From: "Greg Ratcliffe" <gratclif-AT-ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Re: cricket
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:33:05 +1100


Nalin and Salil,

Re the Aboriginal cricketers: two texts which are devoted to the subject (rather
than passing references) are:

D.J. Mulvaney
Cricket Walkabout: The Australian Aborigines in England (South Melbourne:
Macmillan) 1988.

D.J. Mulvaney
Cricket Walkabout: The Australian Aboriginal Cricketers on Tour 1867-8 (London:
Melbourne UP) 1967.

If I recall correctly the later book is a revised edition of the earlier one.
Both contain many photographs.

As a futher point of interest in this regard, a photo of the team can be viewed
on the Australian 'Centenary of Federation' website at

http://www.centenary.gov.au/resources/media_centre/archive/media_images.php#tvc2
(there is an underscore mark between media and centre, and another between media
and images)

greg



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Subject: Re: cricket


Greg, et al.

The first Australian team to tour England in 1868 was an indigenous team.
However, I don't know why they did not continue this level of interest or
participation. Anyone interested could read among others James Bradley, Richard
Cashman, and W.F. Mandle who make passing reference to the indigenous players.

As to the so-called quota system in S.Africa (or the lack of it in Sri Lanka), I
suppose the objective is to level a playing field skewed by the specter of
apartheid, which is the obvious difference between countries like NZ and England
that have fielded multiethnic teams. But I'm not sure whether the lack of quotas
in rugby (I'm guessing there aren't) means that they are not necessary in
cricket as well.

Salil's point about the lack of non-white players (I can't think of any) in
Australian teams is interesting although in its early history (between 1875 and
1935) I vaguely recall that they used indigenous players, perhaps one or two.

By the way has there been anything of interest on Muralitharan's ethnicity? I am
very familiar with the chucking controversy but don't recall reading anything
insightful about his Tamil identity.

Best,
Nalin



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