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Heathfield Stephenson's All-England Eleven — The First English Tour of Australia, 1861-62

England (All-England XI) vs Australian colonial sides

1862-03-01

Twelve English professionals captained by Surrey's H.H. Stephenson sailed on Brunel's SS Great Britain to play the first cricket tour ever undertaken to Australia. Funded by the Melbourne caterers Felix Spiers and Christopher Pond, the team played 12 matches against odds of 18 and 22 between Christmas Day 1861 and March 1862, drawing 45,000 spectators across three days for the opening fixture against Victoria and laying the commercial foundation of all future Anglo-Australian cricket.

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H.H. Stephenson and the Planning of the First Australian Tour, 1859

All-England Eleven / Spiers and Pond

1859-10-01

In late 1859, as George Parr's twelve were touring North America, Australian entrepreneur Felix Spiers and his partner Christopher Pond made contact with the English cricket establishment about funding a professional tour of Australia. Heathfield Harman Stephenson, the Surrey professional, was agreed upon as captain, and by early 1861 the tour was confirmed. It was the first English cricket tour of Australia, arriving in Melbourne in December 1861.

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H.H. Stephenson — Surrey Professional Who Would Captain the First Australia Tour

Surrey and All-England elevens

1859-08-01

Heathfield Harman Stephenson, a surgeon's son from Esher, made his Surrey debut in 1853 and through the second half of the 1850s established himself as one of the leading professional all-rounders in the country — a fast-roundarm bowler, occasional wicket-keeper and capable middle-order batsman. He toured North America with Parr in 1859 and would, two years later, captain the first English tour of Australia.

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