London, England. 1943-09-11. The first official cricket match between the RAAF and the Royal Air Force (RAF) was played at Lords cricket ground on 11 September 1943.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11789552">[1]</a> The game was won by the RAAF who scored 164 runs for eight wickets after the RAF had closed their innings at nine wickets for 105 runs. Group portrait of the RAAF team shows the team as follows (from left to right): Back Row: Squadron Leader Wilfred B. Tart (253218) (in uniform); Pilot Officer A. McDonald (?), (Victoria); Sergeant Ross M. Stanford (416624), (South Australia);<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7827.html">[2]</a> Sergeant James A. Workman (28478), (South Australia);<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8380.html">[3]</a> Flight Lieutenant C. Bruce Andrew (251991), (Victoria);<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Andrew">[4]</a> Sergeant Keith R. Miller (410608), (Victoria);<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Miller">[5]</a> Flight Lieutenant Keith S. Campbell D.F.C. (4043710), (Queensland); Flying Officer Donald Ross (205879), (Victoria); Mr. S.A. Hipple (in suit, the umpire); Flight Officer Arthur W. Roper (411527), (New South Wales); Sergeant E.A. Williams (or W. Williams) (?), (South Australia); Corporal W. Yates (?), (New South Wales); Flight Officer Stanley G. Sismey (403605), (New South Wales);<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7625.html">[6]</a> and the captain of the team, Flight Officer D. Keith Carmody (420138 ), New South Wales.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/4535.html">[7]</a>.
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