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toured

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and

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in 1935–36, playing 17

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between October 1935 and February 1936, including four unofficial

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Background

This tour was privately organized, and was not endorsed by the

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. Australia's

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team were touring

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, and the Board, determined that the

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season should not be further affected by the absence of leading players, stipulated that no current

players would be allowed to tour India."Third Man", "The Australians in India", ''

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'', Annual 1935-36, pp. 85–86. The finance for the tour was provided by The Maharaja of Patiala, and the team was selected and organized by the Australian cricketer Frank Tarrant, who had long playing experience in Australia, England and India. The team's official title was "His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala's Team of Australian Cricketers".

The Australian team

The team chosen consisted largely of former Test players and fringe Sheffield Shield players. The players, with their ages at the start of the tour in late October 1935, were: * Jack Ryder (captain; 46) * Harry Alexander (30) * Arthur Allsopp (27) * Wendell Bill (25) * Frank Bryant (25) * John Ellis (45) *

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(40) *

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(53) * Tom Leather (25) *

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(40) *

Charlie Macartney Charles George Macartney (27 June 1886 – 9 September 1958) was an Australian cricketer who played in 35 Test matches between 1907 and 1926. He was known as "The Governor-General" in reference to his authoritative batting style and his flamb ...

(49) * Frederick Mair (34) *

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(20) *

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(30) * Ron Oxenham (44) As well, Frank Warne (29) played in three of the first-class matches, Frank Tarrant (54) and Joseph Davis (age unknown) each played in two, and Tarrant's son

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(31) played in one. The Maharaja of Patiala also played in one match for the Australians, as guest captain against

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubarak ...

, who were captained by his son, the Yuvraj of Patiala.

The tour

The tour began in October 1935 in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

with one first-class match against

which the Australians won by an innings and 127 runs. From November 1935 to February 1936, the team played 16 first-class matches in India, including four matches against an All-India XI:
1st international
at

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– Australia won by 9 wickets
2nd international
at

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– Australia won by 8 wickets
3rd international
at Bagh-e-Jinnah,

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– India won by 68 runs
4th international
at

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– India won by 33 runs

References

External links

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Background

The Australian team

The tour

References

Further reading

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