Athletic Sports Cricket. Answers to Correspondents
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 267
H. BARE.—The Australian Eleven have not been beaten by Victoria this year. R. J. PRICE.—I. The batsman was not out; the ball having remained fixed between the boundary fence and a tree for the…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 267
Last Saturday was a "big" scoring day on the Association Ground, the bowlers catching it hot from the wielders of the willow. A. Bannerman added another hundred to his record, and Marr distinguished himself by making his first…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 267
Of late years the attention of the cricketing authorities in England has been directed to the graving superiority of the batting over the bowling, and the consequent length of time over which the matches hare extended. When W. G…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 35
A meeting of the Association wag held on Wednesday evening at the Exchange Hotel, under the presidency of Mr. Jno. Gibson, at which Messrs. Swift and Daniels were appointed umpire and scorer, respectively, for the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 35
THE Intercolonial march, to be played on the Association Ground, Moore Park, during the next four days, promisses, to be one of the most hardly fought contests ever seen on say cricket ground in New South Wales. The…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 268
The main contingent of the Victorian team of cricketers arrived in Sydney on Saturday afternoon. They were met at the Redfern station by Messrs. P. B. Walker (vice-president of the New South Wales Cricketing Association)…
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Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 6
Play began very shortly after noon. The weather was fine, but the attendance of spectators was only moderate. Evans and Marr resumed the bowling, and, as they were well on the wicket, the scoring was slow. Scott was…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 33
THE weather for the opening day of the Goulburn meeting was flue but warm, with a cool breeza. Owing to the Continued dry weather, the course was very hard and dust; the dust at times somewhat interfering with a…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 13
Time-honourd is an expression which may well be applied to the intercolonial matches which are annually played between the cricketers of Victoria and those of this colony, when it is considered that these contests were…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 33
THE Ararat Turf Club commenced the first day of their meeting yesterday. A good attendance of spectators was present, and the racing of an interesting order. The folowing are the results…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 33
THE annual races of the Braidwood Turf Club were commenced yesterday. Very hot weather prevailed during the day. The attendance was rather meagre. All the monte and roulette players had their little games stopped…
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Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 5
The clerk of the weather was gracious to those engaged in the thirty-second intercolonial cricket match between the chosen representatives of Victoria and New South Wales, while Ned Gregory had prepared a pitch for the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 13
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal
At the Hippodrome to-day, Wi[?]e Frank, of this city, and Young Murphy, of Melbourne, decide the first event of their match of one, four, and seven miles for £100 and the youths' championship. From the well-known abilities of…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 268
Turing the past week the Academy of Music has been the scene of a varied athletic entertainment, under the auspices of Messrs. W. Miller and L. Foley. The exhibitions were well attended, and conducted in the most orderly and…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 35
B. Murphy v. W. Frank (125 yards), 1 mile, Hippodrome, Sydney, February 9. R. K. Campbell v. Hyde, 100 yards, £200, Auburn, February 9…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 35
The second meeting of the above club was brought, off on Saturday afternoon on the Agricultural Society's grounds. Moore Park, and as far as the quality of the sport was concerned, was a complete success, though financially it was…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 8
The New South Wales Coursing Club calls for its Derby and Oaks nomination before 4 p.m. to-morrow (Tuesday), and these must be sent to the secretary at Tattersall's Club, together with…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 8
STEDMAN IMPERIAL CUP.—The match on Saturday afternoon last was between the Osbornes and Rucbys, and considering the counter attraction of the intercolonial match, there was a very fair number of spectators present. The…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 8
The beautiful weather that prevailed on Saturday afternoon had the effect of bringing a large attendance of ladies at the cricket match, and consequently there was a good display of dresses. The…
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