Twopenny (cricketer)

Twopenny (also Jarrawuk or Murrumgunarrimin) (c. 1845 – 12 March 1883) is generally acknowledged as the first Aboriginal Australian to play first-class cricket.He joined the Australian Aboriginal cricket team on its tour to England in 1868.He was primarily a fast bowler, and a hard-hitting lower order batsman.He played in a single first-class match for New South Wales against Victoria in February 1870, scoring 8 and 0, and taking 0/41 and 0/15.He died in West Maitland, New South Wales, from dropsy.
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