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in 1880, the first-ever Test match in
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in 1880, which was the only time he reached 20 in first-class cricket. He played in the Test at
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under the pen-names "Old
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672:"First-class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Tom Groube"
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Australians in 1880. Tom Groube is standing at the far right.
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and settled in
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in 1880. He was the first New
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