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Sport, 1887

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 24

The New South Wales Cricket Association has decided that the intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales shall be played in Sydney on January 26, and following days…

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Proposed Visit of an English Football Team

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 24

An exceptional interest will be given to the next football season in Australia by the visit of an English team. Lillywhite is one of the promoters of the team, which will consist of 22 of…

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Murrumbidgee Turf Club Races. Wagga, November 16

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

Grand Stand Handicap: Phaon, Society, Rhetorician. This was an easy win; time 1 min. 46 min. Selling Race: Frenchman, Anglais, Freedom. Three started. The race was won from start to finish…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 27

At a meeting of the N.S.W. Cricketing Association it was decided that the intercolonial match to be played in Sydney against Victoria be played on January 26 and following days…

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Cricket. the Old Buffers’ Match- Albury V. Beechworth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 26

This match, which has now become an annual affair, came off on the Beechworth ground on Saturday last. The Albury team being short of Jones Norman, Dight, and Turner, who were…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 November 1887 · page 3

Another correspondent sends me the following account of the into cricket match:—The two second elevens of the H.H.C.C. and H.C.C. clubs met on Wednesday last, and after a good game the match…

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Balranald Cricket Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 2

A meeting of the Balraland Cricket Club took place on the 25th. inst., the Rev. H. I. Richards in the chair. In the absence of the secretary, who was…

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Coursing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 26

The attention of secretaries of coursing clubs and owners and trainers of greyhounds is directed to an important circular, containing resolutions passed by the National Coursing Club…

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Boxing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 27

A boxing match has been made in Sydney between Larry Foley and Jack Burke, who recently arrived from America, for six rounds for a £200 trophy…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 27

Mr. T. Alcock, who is acting on behalf of the promoters of the next Australian Eleven, has submitted a list of matches to be played in England. A cricket match between an Australian eleven…

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Cricket. Mr. Vernon’s Eleven v. New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 26

The match between the Melbourne Cricket Club’s English team and the New South Wales Eleven was commenced on the Association Cricket-ground, Sydney, on Friday. The…

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Cricket Match. Deniliquin C.C. v. Deniliquin Union C. C

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1887 · page 4

The first match for the trophy presented for competition by Mr James This of Deniliquin, was played on the local ground last Saturday. The match was [?] by a considerable number of…

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Cricket. Civil Service V. All-comers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 December 1887 · page 2

Saturday afternoon saw teams from the above pitted against such other. Ferris captaining the Civil Service, while Kemsly officiated in like capacity for the All-comers. The day was all that could be…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 27

At the instance of Lord Harris, the County Cricket Council, England, has decided to take action with a view to amending in favour of bowlers the rule relating to leg before wicket…

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Urana Cricket Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 27

Our Cricket season was opened on the 18th ult., when a few members of the U.G.O. met for practice ; a committee meeting, having been held the same evening…

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Cricket. Albury First Eleven v. Thurgoona Fifteen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 27

On Saturday last the First Eleven of the Albury C.C. journeyed , to Thurgoona, and there sustained a decided defeat at the hands of the local fifteen. The Thurgoona, captained by D…

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Cricket Match. Deniliquin C.c.v. Deniliquin Union C.c

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 1

The first match for the trophy presented by Mr [?] for competition amongst the district clubs, [?] was commenced last Saturday week was re[?] [?] last Saturday. When the stumps were drawn…

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Sporting. Cricket. West v. East Lachlan Street

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 2

Teams were chosen for a match on Saturday last from the above and the latter suffered a most crushing defeat at the hands of the latter, by 144 runs but there was not a full team on either side, 7 West 8…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 2

A meeting of the above club was held on Tuesday, 6th inst., at Pattersall's to receive nominations for the Christmas Handicap and Hurdle Race. In…

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The Regatta Reserve. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 3

SIR,--I notice that the Rutherglen Shire Council have granted permission to the regatta committee to use the reserve, subject to no charge being made for admission…

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