Australia’s first Aboriginal cricket team: an untold story

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In an overlooked snippet of Australian sporting history, our first sporting team to tour England was comprised of Aboriginal cricketers from western Victoria.

They played 49 games on tour: won 14, lost 14, and drew 19.

Among a swathe of cricketing greats such as Bradman and Mcgrath, the story often gets forgotten.

 

 

 

 

 

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