The Bishop of London commented:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Studd brothers were great servants of two of this country\u2019s most historic institutions: the Church; and the game of cricket. May their memory inspire England as they take on Australia this week at Lord\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proud tradition of the Church and cricket together continues to this day. Once again, I\u2019m delighted that the Diocese of London\u2019s team continues to fly the flag and has reached the final of the Church Times Cricket Cup.\u201d\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Studd Brothers were from a large cricketing and evangelical family. All three captained Cambridge University, played for Middlesex and one, CT, played for England in the test match giving rise to the Ashes. CT was in the losing Engish side in the 1882 Oval match which prompted the Sporting Times mock obituary, \u201d\u02dcThe body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia\u2019. CT and GB were both members of the touring side which recovered the Ashes in the winter of 1882-1883 during which the England captain was presented with the famous urn.<\/p>\n
CT went out to China on missionary work and remained there between 1885 and 1895. Invalided home, he did missionary work in England and America. He then went as a missionary to the Belgian Congo. Wisden records that \u201d\u02dcdespite numerous illnesses and many hardships, devoted the remainder of his life to missionary work there.\u2019 In the Congo, he built a church whose aisle measured 22 yards from end to end.<\/p>\n