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Johnny Mullagh: Australia’s Cricket Hall of Fame inducts first Aboriginal player – BBC News
Johnny Mullagh was one of the stars of the first Australian cricket tour of England in 1868.
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image captionJohnny Mullagh, standing second from right with a pocket handkerchief, was the standout performer of the first Australian cricket team
One of the stars of the first Australian cricket tour of England has become the first Aboriginal inducted to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
Johnny Mullagh was part of the 1868 Aboriginal team that became the country’s first sporting team to tour internationally.
The Hall of Fame chairman said Mullagh contributed…
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