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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1932

177 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 8 of 9

Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 14

THE Hawkesbury cricket season opened last Saturday, but was marred by adverse weather conditions, several grounds 'being saturated by the past fortnight's rain…

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Tennis Championships and Tournaments

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 14

The progress of the district champion-shops and tournaments was again interfered with on Saturday last, owing to the wet weather, and the draw has been…

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Bowls Animated Week-end Scene Windsor Achieves Its Goal

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 12

THE goal at which the Windsor bowlers have aimed for so long was reached on Sunday last, when they had the green occupied to its fullest capacity. Three rifles from…

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Hawkesbury Races Three Favorites Win Spring Handicap to Dalmatic

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 8

ALTHOUGH the weather was showery, and the course particularly wet, as a result of the heavy rain during the week, there was a satisfactory attendance at the…

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Memories Revived Saturday's Hawkesbury Races When Scales Were Wrong

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 7

RACING at the Hawkesbury meeting on Saturday reminded some of the older generation of sportsmen of the days when the historic…

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Poor Start Hawkesbuey Cricket Season Wet Weather Experienced for Opening Day H. Watt (Kurrajong) Scores First Century

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 13

CRICKET is with us again, and the Hawkesfeury competition games started with minor sensations on Saturday. It was a poor start, however, as for the third successive Saturday ram was experienced, and many of the players who took part in the opening games did not have any practice, with disastrous…

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Athletics Archie Alsop Again

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 14

Archie Alsop, of Windsor, again displayed his prowess in athletics by winning a silver cup at the annual N.S. Wales O.K. sports held on September 17. He won the 100 yards…

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Bowls Chatswood v. WINDSOR

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 14

AMOST enjoyable day was experienced on Saturday last when four rinks from Chatswood visited Windsor and administered to the local club a very sound thrashing…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 14

ONE noticed that "Bob" Mitchell collected several wickets for North Richmond against Richmond. "Bob." filled the position of wicketkeeper for Norths last year, but…

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Sensational Bowling in Hawkesbury Cricket Competition See Page 13. Bowlers' Harvest Richmond Routed—sackville Skittled Pitt Town and North Richmond Win Outright D. Douglass Performs "Hat Trick" for the Heights

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 1

BOWLERS reaped a rich harvest in the Hawkesbury cricket competitions on Saturday. Only six batsmen exceeded, the half-century, whereas no fewer than eleven trundlers captured five wickets or more. THE most notable performances were H. Bowd's 7 for 64 for Wilberfroce…

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Tennis Tournament at Berkshire Park Golf Links

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 12

A tennis tournament was conducted by Mr. Bert. Miller, tennis professional, at Messrs. Mick Simmons', Ltd., Sydney, on Eight-Hour-Day at Berkshire Park golf…

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Bowls Ashfield Visit Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 14

Three rinks from Ashfield were opposed to Windsor on the local green on Sunday last. The weather was perfect and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 14

DAVE WOODS, opening up for Pitt Town, played a great knock on Saturday, remaining unconquered at the end of the day. Dave, who is only a schoolboy, was content…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 16

R. Gunton, of Richmond with 58 not out, played a grand knock against Oakville on Saturday, the only blemish being a chance in the outfield late in his innings. He has…

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Cricket Association Management Committee Meeting Additional Registrations

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 16

There was a full attendance at the regular monthly meeting of the Management Committee, of the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association, held at the School of…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 14

"Sago" Brown played another good knock, for 155, against the Reach on Saturday, although marred by a chance at deep mid on fairly early in his innings. "Sago"…

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Swimming

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 14

The 1932-33 swimming season is already in full swing and the Windsor Swimming Club anticipates a record year. During the week-end scores of people took advantage of…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 14

IT was noticed at the Wilberforce-Oakville fixture on Saturday that when an appeal for l.b.w., was given "not out" Horace Bowd commenced to question the decision…

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Bowls Windsor Eliminated at Lakemba

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 4

The long-looked-for match between two rinks from Windsor and Lakemba, in the latter's Sunday tournament, is now history and Windsor takes no further part in the…

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"Rowdy Element" Blamed! Dressing Sheds Abused Swimming Club Complains Entrance Fee Suggested

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 9

"ALTHOUGH the club provides a number of facilities and do no end of hard work to keep our dressing sheds in order, they are still…

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