Devon County Cricket Club in 1983. It won in 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2008. The county first played List A cricket in the 1969 Gillette Cup against Hertfordshire and appeared in 33 List A matches from 1969 to 2005, winning seven and losing 26, the majority of which were against first-class opponents. The county claimed a first-class scalp once, defeating Leicestershire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. The right to play List A cricket was lost in 2006 when the Minor Counties were excluded from the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy from that onward. The present Devon County Cricket Club was founded on 26
History of Australian cricket to 1876 steady rate of growth, especially at club level. The sport received a considerable boost when English teams began arriving in the colonies in 1861–62 and especially when the legendary WG Grace himself toured Australia in 1873–74. By 1876, standards in Australia had become very high indeed especially with the emergence of a world-class bowler like Fred Spofforth. Australia was then ready to oppose England on level terms. "For detailed information about early domestic cricket in Australia, see" : Intercolonial cricket in Australia "and" List of Australian intercolonial cricket matches The inaugural English tour of Australia was organised by Messrs Spiers