Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Australia Fields Two Indigenous Fast Bowlers in Same Test XI for First Time
For the first time ever, Australia has two indigenous fast bowlers playing in the same Test cricket team.
Brendan Doggett, who used to be a carpenter, and Scott Boland, who became a hero last year, are making history.
This is a big deal because indigenous Australians have not been well represented in cricket until now.
Cricket Australia is trying to change this by making plans to include more indigenous people in the sport.
Brendan Doggett and Scott Boland became the first two indigenous Australian men to play in the same Test XI
Doggett is the third indigenous male to play Tests for Australia, after Jason Gillespie and Boland
Doggett's selection comes after a breakthrough Sheffield Shield final performance
Cricket Australia has Reconciliation Action Plans to increase indigenous representation
This marks a significant step towards addressing underrepresentation of indigenous Australians in cricket
- Who
- Brendan Doggett and Scott Boland
- What
- became the first two indigenous Australian men to play in the same Test XI
- When
- During the 2022-23 Ashes series in Perth
- Where
- Perth, Australia
- Why
- To increase indigenous representation in cricket and make history
- Previous indigenous Test cricketers
- Jason Gillespie, Faith Thomas, Ashleigh Gardner, and Scott Boland
- Doggett's background
- Grew up in regional Queensland, played country cricket, worked as a carpenter
- Boland's background
- Learned about his Aboriginal heritage as an adult, became a cult hero in the 2021 Ashes
- Cricket Australia's initiative
- Has Reconciliation Action Plans to increase indigenous representation
- Historical context
- The first indigenous Australian cricket team toured England in 1868