On 11 and 12 February 1851, teams from Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip District played the first cricket match between two Australian colonies, recognised in later years as the inaugural first-clas
The NTCA Ground, previously known as the Launceston Racecourse, where the match took place
John Marshall, winning captain of Van Diemen's Land team
Victoria cricket team
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The Victoria cricket team is an Australian first-class men's cricket team based in the Australian state of Victoria. The men's team, which first played in 1851, represents the state of Victoria in the
Jack Ryder scored 4613 runs at 50.14 for Victoria
Victorian great Bill Ponsford
Warwick Armstrong scored 4497 runs for Victoria and took 177 wickets at 24.12