John Tabart

Cricket Player

1827 – 1894

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Who was John Tabart?

John Lewis Benjamin Tabart, was an English cricket player, who played five games for Tasmania.

He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. In the extremely low-scoring match, his attacking 15 not out in the second innings, after Tasmania had lost six wickets for 15 in pursuit of 36 for victory, was crucial.

John Tabart died on 9 September 1894 in Launceston, Tasmania at the age of 66.

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Born
Nov 30, 1827
St Pancras, London
Died
1894
Launceston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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