Complex sentence: He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the' inter-city', on 23 November 1872, and also played in the 5 December 1874 match.
Split into simpler sentences: He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the' inter-city', on 23 November 1872. He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 5 December 1874 match.