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A scorebook of the Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England, 1868, from Charles Lawrence - papers, page 41868

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Page 4 Aboriginals v Richmond Played in the Old Deer Park June 5th & 6th 1868 1st innings Richmond 2nd innings Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs I Hales hit W Mullagh 0 not out 1 A[?] B Stopford bd Cuzens 1 bd Cuzens 17 N C Allix ct Cuzens Mullagh 2 bd Mullagh 37 F F Cuppage bd Cuzens 10 ct King Cole Cuzens 40 G H Jupp bd “ 19 bd Bullocky 15 A W Park bd “ 5 bd Cuzens 24 C Noble run out 21 ct Red Cap Bullocky 8 E M Walsh bd Cuzens 0 bd Mullagh 31 R Barton not out 3 ct & bd Lawrence 14 C Morgen bd Mullagh 2 bd Mullagh 2 J P Laurell bd Lawrence 7 bd “ 26 Byes 2 leg byes 2 4 byes 16 Lb. 3 Wides 2 21 ----- ----- 74 236 Sir William Dawson Governor of New South Wales in 1856 was present and requested an introduction to the Aboriginals and expressed himself pleased to see them and asked to be allowed to make them a present of 10/- each I need not say how delighted they were Sir William no doubt was a lover of...