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New England · Sport

Sport, 1887

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Intercolonial. Melbourne, Monday. Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 5

THE Australian Eleven scored 223 for the loss of eight wickets against the Englishmen. The Australians in their [?]st innings…

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The Boxing Championship

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1887 · page 4

THE Sullivan and Ryan glove contest for the championship of the world was recently decided in San Francisco. Thousands crowded the pavilion, and the takings amounted to £3000. John…

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The Ladies' Column. Ladies' Cricket from a Social Point of View

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1887 · page 2

CRICKET matches played by the fairer sex make a pleasant variety in out-door amusements, and are in some countries very popular. Nor is it, for the younger and…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1887 · page 4

The Englishmen won the match by 9 wickets and two runs…

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Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 5

The cricket match between the Bathurst and Eng[?] teams resulted in a draw greatly in fa[?]r of the Englishmen…

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Cricket. Armidale C.C. v. URALLA C.C.

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 4

THESE teams met for the second time this season, on the racecourse, last Saturday, and the home team again were victorious after an exciting match. Holden won…

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Boorolong, Jan. 18. Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 3

THE Armidale Ironclads arrived at Boorolong early on Saturday morning to meet the Boorolong Cricket Club on their own ground. The Ironclad captain…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1887 · page 4

On account of the rain the practice match between an eleven and a twenty-two picked from those selected to practice for the match to be played against the…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1887 · page 5

The lute-colonial match commenced today. Owing to the bad weather the wickets were not reliable. Melbourne made 61 for their first innings, the…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 4

The heavy rain yesterday spoilt the holiday. The intercolonial cricket match could not be resumed in consequence…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1887 · page 8

The Melbourne Cricket Club has authorised the committee to bring out a team of amateurs for the next season from England…

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How Races are Won

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1887 · page 2

TRACERS of racers are for ever lamenting that they can never accurately find out exactly what their horses can do! A horse at the…

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Some Curiosities of Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1887 · page 2

A WRITER in the DAILY NEWS calls attention to the position of umpires in cricket matches. Putting aside the county, M.C.C., and other…

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Boorolong, Monday. CRICKET

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 2

On Wednesday, 26th January, the return match between the Boorolong Cricket Club and the West End Cricket Club was played here, and resulted in an easy…

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Foot-racing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 8

Samuels again met Malone, 150 yards, for £100 a-side, Malone conceding Samuels a yard and a half. Samuels won easily, in 15secs…

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The Perils of Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1887 · page 4

SCARCELY was the football season got into full swing ere our intention is again directed to the very dangerous nature of the game by a sad fatality. Daniel…

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The Great Cricket Match All England v. New England Twenty-two. First Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1887 · page 8

THIS match, which had been looked forward to for so long by the New England cricket-loving public, took place on Monday and Tuesday last, and was witnessed…

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Intercolonial. Melbourne Monday. Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1887 · page 5

IN the intercolonial cricket match Melbourne v. Adelaide the former won by 144 runs…

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New England J. G. Races. First Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1887 · page 4

DESPITE the "break in the East" on Monday which betokened finer weather, ominous-looking clouds gathered on Tuesday evening, and betokened a farther…

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SYDNEY, Saturday Night. Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1887 · page 5

The Englishmen, in their first innings, were all out for 99. New South Wales, in their second innings, made 87, with the loss of one wicket…

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