South African Cricket Tour A Risk
JOHANNESBURG. Fri. (A.A.P.): An Australian cricket tour by South Africa was a gamble in which…
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Sport, 1952
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Women's Claims In Athletics
Sixteen members if Novocastarian Women's amateur athletic club will compete at the N.S.W. country championships…
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Port Hunter V.J. Dinghy Club will hold a women's race at 10 a.m. to-morrow and a race for forward hands at 2.30…
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Toronto and Mayfield, previously- unbeaten, were both defeated in Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant…
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Matches to-day in the school vacation cricket competition are— A GRADE: Wallsend v…
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GOSFORD, Sunday.—Two rinks of blinded ex-servicemen beat a Gosford team to-day by 48 to 42…
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Wallsend's first innings win against Waratah-Mayfield in the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition on Saturday keeps it at the top,…
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 13. A.A.P.—Peter Thomson (Australia) and Bobby Locke finished all square to-day after…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Newcastle teams met in the final of the women's second division at the country tennis…
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HOBART. Sunday.—Denis Atkinson, medium paced West Indies bowler, took four wickets—mostly against…
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Four Newcastle athletes, three of them men, have been selected in New South Wales teams to compete in the Australian championships in Brisbane and…
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Entries for the Newcastle Tennis Association day championships are now being received. A record entry is expected…
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FIRST NOVICE, 5f.—First Division: GRAND LEADER 8.1 less 7 all. (N. Munsie) 1, Crofter 8.3 (E. Swinton) 2, Trout…
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The amateur tennis status of Australian Davis Cup team member Frank Sedgman, discussed at length in the last few days because of a wedding gift fund which is being…
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Men's singles (quarter-finals): F. Skillicorn beat N. Redman (Ncle.), 9—7, 6—2; K. Pepper beat k. Bendeich (Ncle.), 6—1, 14—12…
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KANPUR, Jan. 14. A.A.P.—England defeated India by eight wickets in the fourth Test match, which ended at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Weed Patches on Cricket Pitch
Efforts will be made by Newcastle District Cricket Association to have the wicket at No. 6 Sports Ground…
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SUGGESTIONS have been made that Newcastle District Bowling Association should put its pennants off for…
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A progressive bowls gala will be held at Newbolds on Sunday afternoon. Visitors will include five fours from the…
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SYDNEY. — There were surprises in both semifinals of the Country Week men's singles championship…
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