Ashes to ashes
20th April 1979, Page 36
20th April 1979
Page 36
Page 36, 20th April 1979
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A double-headed penny, which has hitherto been the exclusive preserve of the Inland Revenue, has been presented to Mike Brearley, England's cricket captain, and members of the team by Mike Hoffman, chairman and managing director of Perkins Engines. He has given them also a portable crematorium or "doit-yourself Ashes machine".
The presentations commemorated England's test success in Australia and Perkins' sponsorship of the team. The company wants to continue to sponsor -England's most successful sporting squad", which in its
off-field time promoted the of Perkins engines in the hig competitive Australian markE "I hope that Perkins sco as many victories off the fielc we achieved on it," said M Brearley. It looks as though ti did.