A Novel Cricket Match
An American paper states that a tramp up in Illinois recently backed himself and his cattle-dog to play II of the best cricketers in Fairfield, a village in those…
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Sport, 1888
403 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 21
Cricket
TEACHERS v. HURSTVILLE COLLEGE.--A match took place on Saturday last at Eastgrove between an eleven from the teachers' club and an eleven from Hurstville college, and resulted in a victory for…
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A MEETING of the committee of the above club was held on Thursday evening last. Considerable time was spent in discussing matters with reference to the protest against Mr. P. Pooley's…
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The English football team, who are now visiting New Zealand, played their first match in the colonies on Saturday against Otago, at Dunedin. The visitors won by eight points to three. Their…
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ON Saturday last a match was played on the Olympic Ground between the Teachers' Club and Hurstville College Club, and resulted in a draw—on the figures in favour of the collegians. The…
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COURSING AND TROTTING.—Lovers of trotting will no doubt be pleased to learn that the popular sportsman, Mr. John O'Halloran, has given a prize of £10 to be trotted for on Queen's Birthday in…
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The English football team, now playing in New Zealand, will leave that colony by the Zealand in time to play in Sydney on the 2nd 9th of June. MARRIAGE.—On Monday morning Miss Barber,…
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SIR, -- In your last issue your Gullen correspondent favoured your renders with a one-sided report of our match with Gullen on the 21st April, in which Gullen was beaten by a…
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The Marylebone Cricket Club has deferred the discussion of certain proposed reforms in the laws of cricket until tile opinions of the country clubs and the leading Australian clubs have been…
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GOULBURN COURSING MEETING.— A meeting of the Goulburn Coursing Club was held on Thursday evening last at the Post Office Hotel, to decide the protest entered against Mr. P. Pooley's dog Demon…
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A CLUB WANTED.—A correspondent, writing on the absence of any indication at present of this game being carried on with spirit, says:—"Passing the Olympic ground on Saturday afternoon I looked…
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The Australian Eleven played the second match of their English tour at Birmingham on Friday and Saturday last with eleven of the county of Warwick, and beat their opponents in one innings, with 150 runs to…
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A MEETING of the above will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) evening to arrange for a match with the Glebe Club, Sydney, for the 24th inst. and to transact other business. The Mercantiles…
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GLEN INNES, Monday.—Last Saturday, while the Glencoe Cricket Club were practicing for a scratch match, a son of Mrs. Cummingham's, named Daniel, was sitting about 20 yards away…
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The Australian Eleven in England commenced a match on Monday on the Kennington Oval against Surrey. The Australians went first to the wickets, and scored as follows :—Mc Donnell, 56;…
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THE Mercantile team is still making rapid strides. At the special meeting last night 33 members put in an appearance, and several apologies from players who were unavoidably…
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GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—A meeting of the committee was hold at the Post Office Hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. It. T. Ball in the chair. A letter was road from Mr. W. Kingsell tendering his…
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IN anything but propitious weather the opening meet of the Queanbeyan Coursing Club this season was held on Saturday last on the ground adjoining the…
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