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toured

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and

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in the 1863–64 season. This was the second tour of Australia by an English team, the first having been in 1861–62, and the first to visit New Zealand. Like the 1859 team in North America, this team is sometimes referred to as George Parr's XI.

Squad

The team was captained by George Parr (

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) who was joined by

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, (all

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);

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, Cris Tinley,

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(all Nottinghamshire);

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, Robert Carpenter, Thomas Hayward (all

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); George Anderson (

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); and

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(

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; West Gloucestershire CC). Grace was the sole amateur in the party, all the other players being

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Tour

The first match started on 1 January 1864 at the

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and the last ended on 24 April, also at the MCG. Parr's team played 14 matches in

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and

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but only one is recognised as a first-class fixture. They also played five matches in the

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of New Zealand during February. The first-class match was held at the MCG in March. The two teams combined the tourists and local players on each side: in a close match G. Anderson's XI beat G. Parr's XI by four wickets.

References

External links

"The Old England Eleven in Australia"
in ''

Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle ''Bell's Life...'' was a group of newspapers produced in Australia in the mid-nineteenth century based upon the English publication ''Bell's Life in London''. Most publications lasted a short duration. The subtitles were usually ''sporting chr ...

'', 30 April 1864 1864 in Australian cricket 1864 in English cricket 1864 in New Zealand cricket

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1864 Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " ...

International cricket competitions from 1844 to 1888 New Zealand cricket seasons from 1863–64 to 1889–90 {{NewZealand-cricket-tour-stub

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Tour

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