Knockabout Cricket by Neridah McMullin (9780992439736)

Description - Knockabout Cricket by Neridah McMullin

In the 1860s the game of cricket was hugely popular and often played
between neighbouring pastoral stations in Western Victoria. One
day at Pine Hills station, a tall aboriginal boy steps out from the
phalaris grass and joins in a game of cricket. He shows them all how to
play the game with skill, grace and flair. His name was ‘Unaarramin’ or
Johhny Mullagh from Mullagh Station.Touring England, playing for
the Melbourne Cricket Club and for his local club — the Harrow Cricket
Club — Johnny Mullagh’s achievements in batting and bowling are
comparable to the best the game has ever seen. Fifteen years before Test
Cricket began, Johnny Mullagh became a true sporting legend, his feats
making him one of Australia's first international cricket stars.A
cricketing hero to a white audience, he was also a man caught between
two worlds, facing racism and discrimination his entire life. Knockabout Cricket
is a fictional account of how Johnny Mullagh may have come to play
cricket, told from the perspective of a squatter’s son. This picture
book is supported by historical facts about Knockabout Cricket and Johnny’s life from historical documents and newspaper clippings.

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