Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Australian Sport in 1900's


Sport

Sport in the 1900’s included Aussie Rules and Test cricket. Aussie Rules highly competitive between Victoria and New South Wales and Cricket was between England.
Aussie Rules Football, officially known as Australian Football, is a sport played between 2 teams of 18 players on a field, either an Australian Rules football field of modified cricket ground. The game was first played in 1859 in Melbourne, Victoria.
The Ashes, test cricket, is one of the oldest international cricket series. They involve 4 innings played between 2 teams of 11 over a period of a maximum of 5 days. The game is generally considered the ultimate test of playing ability and endurance in the sport. The first officially recognised test match was between Australia and England commenced on 15 March 1877, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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