ID	1
Title	The Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England 1868
Broadcast	2001-06-14 00:00:00
Network	Radio 4
Presenter	Mark Whitaker
Producer	Mark Whitaker
Precis	The extraordinary story of the first overseas cricketers ever to visit England -- a team of Australian Aborigines who toured in 1868. The quality of their cricket surprised the English crowds, but it was a commercial tour and they were marketed as racial freaks. They were never paid and only three ever played again. They were the first cricketers to represent Australia overseas, yet no Aborigine has played for his country since.
Duration	30
Txtime	1899-12-30 20:00:00
Repeat	2001-08-15 00:00:00
Rpttime	1899-12-30 11:00:00
Description	The extraordinary story of the first overseas cricketers ever to visit England -- a team of Australian Aborigines who toured in 1868. They were among the few remaining members of their clans -- most had already been wiped out by white settlers and imported diseases. The quality of their cricket surprised the English crowds, but it was a commercial tour and they were marketed as racial freaks. They played under 'slave-names' like King Cole, Dick-a-Dick and Sundown, and at the end of each match had to put on exhibitions of boomerang and spear throwing. They were never paid and only three ever played again. They were the first cricketers to represent Australia overseas, yet no Aborigine has played for his country since.
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