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First Tour scorebook

The Scorebook of the Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England is a copy, in Charles Lawrence's hand, of the original scorebook. It records names of both teams for all innings, scores, results, umpires' names and other details for every match. The scorebook also includes scores for 22 of Dublin v United Ireland Xl, 1856 and United Ireland XI v 22 of the North of Ireland, 1860.

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Transcript: Scorebook of the Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England, copy by Charles Lawrence


 
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Aboriginals v Richmond  
Played at the Old Deer Park June 5th & 6th 1868
1st innings Richmond 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs
I Nales 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
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 l.b. 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

 
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Aboriginals v Richmond  
   
1st innings Aboriginals 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs
Cuzens bd Morgan 24 bd Laurell 0
Bullocky run out   3 not out   15
Tiger bd Laurell 19 bd Laurell 10
Mullagh ct Allix " 1      
Red Cap ct Laurell Morgan 6 bd Morgan 7
C Lawrence not out   16 not out   42
Dick a Dick ct Noble Morgan 8      
King Cole ct & bd Park 6      
Twopenny run out   4      
Peter ct Jupp Laurell 0      
Charlie Dumas bd " 0      
Byes 4 leg byes 2 wides 4   10 byes 2 Lb 1 Wides 5 8
      -----     -----
      97     82
Match unfinished
the game for I heard in Sydney that he was the first
that grantd permison the use of the Domain for cricket
and there all practice and all important matches was
were played

 
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Aboriginals v Gentlemen of Sussex  
Played at Hove Brighton June 8 & 9 1868  
   
1st innings Aboriginals 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs
Bullocky ct Smith W Napper 14 run out   1
Cuzens ct Winslow Frere 4 ct Frere Blaker 1
Red Cap ct Leigh W Napper 8 ct Leigh " 6
Mullagh bd Frere 39 not out   27
Tiger bd W Napper 3 ct W Napper " 3
C Lawrence ct Rigden " 63 ct Winslow Frere 33
Dick a Dick bd Frere 11 bd " 4
Twopenny not out   10 bd Blaker 6
King Cole bd Frere 10 ct Winslow " 0
Peter L.b.W Blaker 0 L.b.W Frere 4
Dumas run   1 ct E Napper Blaker 1
Byes 4 leg byes 4     8 byes 1 Lb 2   3
      171     89
Bowler Balls Runs
Umpires W Shepherd & Tappenden
Sussex winning by nine wickets

 
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1st innings Sussex 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How Out Bowler Runs
O E Winslow ct Bullocky Mullagh 9 not out   71
C H Smith bd Lawrence 1 run out   14
Hon T Pelham bd Mullagh 5      
C G Wynch st Mullagh Lawrence 34 not out   27
Spencer A Leigh bd Mullagh 50      
H C Blaker ct Dick a Dick " 2      
E Napper run out   30      
C Horwood run out   0      
W Rigden ct Lawrence Mullagh 0      
H Frere not out   13      
W Napper bd Lawrence 0      
byes 6 leg byes 1     7      
      151     112
Bowler Balls runs Bowler Balls runs
Lawrence 90 64 Mullagh 52 45
Mullagh 132 55 Lawrence 28 33
Cuzens 36 25 Cuzens 32 34

 
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Aboriginals v Gentlemen of Lewisham  
played at Ladywell near Lewisham 10 & 11 June 1868
   
1st innings Lewisham 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs
E Wade bd Mullagh 0 bd Mullagh 19
H Lugg bd " 12 bd " 0
I Clarricvats ct Mullagh Lawrence 0 bd " 0
W Penn ct Lawrence Mullagh 13 bd Cuzens 4
F Penn ct King Cole Lawrence 19 bd Lawrence 7
C Samuels ct Dick a D " 0 bd Mullagh 8
S S Brown bd Mullagh 3 bd Lawrence 0
F Ingersoll bd " 0 not out   2
N A Hinde ct Cuzens " 11 bd Cuzens 0
R Biggs L.b.W. Lawrence 0 run out   1
I Clutterbuck not out   1 bd Cuzens 0
byes 1     1 byes 12   12
      60     53

 
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1st innings Aboriginals 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs
Bullocky bd Wade 1 L.b.W. W Penn 3
Tiger ct F Penn Brown 0 bd Wade 14
Dick a Dick ct & bd " 0      
Mullagh ct W Penn Wade 1 ct Samuels Wade 0
C Lawrence ct " Wade 0 not out   32
Cuzens bd " 8 ct F Penn Brown 11
Red Cap ct Lugg " 12 not out   2
King Cole not out   11      
Twopenny ct W Penn Wade 4      
Peter bd Brown 0      
C Dumas bd " 1      
Leg byes 4     4 Byes 4 Lb 5 Wides 1 10
      42     72

The Blacks winning by six wickets
Umpires T Perch & W Shepherd


 
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Aboriginals v Marylebone  
played at Lords Grd June 12th & 13th 1868  
   
1st innings MCC 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs
Earl of Coventry bd Mullagh 25 bd Cuzens 14
N C Allix " " 20 run out   12
C Gee " " 5 bd Mullagh 12
C F Buller " " 14 ct Peter " 23
Lieut-Col F H Bathurst " Cuzens 0 bd Cuzens 0
R A Fitzgerald " " 50 " " 3
H W Fellows " " 6 " " 1
Capt F Trevor " " 10 " " 18
A W Fitzgerald " Mullagh 6 " " 16
Viscount Downe " Cuzens 10 not out   9
T Smyth not out   3 bd Mullagh 0
byes 12 leg byes 3     15 byes 8 Leg byes 1}  
        wides 3 No balls 1 } 13
      164     121
Bowlers Balls runs   Balls runds Wides
Mullagh 184 82   65 19  
Cuzens 156 52   100 65 3
Lawrence 32 15        
Red Cap       32 24  

 
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Aboriginals v Marylebone  
played at Lords June 12th & 13 1868  
   
1st innings Aboriginals 2nd innings
Names How out Bowler Runs How out Bowler Runs
Bullocky bd Buller 11 Absent ill    
Tiger bd Smyth 0 bd Smyth 0
Cuzens bd Buller 0 ct Bathurst " 21
Red Cap bd Buller 13 ct Allix Buller 5
Mullagh bd " 75 ct Downe " 12
C Lawrence bd Fellows 31 run out   1
King Cole run out   7 bd Smyth 0
Dick a Dick ct & bd Buller 8 bd Buller 0
Twopenny bd " 6 bd Smyth 3
Peter bd Smyth 3 ct Trevor " 0
Charlie Dumas not out   0 not out   0
byes 18 leg byes 3}     byes 1 leg Byes 1}  
Wides 7 no balls 3}   31 Wides 1}   3
      185     45

Umpires F H Farrands and J Grundy
MCC winning by 55 runs