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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 2

The following will represent All Saint's C.C. in their match against St. Xavier's C.C. on Saturday next. Play to commence at 2 o'clock :—A. Yates, P. and A…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 3

THE Robertson Association will play the first of its inter-district matches this season, at Muswellbrook, next Thursday, when the Hunter River…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

The following players have been selected by the Hunter River District Cricket Association to do battle for that body in a match against Robertson Cricket Association at Muswellbrook on Thursday…

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CRICKET. [By UMPIRE.]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

A match was played on Victoria Square on Thursday afternoon between O[?]an Vale and Half-Holiday, and resulted in a win for Half-Holiday by 66 runs…

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Local and General News. Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

THE following team has been chosen to represent the Robertson Electorate in the match against the H. R. D. Association on the Muswellbrook Show…

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Athletic Sports

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

We have been requested to state that entries for the All-comers' Handicap to be run in connection with the athletic sports to be held at the Commercial Hotel on Anniversary…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 2

Teams representing East Maitland and West Maitland Public Schools met on the Park on Saturday in a game, when the Wests gained a victory by four runs. For the winners, N…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 4

SEDGEFIELD V. ST. PATRICK'S—Teams from the above clubs met on Victoria Square on Saturday, the latter winning by 29 runs. Socres:—Sedgefield 77 (I. Capp 23, A. Burns 15 not out), and six…

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Intercolonial Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 3

The Victorian cricketers arrived by to-day's express, and are all in excellent health. They feel confident again of defeating the local team…

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Intercolonial Cricket. [By TELEGRAPH.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 3

THE following have been selected to play for N. S. Wales against Victoria in the match commencing on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday:…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

A LARGE number of spectators gathered on the Recreation Reserve, at Aberdeen on Saturday last, to witness the cricket match between an Aberdeen…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 3

Splendid weather marked the opening of the match between New South Wales and Victoria on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. Thera was a large Attendance. The respective captains spun…

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Racing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

The Challenge Stakes run at Ranwick to-day resulted as follows—Kerry 1, Proudfoot 2, Eastern King and Lecoma dead heat for third place…

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The Racing Weights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

It having been decided to copy wright the weights for to-morrow's events they will not be made public till late the this afternoon…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

Our report of this match closed yesterday with Iredale (82) and Noble (86) at the wickets, and the second century had been hoisted. Noble added 14 to his score, (a century), and then Johns snapped…

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Cricket. ROBERTSON v. H. R. D. Association. an Exciting Game

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

THE ninth match between teams representing the Robertson and Hunter River District Associations was played at Muswellbrook…

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Our Muswllbrook Letter. Cricket. Inter-district Match.—hunter River District Association V. Robertson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 4

A match between representative toning of the above Associations was played here on the local ground yesterday, add proved to be a most interesting contest, although it did not attract the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

Following is the list of matches arrauged for the Singleton C.C. during the romainder of the season :—…

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Cricket. Hunter River District Cricket Association v. Robertson Cricket Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

The first inter-district match of the season between these old opponents was played on the local Show Ground on Thursday (Anniversary Day) and…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 3

Five for 110 was the last wire published by us yesterday, Stuckey's (28) being the last wicket to fall, with Giller not out 37. Warne joined Giller. Play became slow against the bowling of Howell…

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