Johnny Mullagh (born Unaarrimin; 13 August 1841 – 14 August 1891) was an Australian cricketer from Victoria who was the leading player on the famous 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England. He was a skilful all-rounder, being a right-arm bowler and right-handed batsman. In December 2020, Mullagh was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Background He was born Unaarrimin, a member of the Jardwadjali people, on Mullagh Station, about sixteen kilometres north of Harrow, Victoria. He was given the name "Mullagh" to identify him with his place of birth. He learned to play cricket at the Edgars' Pine Hills agricultural property in Harrow. Cricketing career Mullagh played 47 matches on the 1868 England tour, scoring 1698 runs at an average of around 20, on pitches that were often treacherous. He also bowled 1877 overs, 831 of which were maidens, and took 245 wickets at 10 apiece. If that wasn't enough, he would occasionally don wicket-keeping gloves, achieving four stumpings. There was general discrimination against Indigenous peoples in Nineteenth-century Australia. Many of those chosen to tour England faced obscure futures and early deaths once the venture had concluded. One player, "King Cole", died on the trip and, of those who returned, seven spent time on a reserve, two vanished, and the fate of two others is not clear from the surviving records. Historian D. J. Mulvaney said of Mullagh, "Few contemporary cricketers better merited the title of all-rounder". Mullagh's performances were impressive enough for him to join the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) as a professional for part of the 1869–70 season. His appointment was terminated shortly afterwards, reportedly because of a severe illness when he was on the verge of inter-colonial selection. In 1870, Mullagh first played in a match for the Western District, appearing for Apsley against Harrow, but for the rest of his career he played mostly for Harrow. He liked to play an unorthodox shot similar to the 21st-century ramp shot: "Dropping on one knee to a fast rising ball, he would hold his bat over his shoulder and parallel to the ground. The ball would touch the blade, and shoot high over the wicket-keeper's head to the boundary." Mullagh was both an independent person and a passionate advocate of Indigenous rights, refusing to dwell on state-controlled reserves. His political stance was revealed during a game at Apsley, when, as the players went to lunch, a