W. G. Grace them against Australia, and was an automatic selection for England at home, but his only Test-playing tour of Australia was that of 1891–92. Grace's most significant Test was England v Australia in 1882 at The Oval. Thanks to Spofforth who took 14 wickets in the match, Australia won by 7 runs and the legend of The Ashes was born immediately afterwards. Grace scored only 4 and 32 but he has been held responsible for "firing up" Spofforth. This came about through a typical piece of gamesmanship by Grace when he effected an unsporting, albeit legal, run out of Sammy Jones.
1882 in Australian literature 1882 in Australian literature This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1882. For an overview of world literature see 1882 in literature. "See also:" 1881 in Australian literature, 1882 in Australia, 1883 in Australian literature. A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1882 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered