in Australia first, when George Giffen, in his memoirs (With Bat and Ball, 1899), used the term as if it were well known. The true and global revitalisation of interest in the concept dates from 1903, when Pelham Warner took a team to Australia with the promise that he would regain "the ashes". As had been the case on Bligh's tour twenty years before, the Australian media latched fervently onto the term, and, this time, it stuck. Records Individual records Team records References External links 1882 in Australian cricket 1882 in English cricket 1882 English cricket seasons in the 19th century International cricket competitions from 1844 to 1888 1882