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PRACTICING CITATIONS

"Leading 'The Combined Australian Eleven'  for  the  first  time, McDonnell  became  the  first captain to invite the opposition to bat on winning the toss in  a  test  match."

"The financial success of the first' match of an ifingiish Eleven on the Adelaide Oval encouraged the Association three years later, when Lilly white's team ofprofessionals was out here, tu> negotiate tor them to open their tour in Adelaide."

"Never since Australian cricketers became prominent in the world’s esteem have they met with such an overwhelming defeat as that which the MCC Eleven has sustained in England."

"Shaw and Lillywhite were interviewed by journalists before disembarking from the ship. They played a warmup game versus South Australia game beginning the next morning."

"Australian Domestic Season, 1886-87. Statistics"

"...for Spofforth ‘he must have felt more of an observer than a participant’ as he was barely called upon to bowl in a very low scoring match played on a wet wicket."

"There were also pay disputes with the team from the first test being replaced by an entirely new team for the second test."

"During the visit of the eight English team to Australia in summer of 1884-1885 Lord Harris, the former English captain (of the 1878-79 tour to Australia) and now an administrator, had suggested to the powerful Melbourne Cricket Club that they send a team to England for the summer of 1886, and this would be known as an Australian team"

"Cricket writer David Montefiore stated that there was a near total collapse in support for the emerging institution of Anglo-Australian cricket."

"Former player Tom Horan stated that the ‘Melbourne Cricket Club had become the leading cricket club in Australia and stands alone in influence, wealth, power and position"