Inducting Mullagh into the Cricket Hall of Fame in 2021, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said: “Johnny Mullagh represents his entire team and the special place they have in cricket’s history,” he said.
“Dropping on one knee to a fast rising ball, he would hold his bat over his shoulder and parallel to the ground,” wrote historian DJ Mulvaney of the man whose name adorns the medal that will be awarded to the best player of the Boxing Day Test, in a new edition of his book Cricket Walkabout.
The fifth Johnny Mullagh Medal will be awarded today as a tribute to the legendary star of the Aboriginal side that toured England in 1868 - the first touring team to represent Australia on the world stage.
Trailblazer whose name adorns the prize for player of the Boxing Day Test would be shocked at the lack of Indigenous Test cricketers in Australia’s history.
Since Australia’s first Test in 1880, just eight Indigenous cricketers have represented Australia internationally across all formats.
