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1935-36 Australian Tour to India & Ceylon, menu 'Dinner to H.H.…
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10-May-2020
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1935-36 Australian Tour to India & Ceylon, menu 'Dinner to H.H.The Maharajadhiraj of Patiala's Team of Australian Cricketers at the Karachi Club on Saturday 23rd November 1935', small piece cut from reverse, but with 60+ signatures, plus team photo signed by Ron Morrisby. The first ever cricket match, on the land of present day Pakistan, was played at Karachi Gymkhana Ground, between an Australian Team & Sindh Cricket Team, on Nov, 22, 1935. 5000 Karachites came to see this match. Australia won the match by an innings & 90 runs. The match is considered to have been the first ever on the land of present day Pakistan before partition, which later on paved the way for International Cricket in Pakistan. The Australian team included Frank Tarrant, Wendell Bill, Stork Hendry, Bill Ryder, Lisle Nagel, Ron Morrisby and Ron Oxenham.
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Cricket