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Mullagh first Indigenous inductee into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame – Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame chairman Peter King admits it had been an “oversight” to not have inducted Indigenous star Johnny Mullagh until this year.
Mullagh is considered one of the best players of his era, reinforced when he featured in 45 of the 47 matches on the 1868 tour of England, finishing with 245 wickets at 10, 1698 runs at 23.65 and also, at times, keeping wicket.
“I think in this case, Cricket Australia, the players association and the Hall of Fame itself wanted to acknowledge the impact Indigenous players have had on the game,” King said.
“This was probably a bit of an oversight, in retrospect, and I think we have chosen Johnny as…
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