THE ABORIGINAL CRICKET TEAM By Bill Ericson
Feb 09, 2016
THE ABORIGINAL CRICKET TEAM
By Bill Ericson
THE ABORIGINAL TEAM
The Australian aboriginal cricket team in England in 1868 was a side made of
aboriginal cricketers. They were the first organized
Australian team that traveled overseas.
WHO WAS IN THE TEAM?
The players in the Australian side at the time were…
He was a right hand batsman and a right hand bowler
He was a skillful player and he was an all rounder. He was a right hand Batsman and a right hand bowler
PLAYER
Not much is known about them
Most of the information pages don’t exist anymore or they have been deleted
The full list of the cricketers are
FULL LIST OF NAMES
Johnny Mullagh - traditional name: UnaarriminBullocky - traditional name: Bullchanach. A wicketkeeper, Bullocky was referred to as "at once the black Bannerman and Blackham of his team”.Sundown - traditional name: BallrinDick-a-Dick - traditional name: JungunjinanukeJohnny Cuzens - traditional name: ZellanachKing Cole - traditional name: BripumyarriminRed Cap - traditional name: BrimbunyahTwopenny - traditional name: MurrumgunarrimanCharley Dumas - traditional name: PripumuarramanJimmy Mosquito - traditional name: Grougarrong, who "could walk upright under a bar and then jump it in a stander”.Tiger - traditional name: BoninbarngeetPeterJim Crow
INFO FOUND
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_cricket_team_in_England_in_1868