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From Wikipedia: "Johnny Mullagh (1841-1891), was part of the famous 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England. He was a skilful all-rounder, being a right arm bowler and right-handed batsman. "Also known by his traditional name Unaarrimin (he was given the name 'Mullagh' to identify him with his place of birth), he played 47 matches on the 1868 England tour, scoring 1698 runs at an average of around 20 on pitches that were often treacherous. Spectators considered the equal of any English batter. He also bowled 1877 overs, 831 of which were maidens, and took 245 wickets at 10 apiece. If this weren't enough, he would occasionally don wicket-keeping gloves, achieving four stumpings." There's also the Johnny Mullagh Cricket Centre – a museum in country Victoria celebrating the cricket career of this aboriginal sporting hero.

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The earliest evidence of cricket being played in Queensland is in 1857, two years prior to separation from New South Wales and statehood. A match between Brisbane and Ipswich was held in 1859 while in 1860 a Toowoomba team played Dalby. By 1862 there were also teams in Warwick, Maryborough, Gayndah, Gympie, Rockhampton, and the Lockyer Valley. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_cricket_team#:~:text=Fre....

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"A cricketing legend, Sydney, [1932] : Cricketer Donald Bradman is still recorded as being the world's greatest batsman. His batting average of 99.9 runs for 80 Test innings is unrivaled." -- Caption from Sydney Exposures (exhibition): the photographic studio of Sam Hood 1925-1950

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How wonderful that the world's greatest batsman should have his bats made in Yorkshire!