AUSTRALIA'S birth as a cricketing nation may be said to have taken place in March, 1877. On the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a combined Victorian and New South Wales eleven defeated an English team led by James Lillywhite, a famous Sussex player, by 45 runs. This was referred to at the time as a combination match, but is now in the records as the first of the 134 Test matches ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,129 wordsWESTERN SUBURBS, leaders in the Sydney premiership competition, should retain their position, for the Petersham score was well within reach when play ended on Saturday. Paddington, on the heels of West, are not in quite such a happy ...
Article : 799 wordsMOST pleasing of the performances in Adelaide district cricket on Saturday was the continued good form of Jack Badcock. He followed up his 85 and 120 not out at the previous week-end by scoring 105 against Glenelg—and he did not give a chance. ...
Article : 951 wordsTHOUGH some breeders and many owners already are chafing against the exclusion of geldings from classic contests in New South Wales and ...
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Article : 2 wordsARTHUR HILL (Malvern), who played for collingwood I.O.R. last season made 104 not out of 128. His fine innings was made up of square cuts and drives ...
Article : 349 wordsIN two of the three Geelong matches good scores were made, the exception being the match between South Geelong and Footballers. ...
Article : 245 wordsPENNANT games at Perth on Saturday resulted:—University, 277 v. Fremantle, 136; North Perth, 163 v. Mt Lawley, 142; Southern Suburbs, 153 and 3—40 ...
Article : 180 wordsA. J. RYAN heads the batting aggregates in Adelaide, having a lead of 67 runs from A. G. Shepherd. The lastnamed will bat next Saturday, while ...
Article : 184 wordsAustralia had a comfortable win in the international tennis match against Europe, played over three days to excellent galleries and concluded on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 238 wordsEASTER is approaching rapidly, and once again the Baseball Training Camp at Sorrento will be held. Last year was a record as for numbers, and also because of ...
Article : 382 wordsFRANK BURKE'S innings for 81 not out for North Brunswick against Preston in the C.Y.M.S. competition was a curious mixture. He took 80 minutes to open his ...
Article : 421 wordsTHE absence of the State players on the way to Melbourne did not altogether deprive Saturday's pennant cricket in Launceston of its thrills. ...
Article : 219 wordsTHE N.S.W. Cricket Association has notified the W.A.C.A. that their team will leave Sydney on Sunday, March 3rd arriving at Perth on March 8. ...
Article : 133 wordsSUPERVALVE. Port Adelaide Cup winner, will be brought by his trainer (J. H. Kelly) to Melbourne this week. He will be quartered at C. ...
Article : 187 wordsBy winning their semi-final matches in the L.X.L. Shield competition for the premiership of North-West Tasmania last week. Burnie and Ulverstone will meet in ...
Article : 131 wordsROSS BETTSWORTH. a 15-year-old Rosewater boy. won the swim through Adelaide on Saturday. Off 9 min, he swain the mile and 200 yards ...
Article : 84 wordsThree important [?] were decide [?] on the Swan River on Saturday. In the [?] state [?] championship, Chance had a comfortable win ...
Article : 86 wordsRESULTS of matches at Broken Hill on Saturday were: St. Peter's 208 defeated Ex High 109 (Hay 5-20) West 2.374 (Vincent 108 chandler 83 n.a.) defeated ...
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Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wed 6 Feb 1935, Page 9
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