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Team Arrangement
- When
- 1877
- Where
- Melbourne
John Conway arranged the Australian team for the match, ignoring colonial cricket associations and negotiating directly with players.
When James Lillywhite headed to New Zealand, he left Melbourne cricketer John Conway to arrange the match for their return. Conway ignored the cricket associations in each colony and selected his own Australian team, negotiating directly with the players.
Sources
- Melbourne Cricket Ground Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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