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The first cricket match played by the All-England Eleven and Eighteen of Victoria. On the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th, Jany. 1862.

An elevated view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a long grand stand and many tents at either end. Spectators surround the oval in the foreground and players are on the field.

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Date(s): 1862

Creator: Clarke, Cuthbert 1818-1863, artist.

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