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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Sport

Sport, 1933

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 12

IT must have been gratifying to' the Hawkesbury to find nine of their district players chosen to play at Bathurst, but one wonders what, the selectors had in mind…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 12

ROY MITCHELL is certainly having a fine season, being the backbone of the Sackville team with both bat and ball. Several years ago Roy was recognised as the…

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Holiday Cricket Hawkesbury Beats Cumberland (Contributed)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 12

On Monday, January 2, a cricket match Was played on the Parramatta Oval between teams representing the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association and Central…

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Great Cricket! Illustrated Lecture by Mr. Garnsey Tuesday Night's Treat

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 12

The difficulty of securing a satisfactory attendance at public meetings in Windsor has Soften been the subject of unfavorable comment, but anything connected with…

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Two Centuries J. Hall and Ron. Brown Get Runs Premiers in Good Position Against Oakville Tom Blacket Bowls Finely Against Wilberforce

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 11

TWO centuries were scored by Hawkesbury cricketers in the eighth series of competition matches commenced on Saturday. Jimmy Hall, although he gave several chances, rattled up 135 in fine style against Wilberforce, whilst Ron. Brown, Cattai, B's opening batsmen, played a splendid innings for 153 against…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 12

THE proposed turf wicket for the Richmond Park, which Mr. Sly mentioned at Mr. Garnsey's lecture the other night, would certainly give a decided uplift to cricket in the…

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Bowls Night Games Are Popular Rink Play This

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 3

Following the auspicious opening of the Windsor bowling green reported in our last issue, play last week was restricted owing to the storms on Saturday and Sunday of…

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Cricket Anniversary Day Fixtures

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

This Thursday (Anniversary Day) a return match will be played on the Windsor Oval between teams representing the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association and…

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The Leg-theory "Frightfulness" in Cricket

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

We have been asked our opinion regarding the "leg theory" bowling as adopted by the English cricketers. All we can say is that, if the Englishmen persist in this…

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Cricket Association Management Committee Meeting Pitt Town's Protest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 12

The regular monthly meeting of the management committee of the Hawkesbury District Cricket Association was held at the School of Arts, Windsor, on Saturday night…

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Charlie Nicholls Retires From Grade Cricket Cumberland Past Bowler

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

Charlie Nicholls, of Freeman's Reach, the fast bowler of the Central Cumberland team who represented the State a few years ago, has definitely decided to retire from grade…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 12

AS the team to represent the district on Anniversary Day was the same as the one against Cumberland at Parramatta, the selectors must have had in mind the fact…

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Bowls Windsor's Creditable Display Match Against Hurstville

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 10

Over the week-end a good exhibition of bowling was witnessed on the local green. After the rain the whole surroundings were very picturesque, and it was no wonder such…

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Holiday Cricket Hawkesbury v. Cumberland Return Match at Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 3

AFTER having been beaten at Parramatta Oval on New Year's Day by Hawkesbury District Cricket Association, Cumberland were very keen on defeating their…

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Is 13 Unlucky? Holiday Cricket at the Entrance Windsor Team's Bad Luck

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 12

IF any of the cricketers from this district who visited The Entrance, Tugrgerah Lakes, on Anniversary Day had any superstitions about the number 13 they are now…

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Wilberforce Forfeits But Norths Only Get 6 Points Many Drawn Games in Hawkesbury Cricket Pitt Town, Cattai, the Heights & Fernadell Lead

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 11

ALTHOUGH WIlberforce forfeited to North Richmond and Pitt Town could only obtain a first innings win against Fernadell in the ninth series of A Grade matches played on Saturday, the Premiers still maintain their lead of 10 points in the competition table, due to the fact that for a forfeit can only be…

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Cricket Notes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 12

AFTER his orthodox bowling had been pasted all over the ground, it was a confession of weakness on behalf of "Trooper" Woods when he had to resort to…

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Boxing Lads From the Hawkesbury Bill Shearer Beats Jimmy Brown

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Describing the fight between two Hawkesbury lads, at the Parramatta Cinema on Saturday week, the "Cumberland Argus" says:—There was a time when the men of…

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Cricket Match Don't Worry Club v. Magrath's Hill

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 12

The Don't Worry Club will play a friendly cricket match against a team from Magrath's Hill at the Killarney Oval this Sunday. Following are the teams…

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Tennis Player's Troubles Posed As Friend of Jockey Munro "I've Played a Rotten Trick!" Mate Believed the Tale He Told

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

"IVE been building castles in the air and working fortunes out on paper ever since I can remember. I'll tell you how I've been living…

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