Malta may be the Melita mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.
Raymond James Bright -LRB- born 13 July 1954 -RRB- is a former Australian Test and One Day International cricketer from Victoria .. Victoria. Victorian Bushrangers. Test. Test cricket. One Day International. One Day International. He was a left arm spin bowler and lower order batsman who captained Victoria for a number of seasons .. Victoria. Victorian Bushrangers. He was also an Australian vice-captain .. Bright made his One Day International debut for Australia on the tour of New Zealand in the 1976 -- 77 season .. Australia. Australian cricket team. One Day International. One Day International. He toured England in 1977 , and made his Test debut in the Second Test at Old Trafford .. Test. Test cricket. Australian cricket team in England in 1977. Over the next decade he was a fixture in the Australian squad without ever holding down a regular place in the Test or One Day teams , playing in only twenty-five Tests and eleven One Day Internationals during his twelve-year international career .. Tests. Test cricket. Test. Test cricket. However he did play in fifteen Supertests for the Australian XI during World Series Cricket in 1977 -- 78 and 1978 -- 79 , taking 42 wickets at an average of 29 against the West Indies and World XI .. World Series Cricket. World Series Cricket. World Series Cricket tour of New Zealand. Australian cricket team in England in 1977. Arguably his finest moment in international cricket came in the famous tied Test in Madras against India in 1986 , when he took 5 for 94 in India 's second innings .. Test. Test cricket. cricket. cricket. Madras. Madras. India. Indian cricket team. Austral-Asia Cup. He also captained Australia in one match -LRB- a loss -RRB- , his final One Day International appearance for his country , against Pakistan in April 1986 .. Australia. Australian cricket team. One Day International. One Day International. Pakistan. Pakistani cricket team. Austral-Asia Cup. Gideon Haigh once wrote that `` for a time , Ray Bright was colloquially and rather meanly known for having made almost as many tours as he had played Tests . ''. Tests. Test cricket. Gideon Haigh. Gideon Haigh. Bright was selected on a large number of Australian touring squads , including ones to New Zealand -LRB- 1973-74 , 1976-77 , 1978 , 1981-82 and 1985-86 -RRB- , England -LRB- 1977 , 1980 and 1981 -RRB- , the West Indies -LRB- 1978-79 -RRB- , Pakistan -LRB- 1979-80 and 1982-83 -RRB- , Sri Lanka -LRB- 1980-81 -RRB- , Sharjah -LRB- 1986 -RRB- and India -LRB- 1986-87 -RRB- .. India. Indian cricket team. Pakistan. Pakistani cricket team. 1973-74. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1973-74. 1976-77. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1976-77. World Series Cricket tour of New Zealand. 1981-82. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1981-82. 1985-86. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1985-86. Australian cricket team in England in 1977. Australian cricket team in England in 1980. Australian cricket team in England in 1981. 1978-79. World Series Cricket tour of the West Indies. 1979-80. Australian cricket team in Pakistan 1979-80. 1982-83. Australian cricket team in Pakistan 1982-83. 1980-81. Australian cricket team in England in 1981. Austral-Asia Cup. 1986-87. Australian cricket team in India in 1986-87