This weekend has been a big event for all sporting enthusiast from Rugby to Football and of course the cricket.
The first recorded cricket match in Australia took place in Sydney in December 1803 and a report in the Sydney Gazette, on 8th January 1804 suggested that cricket was already well established in the infant colony. The first tour by an English team to Australia was in 1861–62, organised by the catering firm of Spiers and Pond as a private enterprise. A further tour followed in 1863–64, led by George Parr and was even more successful than the last. In 1868 a team consisting of Aboriginal player became the first Australian team to tour England. The Team played 47 matches, winning 14 drawing 19 and loosing 14.
Cricket on the Goldfields of Western Australia was hugely popular and even the smallest of townships seemed to have it own team
Here are just a few of our early ‘Sporting Hero’s
Test Cricket is not a light-hearted business, especially that between England and Australia.
Donald Bradman
Bush Cricket by John Terrill:-
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Hi
Great to see you pages and photos. I haven’t been back to Kunanalling for a few years now, but there was a bitumen cricket pitch still present one time I was there. I was on the north side of town. I should imagine it is still fairly obvious but not sure. I will look for some pictures for you.
David
Hi David Have you seen the book ‘Kunanalling and Beyond’ by Ray Bounsell? Its a great read. Im sure the cricket pitch is still there, well my husband is anyway! Would love a photo if yu have one. Kindest regards Moya