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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1892

212 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 11

Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 2

Barrier Juniors v. Souths (2nd).—The following players will represent the former team tomorrow:—J. Polkinghorne, E. Clark, A. Nelson, H…

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2nd EDITION Miner Office, 6 p.m. International Cricket. AUSTRALIA v. England. Australia at the Wickets. Sydney, 3.20 p.m

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 4

The second great test cricket match between Australia and Lord Sheffield's team at Englishmen was begun shortly after 1 o'clock to day. The weather was fine…

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International Cricket. Play Interfered with by Rain. Three for 299. [By Telegraph[?]] Sydney, Tuesday, 3 p.m

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 3

A coming change is the weather was noticeable at an early hour to-day. The rain, however, kept off until noon, when, between that time and 1.30 a couple of…

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International Cricket. All England v Combined Australia. Tremendous Enthusiasm. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

The excitement during the cricket match yesterday between the English and Australian teams was intense. There were fully 12,000 people present. Hats,…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] International Cricket. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 2

The following players have been selected to proceed to Adelaide and practice for the third international match with Lord Sheffield's eleven:—Turner, Bannerman,…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, February 4, 1892. The Cricket Match

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 2

AUSTRALIA has won the second of the three test matches against Lord Sheffield's English Eleven, and has thus decisively asserted its superiority…

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Cricket[?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 4

THE Willyamas played the Wanderers on the Central Reserve this afternoon. The former team made 155 in their Stationin[?] [?] which L[?] contributed [?] and [?]…

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General Cable News. International Cricket. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 2

The [?] James Gazette, commenting on the second defeat of Lord Sheffield's team by an Australian Eleven, observes that the colonial teams which have visited…

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Boxing. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 3

A fight took place last night at the National Club, London, between Billy M'Carthy, the Australian pugilist, and Ted White, an English boxer. The…

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2nd EDITION Miner Office, 6 p.m. Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

THE match between the Wanderers and Willyam[?] cricket clubs was the centre of attraction on the reserve to-day. In the first innings the Wanderers had pl[?]d 77…

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International Cricket. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 2

The match between Lord Sheffield's team (12) and 22 Sydney juniors was continued on Saturday. The juniors completed their first innings at nearly 6…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 2

Pictons v. Barrier Juniors.—Pictous, 217 for seven wickets (J. Hendry 39 not out, J. Mayne 36, H. Wheatly 13, A. Skipworth 12); Barrier Juniors, 119…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 February 1892 · page 2

Barrier Juniors v. Pictous.—These clubs met for the last time this season on the ground of the former on Saturday, and the match resulted in a win for the…

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Victorian Cricket. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 February 1892 · page 2

There was some heavy scoring at the cricket matches on Saturday afternoon. South Melbourne in its first innings lost five wickets for 301 against North…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1892 · page 3

The following players will represent the Barrier Juniors in their match against the Railway Juniors on Saturday:— Sampson (captain), Nelsen, W. Stephens,…

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Melbourne Boxing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 2

Jim Burge is summoning the Melbourne Athletic Club committee on a charge of aiding and abetting in the prize fight last Saturday. The action arises out…

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Victorian Cricket. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 March 1892 · page 2

There were some very big cricket scores made in first-class matches on Saturday, and Melbourne did most in this way. It lost eight wickets for 793 against the…

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Football boots at H. H. Hart's. [?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 2

"From Atheism to Christianity and What I Learned on the Way," is the subject of Mr. Isaac Selby's first lecture, to be delivered this evening in the…

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Football boots at H. H. Hart's. x

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 4

An applocation was made to his Honor, Judge Gibson, in chambers, this afternoon by Mr. Edwards for an order under the Des[?]rted Wives and Children's Act in…

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International Cricket. ENGLAND V. Australia. [By Telegraph.] [?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

The [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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