Cricket becomes an international sport The first English team to tour overseas, on board ship to North America, 1859  Meanwhile, the British Empire had been instrumental in spreading the game overseas and by the middle of the 19th century it had become well established in Australia, the Caribbean, India,  New Zealand, North America and South Africa.Barclays (1986), pp. 62, 78, 87, 99, 113, 127 & 131. In 1844, the first-ever international match took place between the United States and Canada. In 1859, a team of English players went to North America on the first overseas tour.Birley (1999), pp. 96–97. In 1862, an English team made the first tour of Australia.Birley (1999), p. 97. The first Australian team to travel overseas consisted of Aboriginal stockmen who toured England in 1868.  In 1876–77, an England team took part in what was retrospectively recognised as the first-ever Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Australia.Reg Hayter, "The Centenary Test Match", Wisden 1978, pp. 130–32. The rivalry between England and Australia gave birth to The Ashes in 1882, and this has remained Test cricket's most famous contest. Test cricket began to expand in 1888–89 when South Africa played England.
Cricket becomes an international sport The first English team to tour overseas, on board ship to North America, 1859 In 1844, the first-ever international match took place between the United States and Canada. In 1859, a team of English players went to North America on the first overseas tour.Birley (1999), pp. 96–97. Meanwhile, the British Empire had been instrumental in spreading the game overseas and by the middle of the 19th century it had become well established in Australia, the Caribbean, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, North America and South Africa.Barclays (1986), pp. 62, 78, 87, 99, 113, 127 & 131. In 1862, an English team made the first tour of Australia.Birley (1999), p. 97. The first Australian team to travel overseas consisted of Aboriginal stockmen who toured England in 1868. The first One Day International match was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In 1876–77, an England team took part in what was retrospectively recognized as the first-ever Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Australia.Reg Hayter, "The Centenary Test Match", Wisden 1978, pp. 130–32. The rivalry between England and Australia gave birth to The Ashes in 1882, and this has remained Test cricket's most famous contest. Test cricket began to expand in 1888–89 when South Africa played England.
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In 1844, the first-ever international match took place between the United States and Canada. In 1859, a team of English players went to North America on the first overseas tour.Birley (1999), pp. 96–97.
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In 1844, the first-ever international match took place between the United States and Canada. In 1859, a team of English players went to North America on the first overseas tour.Birley (1999), pp. 96–97.
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The first One Day International match was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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