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.
Alex Carey (cricketer)
Alex Tyson Carey (born 27 August 1991) is an Australian cricketer and former Australian rules footballer. He is currently the co vice-captain of the Australia national team in ODI and T20 International cricket. He is a wicket-keeper who plays for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers in Australian domestic cricket. He was the captain of the Greater Western Sydney Giants in 2010, but when they joined the Australian Football League in 2012 he was left out of the squad and returned to his home state of South Australia, where he began to play domestic cricket.