Claim: Richard Wardill(born 3 November 1840) was a batter, administrator and gambler who was the first cricketer to score a century in Australian first-class cricket with a record of 110 and 45 in the Victoria and New South Wales match. t
Evidence: Richard Wilson Wardill (3 November 1840 – 17 August 1873) was an Australian cricketer who played in ten first-class cricket matches, eight of which were for Victoria. Wardill was a prolific gambler, and to nurture his habit he defrauded his employer, the Victorian Sugar Company, of £7000. He was the first cricketer to score a century in Australian first-class cricket, when he made 110 and 45 not out in Victoria's victory over New South Wales in 1867-68. Batsman