#intercolonial

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Victoria v New South Wales — The First Inter-Colonial Match at the MCG, March 1856

Victoria vs New South Wales

1856-03-26

On 26-27 March 1856 the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosted its first inter-colonial fixture, between Victoria and New South Wales. NSW won by three wickets in front of a crowd of around 5,000 — among them many gold-rush emigrants. The match opened the Vic-NSW rivalry that would, with the Sheffield Shield from 1892-93, become the spine of Australian first-class cricket.

#intercolonial#victoria#new-south-wales

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Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip — The First First-Class Match in Australia, February 1851

Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) vs Port Phillip (Victoria)

1851-02-11

On 11-12 February 1851, eighteen years before the Federation that would create modern Australia, teams representing the colonies of Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip met at the Launceston Racecourse for what is now reckoned the first first-class cricket match played on Australian soil. About 2,500 spectators watched William Henty open the bowling underarm to Duncan Cooper; Van Diemen's Land won by three wickets.

#first-first-class-australia#tasmania#victoria