Friday 15 April 2011

International cricket

The first Indian ventures into international cricket were by the Parsees cricket team which toured England twice in the 1880s. See: Parsee cricket team in England in 1886 and Parsee cricket team in England in 1888.

 International tours of India

G F Vernon's XI 1889-90 An English cricket team led by G F Vernon toured Ceylon and India in the winter of 1889-90. The team played no first-class matches but it was a pioneering tour being the first visit by an English team to India and the second to Ceylon. In all, the team played 13 matches of which 10 were won, 1 was lost and 2 drawn.

 Lord Hawke's XI 1892-93

For information about this tour, see : Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1892-93

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