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4 unusual facts about Australian Aboriginal cricket team in England in 1868


1868 in sports

A team of Australian Aboriginals tours England, the first organised group of Australian cricketers to travel overseas and the first overseas team to complete a tour of England, although none of the matches have subsequently been given first-class status.

Cattle Market Ground

The last recorded match held on the ground came in September 1868 when the Gentlemen of Middlesex played the Australian Aboriginals during their tour of England.

Milnrow Road

The first recorded match on the ground was in 1868, when the Gentlemen of Rochdale played Australian Aboriginals during their tour of England.

Test cricket

In 1868, the Australian Aborigines team became the first organised overseas cricketers to tour England in 1868.



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