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Sport, 1872

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Cricket at Nattai

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1872 · page 3

THE return match between the Cherry Bank C.C. and the Nattal C.C. was played on Saturday last, and resulted in another victory for the former club; they winning in one innings and 23 runs to spare. The weather was rather…

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Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 78

I HAVE but little to relate this week, as the visit of Jupiter Pluvius on Saturday last prevented the possibility of any playing whatever. The Cup match between the Alberts and Newtown has been postponed until the 3rd and 10th…

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Swimming and Public Schools

Sydney Punch · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 4

THE above may seem a curious couplet-- a little comical, but Mr. PUNCH is wont to commit such absurdities. There is not, necessarily, any connection between the public schools and swimming -- the present state of things in this colony proves that, at any rate…

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Cricket Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 26

THE Inter-University match being over, the Association have, as I rejoice to see, began preparations for the great annual ovent between the two colonies of New South Wales and Victoria, and I suppose the dates have been by this time…

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Goulburn Annual Races

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 10

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Curiosities of Cricket. [CONTINUED.]

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 78

1838, June 6.—Eton. First Life Guards v. Eton. Won by Eton in an innings. The 1st Life Guards in their first innings made 14 extras and 12 runs from the bat, scored by two men, who made 7 and 5. The other nine did not…

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Sporting News. Races to Come

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 9

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Darling River Jockey Club Races— Breewarrina

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 3

These races came off according to advertisement, and had the weather not proved to unfavourable, would have been a grand success. Nevertheless, they were a success in a great measure—everybody winning a share. We had better horses…

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Cricket

Empire · Wednesday 24 January 1872 · page 2
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ALEXANDRIA v. INDEPENDENT.—A match was played at Double-Bay on Saturday last, between the above eleven aad resulted in a victory for the former by nine wickets and six runs to spare. Independent—First innings, 23; second, 44;…

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Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 109
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

BEFORE proceeding to a discussion of the event's of last week, I must dwell for a few minutes on the letter of Dr. Bedford which appeared in your last issue, in answer to some remarks of mine concerning the recent dispute between the…

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Wodonga Races

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 10

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Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 13

A cricket match between the Northern and Southern district, which has been the topic of conversation in cricketing circles for some time past, was commenced on the Albert Ground, Redforn, yesterday. Apart from the…

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Goulburn Annual Races

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 9

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Sporting News. Races to Come

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 9

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Goulburn. Friday. Second Day of the Annual Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 4

MAIDEN PLATE of 30 sovereigns, for all maiden horses at time of entrance, including winning two-year-olds, with A. J. C. penalties, with 2 sovereigns each added for starters; one mile and a half…

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The Goulburn Annual Races. First Day, Thursday, January 25. [From Our Own Reporter.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 4

The morning broke very gloomily, and when a start was made for the course a steady shower set in, which no doubt tended to keep many persons from attending, and at the most there could not have been more than two hundred…

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Cricket. North v. SOUTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1872 · page 5

THIS match was resumed on Saturday in the presence of about a thousand people. The luncheon, which was excellently served by Mr. Gannon, took place at half-past 12, and the game was continued at twenty minutes past 1…

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Grand Cricket Match.—north v. SOUTH

Empire · Monday 29 January 1872 · page 2

THE match, which was commenced on Friday last (Aniversary Day) was resumed on the following day, and, as will be seen by the appended scores, the match ended in an easy victory for the Southern…

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