a match in March 1862 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground that has been called The World v Surrey XI and is rated first-class. The six Surrey players were joined by five locals, who reportedly had Surrey affiliations, to form the Surrey XI; the World XI was formed of the six non-Surrey tourists and another five locals. The World XI won by 6 wickets thanks to an outstanding all-round performance by George Bennett who scored 72 and then took 7-30 and 7-85. This game drew a good attendance of about 8,000. One of the World XI locals was John Conway of Victoria who later managed the first Australian team to tour England. The tour was certainly successful in the long-term sense that it inspired later English teams to visit Australia. The team arrived back in England on 12 May 1862. This first tour greatly promoted the development of Australia cricket. Charles Lawrence (sometimes spelled as Laurence) remained in Sydney as a professional coach with the Albert Cricket Club. He captained New South Wales in intercolonial matches and captain-coached the famous Aboriginal cricket team that completed the first cricket tour of England in 1868. After the 1863/64 tour Billy Caffyn also he stayed on in Australia, first as a professional with the Melbourne Cricket Club, and then with the Warwick Club in Sydney. Both men had an enormous influence on the development of the new generation of Australian cricketers. Notes External sources CricketArchive tour itinerary Playing Fields Through to Battle Fields Early cricket in Australia - State Library of NSW The All England 11 and the birth of Australian cricket - State Library Victoria Further reading Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999 Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993 1861 in Australian cricket 1861 in English cricket 1862 in Australian cricket 1862 in English cricket 1861-62 1861 International cricket competitions from 1844 to 1888