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The inaugural first-class match at the National Stadium was played between Pakistan and India on 26 February 1955 and since then Pakistani national cricket team has won 20 of the 41 Test matches played at the National Stadium.
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* 10 – 11 June — Sussex CCC plays its inaugural first-class match versus Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) at Lord's
* 25, 26 & 27 August — the new Kent CCC plays its inaugural first-class match v. All-England at the White Hart Ground, Bromley
* 25 & 26 June — the new Surrey CCC played its inaugural first-class match v. Kent CCC at The Oval, winning by 10 wickets
* Australia makes the inaugural first-class tour of England by an overseas team.
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* Beginning of first-class cricket in India as the annual Bombay Presidency Matches between the Europeans and the Parsees are recognised as the inaugural first-class fixtures.
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* 11 & 12 February — Tasmania v Victoria at Launceston Racecourse is the inaugural first-class match played in Australia.
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The south end of the stadium before the Sounders FC inaugural match
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* 12 – 13 March — South Africa plays its inaugural Test match against the touring England national cricket team.
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Bhutto was shocked with the results, and threatened his Peoples Party's members if they attended the inaugural session at the National Assembly.
Subsequent productions include the Prince of Wales's Theatre's in 1872 and it was also the inaugural play at the new California Theatre in San Francisco in 1869.
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The first president of the College, Adonijah Welch, briefly stayed at the Farm House and even wrote his inaugural speech in a bedroom on the second floor.
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