AnEngland cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1863–64 season. This was the second tour of Australia by an English team, the first having been in1861–62, and the first to visit New Zealand. Like the1859 team in North America, this team is sometimes referred to asGeorge Parr's XI.
The team was captained byGeorge Parr (Nottinghamshire) who was joined byWilliam Caffyn,Julius Caesar,Tom Lockyer, (allSurrey);Alfred Clarke,Cris Tinley,John Jackson (all Nottinghamshire);George Tarrant,Robert Carpenter,Thomas Hayward (allCambridgeshire);George Anderson (Yorkshire); andE. M. Grace (amateur; West Gloucestershire CC). Grace was the sole amateur in the party, all the other players beingprofessionals.[1]

The first match started on 1 January 1864 at theMelbourne Cricket Ground and the last ended on 24 April, also at the MCG. Parr's team played 14 matches inVictoria andNew South Wales but only one is recognised as afirst-class fixture. They also played five matches in theSouth Island of New Zealand during February.[2]
The first-class match was held at the MCG in March. The two teams combined the tourists and local players on each side: in a close match G. Anderson's XI beat G. Parr's XI by four wickets.[3]
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