The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in international cricket. Along with England, it is the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing and winning the first ever Test match in 1877; the team also plays One-Day International and Twenty20 International cricket, participating in both the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 season and the first T20I, against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season, winning both games. The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions – the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash League. Australia are the current ICC Cricket World Cup champions. They are generally regarded as the most successful national team in the history of cricket.
The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.
On September 18, in the year 1948, The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of September 18, one of 476 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 18, 1948 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 17 September 2026.
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