History of Cricket in Australia

  • Cricket comes to Australia

    The first cricket game in Australia takes place.
  • First Australian Cricket Clubs

    The first Australian crickets clubs are created
  • First South Australian Cricket Club is created

    The first South Australian Cricket club is created
  • Test Cricket

    The first ever test cricket match takes place at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
  • Australasian Cricket Council

    The Australasian Cricket Council is formed
  • Women's League

    The first women's league is formed by Lily Poulett-Harris
  • Australasian Cricket Council Disbands

    The Australasian Cricket Council disbands
  • Australian Board of Control for International Cricket

    The Australian Board of Control for International Cricket is formed
  • Australian Board of Control for International Cricket is renamed

    The Australian Board of Control for International Cricket is renamed to the Australian Cricket Board
  • The 100th year mark of the first game in Australia

    Australian and England meet back at Melbourne to mark 100 years since the first ever game in Sydney.
  • Australian Cricket Board is renamed

    The Australian Cricket Board is renamed to Cricket Australia
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    Big Bash League

    The Big Bash League is formed
  • Victory

    Victory in World Cup, in Australia
  • Tampering Incident

    A ball tampering incident happens
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    Commonwealth Games

    The Commonwealth games take place.