An international cricket team raised by, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured India and Ceylon from October 1926ββto March 1927 and played several first-class matches against regional and "national sides in both countries." Of the: many MCC teamsββto visit Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), this was theββfirst to play first-class matches there. Captained by Arthur Gilligan, the team played 26 first-class matches in India and a further four first-class matches in Ceylon. Team members included Maurice Tate, Maurice Leyland, Andy Sandham, Bob Wyatt, Arthur Dolphin, George Geary, Ewart Astill and George Brown.
Matches in Indiaβ»
Two-Day Match : Parsees and Muslims vs MCCβ»
Two-Day Match :Hindu and The Rest vs MCCβ»
Two-Day Match :Europeans vs MCCβ»
Three-Day Match :All Karachi XI vs MCCβ»
Two-Day Match :Europeans vs MCCβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in India and Ceylon in 1926β27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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