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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1886

163 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 9

Cricket. Round Bill v. KIRNDEEN

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 24

On Monday last the third match was played between Round Hill and Kirndeen, at Culcairn. Each had won one game before, so this was the deciding match. Round Hill winning the toss,…

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Telegrams. V.R.C. Races. First Day: October 30. Melbourne Stakes

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 1

Boolka ... Isonomy ... Brave... 3 Dead heat for first place…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1886 · page 24

Mr. Spofforth, the well-known cricketer was married on September 23 at Breadsill, near Derby, England, to Miss Phillips Marsh Cudman, the daughter of Mr. Joseph Cudman of…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1886 · page 27

The laws of the Australasian game of football were considered by the intercolonial delegates who met at Young and Jackson's hotel, Melbourne, last week. Councillor Garton was in the…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1886 · page 27

Twelve Hearnes (relatives) played a cricket match recently against an Ealing club. The following players have been chosen to represent the County of Cumberland in the…

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Cricket. English Eleven V Fifteen of South Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1886 · page 27

Shaw, Shrewsbury, and Lillywhite’s team of professional English cricketers played a three days’ match against a local fifteen on the Adelaide Oval last week. The Fifteen was weakened…

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Sporting. Rankin's Springs Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 2

These eventuated on Tuesday (the birthday of the Prince of Wales) and were an unqualified success: the attendance being large, the weather fine, and the events well contested. The principal event, the "Cup,"…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 23

The special correspondent of the Melbourne Argus is very severe on the manner in which Scott captained the Australian team of cricketers. Evans, he maintains, was particularly…

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Cricket Match at Thurgoona

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 24

The Albury Juniors proceeded to Thurgoona on Saturday last to try conclusions with a team of cricketers from that place, and after a well-contested game were declared the winners by…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. Shaw’s Eleven v. Parramatta. Victory Foe the Englishmen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 23

Shaw’s English Eleven commenced a cricket match against 18 of the county of Cumberland, at Parramatta, on Friday. A heavy thunder shower fell at midday, and the sun shining out…

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Cricket Match. Deniliquin Trades V. Jerilderie C.[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 November 1886 · page 1

The first cricket match of the season in which a local team took part was played on Saturday last when the Deniliquin Trades Club tried conclusions with the Jerilderie cricketers on the grounds of [?]…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1886 · page 24

The trustees of the Melbourne Cricket-ground have decided to strictly prohibit public betting on any part of the stand and ground for the future, and all tickets will be sold under this…

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Sandhurst Races. Sandhurst

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1886 · page 3

The races were continued to-day. The Selling Race was won by Brunette; the Hurdle Race by Footman, and the Bendigo Handicap by Kohai…

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Athletics

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1886 · page 24

The celebrated American wrestler, Thomas Cannon, arrived at Sydney from ’Frisco by the R.M.S. Alameda…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 23

According to Major Wardill, Scott was the best captain that could have been obtained in the Australian Eleven during their visit to England. A cricket match was played at Goulborn on…

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Tallangatta Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 4

A public meeting was held in the Court-house, Tallangatta, on Tuesday evening, 7th inst., for the purpose of electing office bearers in the Racing Club for ensuing year. Mr. Carkeek…

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Cricket. English Eleven v. 18 Sydney Juniors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 24

The above match was played in Sydney on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, and resulted in in a one-innings victory for the Englishmen, with 130 runs to spare. The scores were:—…

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The Woolpack Hotel Athletic Sports (To the Editor of the Riverina Grazier)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1886 · page 2

Sir,—A number of intending competitors was like an explanation of an item on the programme was down as a Sheffield Handicap, 3 events, 100, 150 as 200 yards etc. What does it all mean, and how…

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Albury Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 22

A general meeting of the members of the Albury Racing Club took place on Tuesday evening. Mr. Emerson, V.P., occupied the chair, the other members present being Messrs…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 24

S. P. Jones, the Sydney cricketer, is to be presented with a testimonial for his splendid innings in the match Australia v. England. In a match between the English Eleven and…

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