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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1902

220 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 11

NELLIGEN. Wednesday. TENNIS

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 2

A match was played here on Saturday last between Bateman’s Bay and a team, second players from the Clyde Club. Owing to heavy rain falling the night be…

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Cricket. Australians v. Middlesex. London, August 26

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 2

The weather is hot to-day, and the wicket at Lords is faster than yesterday. Thera was a large attendance when the mutch was resumed…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 2

Major’s Creek Public School footballers played a team representing the Braidwood Superior Public School on the local Rec. on Saturday afternoon. The visitors beat the…

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Cricket. Australians v. Players' Eleven. London, September 2

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

The Australians con[?]ed the match at Harrowgate to-day against a Player's Eleven Beautiful sunshine prevailed. There was a large attendance of spectators…

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Tennis

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

The Braidwood Club’s tournament was concluded on Saturday last in excellent weather, and the courts having benefitted by the recent rains were fast and true…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

The match Australians v. Thornton’s team was drawn. Thornton’s team in the second innings had nine wickets down for 202, when they declared their innings closed. Tyldesley…

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Proposed Local Cricket Union

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

It is considered by some enthusiasts of the game locally that for the forthcoming season it may be advantageous to form a union. Last season, irrespective of Cup…

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Cricket. Australians V. Thorntons Eleven London, September 5

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

The Australian cricketers continued their match against Mr Thornton's Eleven at Scarborough today, in bright sunshine and on a good wicket. The attendance at starting was large…

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Lawn Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

Braidwood Tennis Club's tournament were brought to a conclusion last Saturday. The weather for the occasion could not have been better, especially later on in the afternoon, when heavy clouds…

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Cricket. Australians v. SOUTH Off England. London, September 9

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

The Australian team continued the return match at Hastings to-day with an eleven representing the South of England. The weather was bright. Earlier in the morning there had been slight rain…

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Football

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 2

The Braidwood schoolboys visited Major’s Creek on Saturday [?] their laurels from the Creek school football team. The [?]…

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Christianity and Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 2

Bishop Wilson of Melanesia, who is at present in London collecting funds for his mission, in an interview with a representative of a Church paper states that he needs more…

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Cricket. Australians v. South of England. London, September 12

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 2

The Australian cricketers at Bournemonth to-day commenced a match against a South of England team, which consisted of S. M. J. Woods, E. M. Sprott, C. J. B. Wool, C. H. Fry, E. Arnold, G…

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Cricket. Australians v. Players. London, September 16

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 2

The Australians continued the match to-day on Kennington Oval against the Players. The weather was showery and the wicket was slow. There was a very good attendance of spectators…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 2

In our last issue appeared a report of the first cricket match of the season, Corang v. Nerriga. It. is time our local cricketers made move and called a meeting to consider a…

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Football. Visit of Queanbeyan Teams to Cooma. We are indebted to the Editor of the Monaro Mercury for the following report

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 2

According to arrangements, two teams of footballers arrived from Queanbeyan on Wednesday last, to engage in matches with the Cooma Seniors and Juniors. The…

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Lawn Tennis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

The play for the captaincy of the Braidwood Lawn Tennis Club wag finished on Saturday, 20th inst., and resulted in a rather easy win for Cook, who beat Shaw three sets straight. As only four…

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Football. QUEANBEYAN v. COOMA. (Per favour "Cooma Express.")

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

ON Wednesday last a senior and a junior team of footballers journeyed from here to Cooma to play a return match with the players of that town. Play commenced at…

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Cricket

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 2

The Braidwood Cricket Club intend holding their annual meeting on Friday evening next, when the usual business will be transacted. All members find those…

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Cricket Match

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 2

A team representing the “Swallows,” went out to Mongarlowe last Sunday, we hear, to try conclusions with the “Mountain Bears.” The home team won by 7 runs on…

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