<P> The Ashes urn is a small urn made of terracotta and standing 11 cm high , believed to contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail . It was presented to Ivo Bligh , the captain of the England cricket team , as a personal gift after a friendly match hosted at Rupertswood mansion in Sunbury during the 1882 -- 83 tour in Australia . After his death the urn was presented to the Marylebone Cricket Club , which has it on display at Lord 's cricket ground in London . The urn has come to be strongly associated with ' The Ashes ' , the prize for which England and Australia are said to compete in Test series between the two countries . </P>
<P> The Ashes urn is a small urn made of terracotta and standing 11 cm high , believed to contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail . It was presented to Ivo Bligh , the captain of the England cricket team , as a personal gift after a friendly match hosted at Rupertswood mansion in Sunbury during the 1882 -- 83 tour in Australia . After his death the urn was presented to the Marylebone Cricket Club , which has it on display at Lord 's cricket ground in London . The urn has come to be strongly associated with ' The Ashes ' , the prize for which England and Australia are said to compete in Test series between the two countries . </P>
what is the ashes trophy made out of
what is the ashes trophy made out of
terracotta
terracotta