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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1897

154 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 8

Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 5

TO—DAY'S MATCHES.—Yamba V. Maclean, at Yamba: Lawler, Smedley, S. Campbell. Howell, Black, Watson, J. and E. Graham. Weston, Wallace, Mangan, Bridgham, Eyles…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 5

TEST MATCH.—The Australian team for the first great test match are—Darling Hill, Lyons, Jones. Iredale, Gregory, M'Kibbin. Kelly. Trott, Trumble and M'Leod; Donnan 12th Giffen declined to play. The…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 5

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.—Seelands v. Alumny Creek at Alumny Creek. Seelands: R. J. and G. Perring. H. Ellem, Chaseling, Parker, A. Bailey, G. Cameron. H. Bellamy…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 5

Undaunteds defeated Alberts by 129 runs. Alberts 45. L. Klaus 16: Readett 4 wkts for 10. Ross 2 for 21. Wunderlich 3 for 0. Undaunteds 174, Stewart 31. H. Hyaes 36. Spring 14, Readett 11; Klaus a wkts for 43…

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The Cricket Match

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 4

Several of the amateur members of the English cricketing team have expressed indignation because of the decision of the Trustees of the Sydney Cricket Ground to…

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Notes and Comments. Cricket Catastrophe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 4

To attempt to picture the awful consternation which reigned in Sydney when it became known that the Trustees of the ground had postponed the first test match, which was to…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 4

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.—United v. Albions, at Kelly's: Wellies, Eggins, Bawden, Klaus, S. Oakes, Finlay, M'Farlane. Jackschon. Jones, Frnser, Jordan.— Undaunted v. Scelands, on ovni: Ross, Stewart,…

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Political and Social. the Cricket Match

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 4

Such a wretched exhibition as that made by the Australian cricketers in the test match now in progress has seldom been witnessed in connection with a first-class match. The…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 4

It is true that the foreigners won the test match, but your readers will please understand the Britishers did not come out top dog through their superior cricket. Oh, dear…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 5

Married and single elevens of the South— ampton C.C. play a match on the South Grafton Oval this afternoon. Teams will be selected on the ground…

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Amusements for Boxing Day

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 2

The South Grafton Christmas races, which have been an annual fixture for this popular holiday for many years, will take place on Monday. There are several events on the eard, and a goodly number…

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Caulfield Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE, MONDAY,—The racing to-day remited as follows:- Welter Handicap—Olaf 1, Olva 2, Embrassure 3…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE, MONDAY.—The New South Wales-Victorian match commenced to-day in fine weather. Trumper and Howell were onfitted from the New South Wales team…

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South Grafton Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1897 · page 5

The races on the South side on Monday failed to attract a large attendance, the showery weather and counter attractions accounting in some mensuro for the limited…

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How to Field at Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 December 1897 · page 3

Prince Ranjitisinhji contributes to the Windsor Magasine some points on "How to Held at cricket," in which he says the importance of…

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