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Mullagh from Australian aboriginal cricketers, 1867 / by Patrick Dawson

from State Library of New South Wales

• ® teetroRap said:

  woou!

• Pixel Wrangler said:

  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.

• Paloma Toscano said:

  so old! I love seen that kind of photos,I learn so much about photography!

• Hallowed View said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 19th Century Sports Photographs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!