Cricket
Hospital for Insane C.C. v. Railway C.C. Those clubs met on the asylum wicket on Thursday afternoon, the former winning after an exciting game by five runs…
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Sport, 1897
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How's That? a West Indian Cricket Reminiscence
THE subaltern and the paymaster went to the wicket, and then it was discovered that the Major, who was to act as umpire, was missing…
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Quoit handicaps will be continued at Hudson's Family Hotel and Dannie Howard's Criterion Hotel (Wickham) this afternoon and at Thompson's alley…
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At the Balmain Club's carnival on Saturday some excellent sport was provided. The principal event, the 500yds local championship was won by young Craig, who is barely…
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The match Newcastle C. C. v. Maitland Albion C.C. was continued at Maitland on Saturday and resulted in a victory for the Albions on the first innings. On the…
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A commencement was made with the Paddington-Leichhardt match, Sydney on Saturday. Scores: L, 155 (Diamond 44); P., 4 for 59 (Noble 14, Hogan 15, not out)…
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At the Amateur Athletic Championship meeting on Saturday at Auckland a fresh world s record of 58 4-5sec for the quarter-mile hurdles was made by A. H. Holder, of…
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At the meeting of the association in Sydney on Monday night, Mr. J. M. Gibson tendered his resignation as a member of the Australasian Cricket Council. He considered that…
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At a meeting of the executive committee of the Life Saving Society in Sydney on Tuesday evening, Mr. M. Adams, West Maitland, applied for appointment as an…
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A team of 20 members of the Newcastle Bowling Club leave this morning for St. Leonards, where they play a friendly game against the St. Leonards Club…
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In connection with the recent fight in South Africa between Joe Goddard and Tom Lees the Standard and Diggers' News says:—"And so the astute boxer tries hard to kill…
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Negotiations with the South Australian Cricketing Association for sending a team to Western Australia have fallen through, but Giffen has practically completed…
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A commencement was made with this match on the Newcastle Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon in the presence of a moderate attendance. The visiting team…
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The team to represent the Federal Club in the 500yds Flying Squadron Championship to be held at Lady Robinson's Beach on Saturday next has at last been definitely…
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Yesterday afternoon a cricket match was played on the park oval between teams representing the establishments of Messrs. Wolfe, Prentice, and Co. and Messrs Owen…
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In connection with the match concluded yesterday against the Geelong eleven, our boys must be heartily complimented upon their brilliant achievement. Their score of…
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This match was continued yesterday shortly after 11 o'clock, in the presence of only a small attendance. With six wickets down for 381, Terry and Dr. Crawley…
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At the Randwick and Coogee Club's carnival at the Coogee Aquarium on Saturday the Distance Diving Championship of New South Wales was the principal event, which…
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South Sydney and North Sydney played a draw on Saturday. The Souths continued their innings, and put up the phenomenal score of 613 runs for the loss of seven…
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ON Saturday afternoon the Pearl and Albion A teams commenced a two afternoons' match on the West Maitland Park oval. The former combination went first to the wickets,…
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