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New England · Sport

Sport, 1897

348 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 18

Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 2

SHIELD match to-morrow, Dundee v. Stonehenge, at Dundee. This match will virtually settle the question of premiership for this season. To-mobrow the following players of the Y.M.I.,…

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Northern District News. Walcha. Europambela Picnio Races

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 3

Since its inception, dating back to 1852, this popular private Club has regularly held its annual gatherings on the fine cour[?] some short distance…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 2

GIFFEN has made six and Lyons five centuries against Victoria, THE following team will play the representatives chosen to meet Uralla and district. The game will…

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Intercolonial Cricket. Adelaide, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 5

THE cricket match between Victoria and South Australia was resumed to-day, and the letter's first innings concluded for 427 runs. Hill made 95 and Giffen 47…

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Intercolonial Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 3

The natch between Victoria and South Australia, commenced at Adelaide on Friday, was advanced another stage on Saturday. Victoria…

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Intercolonial Cricket. VICTORIA v. South Australia. South Australia Wins Easily

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

The interco[?] cricket match was concluded at Adelaide yesterday, South Australia winning by an innings and 70 runs. Victoria, in their…

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The Game of Golf

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 4

A PAPER devoted to the popular sport golf is responsible for the following: "In the absence of the regular golf editor, the following question from a beginner was…

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Cricket. [By "Back-cut."]

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 2

PLAYING in a club match at Warwick recently Frank Heydon secured the fine average of 7 wickets for 22 runs in the first innings and 4 for 14 in the second. He also scored 9…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 2

SHIELD matches next Saturday :--Dundee v. Emmaville, at Emmaville ; Glen Innes v. Stonehenge, at Stonehenge. A valiant hand of nine composed of Glen Innes…

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Randwick Races

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 5

THE following are the results of the Randwick races, which took place at Sydney on Saturday afternoon:—Hurdle Race—Norman, AEolus, Juvenile…

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How to Learn Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 5

A SKEECH of the career of Dr. Grace, the hero of cricket, contains this useful advice:- In taking his place against the howler,…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 3

Scott, of the West End club, is a promising cricketer, and with practice should develop into a fine batsman. The West End and Oriental clubs meet…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 2

THE following team will represent Glen Innes in the Shield match against Stonehenge at the latter place to-morrow :--Travers, Goodman, Thompson, Abbott, Stevenson. McCoy King, Shape, Suitings…

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Traveller. Racing in Pekin

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 6

A feature essentially peculiar to racing in Pekin was the strong odour of sanctity about the training-stables. will venture to state that nowhere else on this planet is the Turf…

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1897 · page 4

AS the football season is fast approaching and promises to be specially attractive owing to the proposed tour of the redoubtable New Zealand representatives through New…

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Insanity of Racing Cyclists

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 2

The six days' bicycle race finished in New York at midnight on Saturday, Edward Hale being declared the winner with a total of 1910 miles. This beats the record by 310 miles…

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Races at Metz

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 4

On Wednesday Inst a mixed race meeting, promoted by Mr. J. Crough, was held at Metz,and was fairly well attended a number of Armidale visitors being…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 2

THE match-- Volunteers v. Half holiday-- will be played on Wednesday, 30th inst. THE Northern Border team play Inverell at Glen Innes on Saturday April 3, and the return match…

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Last Night's Cables. [Through Our Special Agents.] Boxing Championship. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 5

BOB FITZSIMMONS, who recently defeated Corbett for the boxing championship of the world, has retired from the ring. Peter Maher has accepted Tom Sharkey's…

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1897 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Napier (Junior) F.C. was held at the Railway Hotel on Wednesday evening, when the following officials were elected for the ensuing…

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