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Race.—The MAIDEN PLATE of 50 sovereings, for all horses that have never won an advertised prize at time of entrance, (two year olds excepted); weight for [?] one event, one and a half mile…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As it is expected that the end of the present week will witness the arrival in Sydney of the Champion Cricketers of England, hearing with them the laurels already won in New Zealand and Victoria, the spirits of our players…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INTERNATIONAL MATCH.—The general committee held a meeting at Lawrence's yesterday, when Mr. J. M. Leigh again took the chair. From what transpired it appeared that the City Municipal Council declined to take advantaga…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—Would you kindly inform me whether it is the intention of the committee appointed for managing this match to make any allowance in the price of admission to families withing to view this national contest. Surely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For some time past the public have been informed, through the medium of huge posters pl[?]carded in the most conspi[?]ons places, and by other me[?] that a match would be played on the Melbourne Ground, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONCE more the English cricketers are at work on the Melbourne ground; but it is not now, as on former occasions, the representatives of the old and young worlds who are trying conclusions. Content for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON visiting the ground yesterday, we were pleased to find all the arrangements for the Great Match proceeding satisfactorily. The boarding intended for the exclusion of the profanum vulgus (i. e., those who object to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the general committee was held last evening at Lawrence's, Mr. J. M. Leigh being in the chair. From what transpired we learn that his Excellency the Governor— in-Chief has consented to attend at the luncheon on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THURSDAY, 21st APRIL.—Nominations for ADELAIDE CUP, of 500 sovs, with a sweep of 50 sovs. Nominations, with 10 sovs, on the 1st March, 15 sovs on lst April, and 25 sovs on the night of general entry. Distance, two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I have read with much pleasure a series of letters in your paper contributed by the able pen of "Longstop," and, I must say, that I endorse his sentimen[?]s with respect to the play of Parr's team, especially that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Twenty-two elect of New South Wales met on the Domain ground on Saturday afternoon, and all were present except G. Moore, who, however, will be in town to-day. It is understood that he has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TO-MORROW the finest Eleven of England that ever left her shores will meet Twenty-two of New South Wales, and this may be a good opportunity for giving an old M. M. C. C's notions of the men on each side:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE publication of The Cricket Chronicle for 1868 furnishes an agreeable opportunity of reviewing, by the winter fireside, the doings of bright sommer days. ' I would [?] however, from tba truth to say that the last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Allow me to make two suggestions, the adoption of which, I think, would give great satisfaction. 1. That one match should be played by the English Eleven against our best eleven, giving the latter two or three innings to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WHEN, on the Christmas eve of 1861, Stephenson's English Eleven landed at Sandridge, the exultation of the people was not unalloyed, for it was felt that Mr. Malla[?], though he had done the best possible under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—The promptitude and energy which has been displayed by the committee, in providing at a short notice a first-class equa[?]ic bill of fare for St. Patrick's Day, is worthy of the highest praise, and I am confident their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE second contest between All-England and this colony was commenced yesterday, and seldom has a cricket match here or elsewhere been invested with so much interest and popular enthusiasm. From the time when Parr's selection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALTHOUGH the sun did not voucha[?]fe to shine on the first meeting of the cricketers of New South Wales with the English champions, we have reason to be thankful that the clouds at least withheld their moisture, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE experiment of a regatta on St. Patrick's Day has fully realised the most sanguine anticipations of its projectors, and but for the immense counter attraction elsewhere, and the circumstance of…
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