The Black Lords of Summer: The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond

Mallett, Ashley The Black Lords of Summer: The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond. University of Queensland Press, 2002.

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Author Mallett, Ashley
Title The Black Lords of Summer: The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond
Publisher University of Queensland Press
Publication year 2002-10-01
Subjects 430101 History - Australian
379902 Aboriginal Studies
420305 Aboriginal Cultural Studies
370403 Recreation and Leisure Studies
Abstract/Summary This is the introduction and bibliography to The Black Lords of Summer: The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond by Ashley Mallett. The talented black cricketers who toured England in 1868 have become one of Australia's enduring sporting legends. Aboriginal sporting heroes are found in many sports today, from football to tennis, boxing and athletics, but it was very different in the nineteenth century when the pastoral frontier was still bitterly disputed by whites and blacks. Aboriginal workers on the Wimmera sheep stations began to develop and organise their cricketing skills during the 1860s and were recruited into a team by station owner and former Test cricketer Tom Wills. On Boxing Day 1866 they played before 8000 people at the MCG, followed by a disastrous Sydney tour which led to the deaths of some players. Their talents however caught the eye of Sydney publican Charles Lawrence who saw there was money to be made, not just from their cricketing ability - which was considerable - but also from their spear-throwing prowess and their uncanny control of the boomerang and the stockwhip. Lawrence took over from Wills as their captain-coach and the publican-turned-impresario set sail for England with his team of multi-talented cricketers who won the hearts of specators wherever they performed. The team's record against the professional English players was highly respectable winning 14 and drawing 19 matches out of 47. Former Test player Ashley Mallett has dramatically reconstructed this important pioneering tour of England and has also included the careers of later black players, including the famous fast bowler Eddie Gilbert who died tragically without fulfilling his potential.
Keyword Aboriginal Australian cricket players
1868 Aboriginal Tour of England
Lawrence
Charles
Australian history
cricketers
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