Who was Australia's first cricketer of significance and who The Call is based on?
The Call (Martin Flanagan novel):  It is a semi-fictional account of the life of cricketer and Australian rules football founder Tom Wills. Tom Wills: Thomas Wentworth Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was a sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football.
Tom Wills