Cricket in Australia
Cricket has been played in Australia for over 210 years. The first recorded cricket match in Australia took place in Sydney in December 1803 and a report in the Sydney Gazette on 8 January 1804 suggested that cricket was already well established in the infant colony. Intercolonial cricket in Australia started with a visit by cricketers from Victoria to Tasmania in February 1851. The match was played in Launceston on 11–12 February with Tasmania winning by 3 wickets.
Sport in Australia
Australia is one of five countries to have played in the world cups of cricket, soccer and rugby, along with England, New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland. England plays all three disciplines at elite level, but the other countries are less dominant in soccer.