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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1893

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International Cricket. London, May 4

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 3

The Australian cricketers are rapidly regaining their form after the voyage, and are giving some excellent displays of strong bitting…

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Sporting Notes. Cricket. the Australian Eleven v. Lord Sheffield's Team. London, May 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 2

The London Press devotes considerable space in commenting on the Australian team. The Daily Newt considers Lord Sheffield's team is the best in England ; but being the…

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Intercolonial Tennis. Sydney, May 16

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1893 · page 3

The Intercolonial Tennis match was concluded yesterday, N.S.W., winning by nine sets…

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Cricket. London, May 13

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1893 · page 3

The Australians won the match against Warwickshire by 10 wickets. May 15. The Gloucestershire match commenced at…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. London, May 17

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 May 1893 · page 2

The Gloucestershire match was continued, and the score for five wickets reached 386 runs, Giffen 180, Trott 68, both out. The Australians were all out in their first…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. the Marylebone Match

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1893 · page 2

The latest news in last issue was that the Englishmen had scored 424 in the first innings, and tho Australians had foot wickets down for 81. The innings closed for 243, a good…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. the Lancashire Match

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

The latest news in last issue was that the Lancashire team had been disposed of for 97 runs, and six of the Australians were out for 167…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. the Surrey Match. London, May 31

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 2

The Australians first innings terminated for 156, the second innings for 79. Surrey in their second innings made 113. Surrey won by 58 runs…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. the Oxford Match. London, June 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 2

The Oxford team concluded their first innings for 208 runs or 8 more than the Australians. The Australians in their second innings lost one wicket for 62, and three had…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. (By Cable.) London, June 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 2

Cambridge won the toss and went to the wickets, at luncheon two were down for 140. The wicket was excellent, and 100 were made in the first hour. Blackhani, Conningham…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. the Cambridge Match

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

This match was continued and the Australians were all disposed of for 196 runs. Being 94 behind they had to follow on. The second innings closed for 319. The…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. Match Against the Players

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 2

On the first innings the Australians were leading by exactly 100 runs, the scores being Australian 189, Players 89. The Players followed on and soured 173, leaving the…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 3

The match, postponed from last Saturday, between E. Rich and Co's. Cricket Club and a second eleven of the Bourke District Cricket Club will be played next Saturday. Players…

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CRICKET. [?] Ians in England. London, June 29

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 3

[?]Leader, commenting [?]australians in the test [?]Bruce, Gregory and [?] up to their…

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Sporting Notes Cricket. the Australians in England. the Derbyshire Match

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 3

The Australians closed the innings with 9 wickets down for 494. Graham made 219, and Bannerman 295. (BY TELEGRAPH.)…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 2

New South Wales won the match against the New Zealand footballers by 25 point to 3, on Saturday last. The match was played on the Association Cricket Ground,…

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Sporting Notes. Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 2

According to a London authority J Briggs, of Lancashire, R. Peel, of Yorkshire, and R. Abel, of Surrey, who all stand but an inch or two over 5ft., are the three smallest…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. Match Against All England

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 2

The Australians closed their first innings for 269 Tans, Graham and Gregory having made 107 and 57 respecfcirely. LONDON, July 19…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1893 · page 3

On Saturday the New Zealand footballers defeated a Queensland team at Brisbane by 35 points to nothing…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1893 · page 3

Members of the Bourke District Cricket Club will be glad to hear that the Government through Mr. Waddell, M.P., have granted £35 for the improvement of their…

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