The third episode of ‘Tales from The Oval’, presented by Tom Holland – host of The Rest is History – and Jon Surtees from Surrey CCC, has been released today and takes you inside the birth of the Ashes and incredible story of how international cricket was brought to the UK by The Oval
Picking up with Surrey superstars Harry Jupp, James Southerton and Ted Pooley travelling to Australia with England in 1876/77, the pair discuss the extraordinary legacy of Charles Alcock –probably the most influential sports administrator of all time – and his vision to stage the first ever Test Match to be held in England, at The Oval in 1880.
The podcast tells the story of the historic Tests of 1880 and 1882, the Test that was so dramatic it ultimately created The Ashes – dwelling on some extraordinary parallels in cricketing history and truly laying out why The Oval is the most historically important cricket ground in the world.
Future episodes will be released every Wednesday, with episode 4 – coming on Wednesday June 12th – naming Tom and Jon’s choice for the greatest Surrey player of all time and telling their amazing story.
Tales from The Oval is available from all podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple.
