South Australia - Sport

Cricket

Miscellany

Introduction

Taken from Geoffrey H. Manning's A Colonial Experience

The game of cricket originated in England and the first match recorded in detail was played on 18 June 1744 between Kent and a team described as 'the World combined' or, in effect, 'the rest of England'. Richard Newland was the captain of the latter and was later to teach the rudiments of the game to Richard Nyren, who became the 'head and right arm' of Hambledon Cricket Club and author of The Cricketers of My Time in 1833.1 It became a game to be played by all levels of society but, upon its transportation to South Australia, it was soon apparent that little support was to be forthcoming from the 'influential community' and, accordingly, it was unusual for clubs to last for more than a season or two.

By 1862 there were no more than five clubs in Adelaide and suburbs and none of them in the best condition. They had no fenced ground to play on, no convenience of any sort or kind. The grounds they played on couldn't be called turf, since it was as hard and dusty as the metalled road. However, they had a code of ethics to be followed and swearing and profane language were forbidden 'on pain of a fine' and for a second offence, in some clubs, expulsion was the ultimate penalty.

It would appear that the first cricket match in Adelaide was played near Thebarton on the Park Lands abutting what is today the police barracks, for in an advertisement in the Register on 19 October 1839 the proprietor of the Great Tom o' Lincoln Hotel, Robert Bristow, said:

A GRAND MATCH will be played on Monday October 28th on the Thebarton Ground between Eleven Gentlemen of the Royal Victoria Independent Club and Eleven Gentlemen of Adelaide for twenty-two guineas a side. Wickets to be pitched at 10 o'clock. Refreshments will be provided and everything done that can add to the pleasure of the public.

To complement (or distract from?) this encounter, Mr Bristow staged a variety of entertainments such as footracing, climbing the greasy pole, juggling, etc., while from a capacious booth nearby he dispensed his 'pleasant tipple for country heat and dust.' Presently, cricket, which had been born in Adelaide on a tide of beer, made its own way in the realm of manly colonial sports.

In 1876 Mr W.H. Bundey, President of the Norwood Cricket Club, recalled that in 1851/52, in conjunction with a friend, he established the Union Cricket Club at Marryatville, naming it after the Adelaide Hotel at which the first meeting was held. Within a few years it had about 80 members and fielded three teams and 'having beaten both city and country clubs, it was resolved to challenge an eleven of the whole province.'

The challenge was advertised and in the ensuing match the Union team, comprising of Messrs Dobson, Miller, Uren, Baker, Futcher, Beazley, Lodge, Wood, Tunbridge, W. Hill and Carter, won convincingly by 97 runs. Strangely, the win proved to be the ruination of the club - an effort was made to go to Melbourne and challenge local teams 'but want of time prevented this being carried out...' Having no further antagonists the club gradually deteriorated and 'within a year afterwards Adelaide beat them in one innings.'

Another team of the 1850s was the Universal Cricket Club which had its headquarters on a ground near the Kent Town Hotel; in 1858 J.H. Barrow was president, F.B. Carlin. Vice-President, A.M. Harris, Honorary Secretary, J. Chittleborough, Treasurer.

Also see Kent Town

General Notes

"South Australian Cricket as it Was" is in the Register,
15 January 1898, page 4e, 5 March 1898, page 9a.

"Grand Cricket Match" is in the Observer,
26 February 1859, page 1g (supp.),
5 March 1859, pages 4d-6f.

"Veteran Sportsmen [J. Chittleborough & F.J. King]" is in the Register,
20 February 1905, page 4f.
The reminiscences of J. Chittleborough are in the Observer,
5 January 1907, page 43c.
"A Veteran Cricketer - J.F. King" is in the Register,
1 November 1915, page 9d,
Observer,
6 November 1915, page 18d;
also see Register,
21 January 1921, page 5g.

"Old-Timers at the Test - Echoes of the Past" is in the Register,
14 January 1908, page 5g.

"Underhand Bowling - A Forgotten Art" is in the Register,
12 February 1926, page 5d.

"Cricket in the Early Days" is in the Register,
18 February 1916, page 6e.
"Cricket in Adelaide in the Early Days" is in the Observer,
26 February 1916, page 42a,
4 March 1916, page 40d.
Early cricket matches are described in the Observer,
8 January 1927, page 59c.
"Cricketers of the Early Days", the reminiscences of Mr I.A. Fisher, is in The Mail,
18 March 1916, page 5h.
"Founders of South Australian Cricket"is in the Register, 18 February 1925, page 13c.
"The Founders of SA Cricket" is in the Register,
18 February 1925, page 13c.

Information on the Adelaide Cricket Club, "the first established in this colony", is in the Register,
6 September 1855, page 2h,
6 and 13 December 1855, pages 3h and 2h,
25 January 1856, page 3c.

The Register of 10 February 1869, page 2g reports on Mr Joseph Addison -
"He lived at the Reedbeds and was captain of the first cricket club formed in South Australia."
Photographs of an Adelaide Cricket Club reunion is in the Register,
26 March 1928, page 6h.

An obituary of William Leaney, a cricketer of the 1850s, is in the Register,
18 September 1917, page 4g.

A display of fireworks on the north parklands "used by the SA Cricket Club" is reported in the Observer,
29 May 1869, page 5e.

"Cricket Association - Its Genesis", the reminiscences of B.V. Scrymgour, is in the Register,
28 September 1912, page 15e.
Information on John Pickering, "a founder of the cricket association", is in the Advertiser,
15 January 1919, page 7d;
also see 21 February 1921, page 6i (obit.) and Observer,
3 June 1871, page 12g.
An obituary of a "co-founder", James F. King, is in the Chronicle,
2 July 1921, page 41c.

"Centuries in Cricket" is in the Observer,
31 December 1892, page 21a,
"Old-Timers of the Past" on 18 January 1908, page 44b,
"Old-Time Cricket Screenings" on 23 January 1915, page 21a.

Information on the Union Cricket Club in 1851 is in the Observer,
10 June 1876, page 5b;
also see Register,
31 July 1861, page 3h, 25 September 1861, page 3f,
17 January 1862, page 2h,
13 February 1862, page 2h.

The formation of the Adelaide Cricket Club is reported in the Register,
8 April 1853, page 3b;
also see 9 December 1853, page 3a, 4 February 1854, page 3d.
Information on the Adelaide Cricket Club, "the first established in the colony", is in the Observer,
8 September 1855, page 3f.

"Adelaide Saw Its First Test From Iron Sheds" is in The Mail,
15 October 1932, page 13.

Reminiscences of early cricket matches and players are in the Advertiser,
29 November 1912, page 12b.

An inter-colonial match against a team from the Swan River is reported in the Adelaide Times,
6 April 1850, page 3e.

Intercolonial cricket is discussed in the Register,
22 March 1893, page 4g.

A single wicket match is reported in the Register,
8 February 1856, page 3e, 16 June 1862, page 2h.
"Single Wicket Cricket Contests - Memories of the Sixties" is in the Register,
24 and 28 May 1918, pages 9b and 7h,
1 June 1918, page 10g.
Also see Hindmarsh.

A "Single v Married" match is reported in the Register,
6 January 1857, page 3f.

"Grand Cricket Match" is in the Register ,
26 and 28 February 1859, pages 3d and 3c.

An editorial on cricket is in the Register,
2 March 1859, page 2g,
Observer, 5 March 1859, page 6f,
"Cricket in the Colonies" is in the Register,
8 November 1859, page 2c.

A match "British V Colonial" is reported in the Observer,
18 February 1860, page 3c, 10 March 1860, page 4g,
Register, 14 February 1860, page 2h, 10 March 1860, page 3f.
Information on a proposed visit by an All English Eleven is in the Register,
16 October 1861, page 3h;
also see 21 November 1861, page 3e.

Interesting letters on the sport are in the Register,
30 January 1862, page 3d,
5 March 1862, page 3e.

Cricket club matches are described in the Register,
3 April 1862, page 3c,
"Cricket Matches" is in the Observer,
26 April 1862, page 7a.

Interesting letters on the laws of cricket and a controversy over "bowling or throwing" are in the Express,
11 December 1863, page 2c,
Register,
5 February 1877, page 5g;
also see 9, 12, 14 and 17 February 1877, pages 6f, 6f, 5g and 6g for consequential comment.

Meetings of the SA Cricket Club are reported in the Observer,
1 October 1864, page 3g (supp.),
Register, 1 and 6 November 1865, pages 3e and 2f,
10 February 1866, page 2e,
Express, 3 October 1867, page 2c.

"The Cricket Season" is in the Register,
9 September 1867, page 2d.

"The cricket match with the Galatea" is in the Register,
23 September 1867, page 2g,
14 November 1867, page 2g.

"Cricket" is in the Register,
28 September 1869, page 3a.

Information on the formation of a cricketing association is in the Advertiser,
1, 3 and 15 June 1871, pages 3c, 2f and 2g-3c,
Express,
20 March 1872, page 3g,
29 October 1872, page 3b,
Chronicle,
8 July 1871, page 15b,
29 June 1872, page 9e,
9 November 1872, page 6b;
also see Advertiser,
22 June 1872, page 2e.

The need for interstate cricket is canvassed in a letter published in the Register on
10 March 1871, page 5f, while on
8 April 1871, page 6e an opinion on colonial cricket is expressed:

There is no leading club, no ground even tolerably kept... we have [no] single player who has ever been heard of out of the colony... when something tangible is done I will gladly subscribe five pounds...

Also see Register,
13 April 1871, page 3f,
14 and 16 June 1871, pages 5a and 6d;
6 July 1871, page 5c-d.
Meetings called to form a SA Cricketing Association are reported in the Observer,
3 and 17 June 1871, pages 12g and 6d,
23 September 1871, page 6b,
23 March 1872, page 5e,
2 November 1872, page 10c.

An editorial on "Cricket in South Australia" is in the Observer,
24 June 1871, page 13e.

"The Cricket Season" is in the Register,
9, 12 and 19 September 1872, pages 5e, 5e and 3f.

"The New Cricket Ground" is in the Observer,
31 August 1872, page 7a.
"In the Grand Stand" is in the Register,
14 January 1895, page 6d.
See South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Adelaide Oval.

"Victoria versus The Combined Colonies" is in the Observer,
4 January 1873, page 5e.

A cricket match of "Advertiser versus Register" is reported in the Observer,
22 March 1873, page 6g.

A presentation to J.A. Fergusson is reported in the Register,
26 July 1873, page 6b.

A meeting of the SA Cricket Club is reported in the Express,
13 and 22 June 1872, pages 2d and 2d,
Observer, 6 September 1873, page 7g
and an annual report of The Cricketing Association on 27 September 1873, page 10c, 3 October 1874, page 17g;
also see Express,
25 August 1874, page 2b,
8 September 1874, page 2b.

"Yorke Peninsula and the English Cricketers" is in the Observer,
1 November 1873, page 5b,
"Cricket Memories - Grace's Team at Kadina" on 24 February 1923, page 17c.
"The Great Cricket Match - A Lay of Yorke Peninsula" is in the Register,
24 and 26 March 1874, pages 6a and 5b-c-e.
"England's First Visit" is in the Advertiser,
25 January 1937, page 21b:

And in the night of winter When Kadina's stores are shut, When the oldest bottle's opened And the negro head is cut, When around the fire Loud roars the storming din, And the good old mallee root Roars louder yet within, Still is told how Yorke Peninsula, With free and open hand, For the credit of the country, And the honour of the land, Subscribed the paltry hundreds, Which Adelaide seemed to deem Too much to pay, And dared to play The famous English team. "Colonial Bats" is in the Observer,
14 February 1874, page 4f,
7 March 1874, page 7g;
"Bat-Making in South Australia" is in The News,
28 August 1933, page 4c.
Also see Place Names - Lobethal

"The Contest on the Park Lands - A Lay of the Oval" is in the Register,
31 March 1874, page 5d.

Cricketing notes are in the Register,
6 September 1873, page 5b-e,
Observer,
27 June 1874, page 18b,
17 June 1876, page 12e,
Register,
20 January 1877, page 6h,
5 and 17 February 1877, pages 6h and 6f,
10 March 1877 (supp.), page 1d-f and
7 April 1877, page 7a,
4 June 1877, page 7a,
29 October 1877, page 6c,
19 November 1877, page 6f,
7 January 1878, page 6g,
9 February 1878 (supp.), page 2b,
2 March 1878, page 6d,
7 September 1878 (supp.), page 2a,
26 October 1878 (supp.), page 2a,
Observer,
2 November 1878, page 18f,
11 January 1879, page 6e,
11 January 1879, page 6e,
Register,
25 January 1879, page 1c (supp.),
5 May 1879, page 5d,
6 December 1879 (supp.), page 1a,
16 February 1880, page 6e,
Observer,
2 October 1880, page 574c,
Express,
14 February 1885, page 3f.

"The Cricket Season" is in the Observer,
12 September 1874, page 13e.

The formation of the SA Railways Cricket Club is reported in the Observer,
19 September 1874, page 7b.
Also see Observer,
27 September 1862, page 1d (supp.) for details of a match played by an earlier railway's club.

An inter-colonial match against Victoria is reported in the Register,
7, 11 and 17 November 1874, pages 5c, 4e and 7f,
Observer,
31 October 1874, page 7c,
7 and 14 November 1874, pages 8a and 10a-13d,
"Inter-Colonial Cricket" on 12, 19 and 26 February 1876, pages 4d-11a, 13e and 12b;
also see 7 April 1877, page 10.
A sketch is in the Pictorial Australian in March 1876,
January 1885, page 8,
January 1891 (supplement).

A proposed inter-colonial match is discussed in the Chronicle,
23 October 1875, page 16c.

"Cricketing Coach for Adelaide" is in the Observer,
12 December 1874, page 7g;
also see Express,
5 January 1875, page 3c,
Register,
13 April 1877, page 6d,
Observer,
21 April 1877, page 11a,
12 October 1878, page 20g,
20 October 1883, page 18e.

"Close of the Cricket Season" is in the Advertiser,
12 May 1875, page 2c.

A review of the 1874-75 cricket season is in the Register,
14 June 1875, page 6e;
also see 10 June 1876, page 6b,
29 October 1877, page 6c,
19 November 1877, page 6f,
7 January 1878, page 6g,
27 April 1878, page 1a (supp.),
14 May 1881, page 7a,
9 May 1884, page 7c,
4 June 1884, page 7f.

The formation of the Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association is reported in the Chronicle,
6 January 1877, page 13c;
also see Advertiser,
15 August 1878, page 6g,
Express,
15 August 1878, page 2g,
20 September 1878, page 3c;
an annual general meeting is reported in the Express,
13 September 1877, page 3f,
Chronicle,
15 September 1883, page 15c,
Observer,
23 May 1885, page 19a.
A photograph of an Adelaide and Suburban Association cricket team is in the Express,
26 January 1912, page 6.
"Thirty Years Old - Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association" is in the Advertiser,
6 December 1929, page 13d.

"Cricketing Challenge Cup" is in the Register,
7 March 1877, page 4h,
7 May 1877, page 5d,
26 April 1878, page 5f,
31 May 1879, page 5c,
9 June 1879, page 5a.
"The Stevenson Challenge Cup" is in the Register,
21 December 1881, page 5b.

The pros and cons of "throwing" vis a vis "bowling" are in the Observer,
10 February 1877, page 5f;
also see 3 March 1877, page 5e,
14 and 21 April 1877, pages 20b and 7f,
9 June 1877, page 10b;
also see Register,
4 and 6 December 1882, pages 4g and 2c (supp.),
Observer,
9 December 1882, page 19c.

"The Intercolonial Match" is in the Register,
2 April 1877, page 6f.
A poem on the occasion of a visit by a team from Melbourne is in The Lantern,
23 June 1877, page 10.

A farewell function for Mr F.R. Burton is reported in theRegister,
21 July 1877, page 5d,
Express,
21 July 1877, page 2g.

"SA Natives v St Kilda" is in the Observer,
25 August 1877, page 10b.

The opening of the cricket season is reported in the Observer,
8 September 1877, page 20a.

Tasmania v South Australia is reported upon in the Register,
12 and 19 November 1877, pages 5a and 6f.

"The Australian Cricketers" is in the Register,
13, 14, 15 and 18 December 1877, pages 5d, 5e-6c, 5e and 4f.

"Cricket in South Australia" is in the Observer,
4 January 1879, page 11a,
"Selecting Teams" on 14 February 1880, page 262b.

Also see Register,
20 April 1880, page 6d,
12 and 22 May 1880, pages 7a and 6b,
14 May 1881, page 7a,
15 May 1882 (supp.), page 1c,
21 October 1882 (supp.), page 2c,
6 December 1882 (supp.), page 2c,
5 May 1883, page 7c,
20 October 1883 (supp.), page 3a.

"Cricket Excursion to Edithburgh" is in the Observer,
22 January 1876, page 5d.

"Cocoanut Matting Wickets" is in theObserver,
11 March 1876, page 4g.

A plea to again consider the rule applying to LBW is in the Register,
3 and 8 May 1888, pages 3h and 6b;
also see 8 January 1889, page 6a,
13 January 1893, page 7d.

The first cricket match against Tasmania is reported in the Register,
10 November 1877 (supp.), page 4d.

The last meeting of the Adelphi Cricket Club is reported in the Express,
13 May 1878, page 3d.

A proposed oval for the Adelaide & Suburban Cricket Association is discussed in the Register,
15 August 1878, page 6d.
An annual meeting is reported in the Register,
8 September 1883, page 6g.

A poem in respect of a visit of English cricketers is in The Adelaide Punch,
7 December 1878, page 6.

"Cricket in SA" is in the Observer,
4 January 1879, page 11a.
A review of the 1878-79 season is in the Register,
5 May 1879, page 5d.

A discussion on the SA record for "throwing a cricket ball" is in the Register,
23 April 1879, page 5a,
Observer,
26 April 1879, page 14g.

"Elevens v Eighteens" is in the Register,
5 September 1879, page 7c.

"Mr Jarvis and the Australian Eleven" is in the Register,
10 February 1880, page 5b;
a cartoon is in The Lantern,
20 November 1880, page 5.
A banquet for A.H. Jarvis is reported in the Observer,
20 March 1880, page 479c.
An interview with him is in the Advertiser,
14 October 1911, page 8h;
his reminiscences appear on 19 January 1921, page 7c;
also see 18 October 1929, page 8d,
Register,
15 December 1930, page 3c.

See Register, 2 June 1880, page 5d for information on a proposed new cricket ground at North Unley,
21 October 1882, page 5b,
4 November 1882, page 5a.

Cartoons on cricket are in The Lantern,
20 October 1880, of inter-collegiate cricket on 29 November 1884, page 7.

A banquet for the Australian Eleven is reported in the Register,
30 November 1880, page 6a.

The first inter-colonial eleven-a-side match in SA is reported in the Register,
2 April 1881, page 6a.

Interesting comments on the legality or otherwise of "throwing" while bowling at cricket are in the Register,
30 April 1881.
"When Does a Bowler Throw?" is in The News,
26 December 1931, page 4c.

A sketch of and information on J.N. Hines, captain of the Stragglers' Cricket Club, are in The Lantern,
24 March 1881, pages 1 and 2.

"Press versus Parliament" is in the Chronicle,
26 November 1881, page 5e.

"New Oval and Cricket Club" is in the Register,
10 December 1881, page 1g (supp.).

Bankers' cricket matches and a Bankers' Rowing Club are reported upon in the Register,
14 and 26 January 1882, pages 2d (supp.) and 2b (supp.).

"Gambling and Sport" is in the Register,
30 May 1882, page 4e,
"Cricket and Betting" in the Observer,
1 July 1882, page 19d.

A review of the 1881-82 cricket season is in the Register,
15 May 1882, page 1c (supp.);
also see 22 April 1885, page 7a.

"The Laws of Cricket" is in the Observer,
22 September 1883, page 19a.
Editorials on the game are in the Advertiser,
21 September 1883, page 4e,
12 November 1883, page 4e.

"Cricketing Ovals and the Parklands" is in the Register,
8 November 1883, page 4e;
also see Express,
6 September 1886, page 2d.
Also see Place Names - Parklands

"Morale and Manners in the Cricket Field" is in the Chronicle,
17 November 1883, page 15a.

A presentation to Mr J.W. Colton is reported in the Chronicle,
21 March 1885, page 15e.

"The Amusements of South Australians" is in the Observer,
7 November 1885, page 35e.

A poem on cricket is in the Register,
20 March 1886, page 3g.

"Cricket in South Australia" is in the Advertiser,
29 September 1886, page 5g.

"Revival of Cricket" is in the Observer,
11 June 1887, page 18c,
Register,
12 December 1892, page 4h,
"The Cricket Revival" on 4 January 1919, page 6c.

A presentation to C.G. Godfrey is reported in the Register,
28 February 1888, page 5b.

An obituary of George Goodfellow is in the Register,
6 July 1892, page 5a.

A retrospect of the season is in the Express,
4 May 1887, page 3c,
22 April 1893, page 4a.

The benefits of military training vis a vis engaging in cricket and football are discussed in the Register, 19 June 1888, page 7e.

A Banks v Brokers match in aid of the Star of Greece Relief Fund is reported in the Chronicle,
28 July 1888, page 21e.

A call for cricket reform is in the Register,
12 December 1888, page 7h:

Register

"Cricket Stories" is in the Chronicle,
23 November 1889, page 7e .

"The Cricket Season" is in the Register,
16 April 1890, page 7a.

An editorial entitled "Yachting and Cricket" is in the Register,
12 May 1890, page 4h;
also see 21 May 1890, page 7f.

A retrospect of the 1890-91 season is in the Register,
6 April 1891, page 7f.

The first meeting of the Cosmopolitan Cricketing Association is reported in the Express,
15 September 1891, page 4b.

An obituary of W. Travers is in the Observer,
2 July 1892, page 31a,
of E.J. Hiscock on 22 December 1894, page 16a,
Register,
17 December 1894, page 6f.

"Local Cricket and Public Interest" is in the Observer,
23 and 30 July 1892, pages 19c and 19d.

"Popularizing Cricket" is in theRegister,
13 August 1892, page 5c.

"Some Observations on the Laws of Cricket" is in the Register,
13 January 1893, page 7d.

"The Development of Cricket in Adelaide" is in the Register,
7 August 1893, page 5b-d.

An obituary of L.W. Evan is in the Register,
13 August 1894, page 5a,
Observer,
18 August 1894, page 30b,
of Mostyn Evan on 3 January 1925, page 43c;
also see Register,
24 September 1924, page 9c.

An obituary of John McDonald, "the founder of the Austral Cricket Club", is in the Register,
6 January 1896, page 5b,
of Ben Featherstone on 20 March 1896, page 5d.

"Signalling Cricket Scores at Sea" is in the Register,
15 January 1895, page 4h.

"The Fair Sex at Cricket" is in the Observer,
5 January 1895, page 29b.

"A Fight for the Sheffield Shield" is in theObserver,
12 January 1895, page 24e;
a poem appears on 19 January 1895, page 16d.

"Cricket Madness" is in the Register,
5 January 1895, page 4e,
"The Lost Shield and the Coming Cricket" on 27 February 1895, page 4f.

"Cricket, Criticism and Common Interest" is in the Register, 9 March 1895, page 4f:

The sterling grit that is in the pure British stock must sooner or later be again recognised, and even a stubbornly contested game of cricket may, in its own way, lend important aid in bringing this to pass.

A humorous article headed "How's That Umpire?" is in the Register, 30 March 1895, page 4f;
it includes the following anecdotes:

"Hout and I wins my five bob" was the exultant decision of an umpire who had "five bob" [50cents] assisting his vision all the afternoon to the evident advantage of his favourites. Then there was the judicially constructed gent who, when suddenly called upon for his decision, replied "Out subject to discussion and argument". This, however, was excelled [when] to a sharp "How's That?" from the bowler for a "leg before" the prompt reply was "Not Hout, ball 'it 'is leg".

"The Hero as a Cricketer" is the subject of amusing comment in the Register,
24 May 1895, page 5a,
"Cricket and Cricketers" on 9 November 1895, page 4g.

"A Curious Cricket Case" is in the Observer,
18 May 1895, page 29d.

An obituary of Frank A. Finlayson is in the Observer,
19 April 1895, page 14e.

"The Cricketing Association Sports" is in the Observer,
19 October 1895, page 43a.

"Opening of the Cricket Season" is in the Register,
19 October 1895, page 4g.

"Cricket and Cricketers" is in the Register,
9 November 1895, page 4h.

The arrival of J.J. Ferris is reported in the Register,
2 December 1895, page 5b;
also see 1 February 1896, page 4c.

"The Country Week" is in the Observer,
28 December 1895, page 20d, 4 January 1896, page 10b;
also see Express,
31 December 1895, page 2h.

"A Novel Competition - Searching for Bowling Talent" is in the Observer,
22 February 1896, page 20c.

An obituary of Ben Featherstone is in the Observer,
28 March 1896, page 28c.

"The Cricket Season" is in the Register,
10 October 1896, page 4h.

"The Century List for 1895-6" is in the Observer,
17 October 1896, page 13a.

"College Cricket" is in the Register,
10 December 1896, page 4i.

Biographical details of John Creswell are in the Observer,
5 December 1896, page 16a;
an obituary is in the Register,
25 March 1909, pages 4d-5f,
Observer,
27 March 1909, page 38c,
Chronicle,
24 April 1909, page 39e.
Information on a memorial is in the Register,
21 April 1909, page 7c;
also see 8 November 1911, page 13b.

"Cricket Politics" is in the Advertiser,
17 March 1897, page 4f.

"Important Cricket Legislation" is in the Register,
6 April 1897, page 5a.

"Popularizing Cricket" is in the Register,
2 June 1897, page 5a.

"A Foreigner on Cricket" is in the Observer,
2 October 1897, page 25c.

"The Progress of Cricket" is in the Register
on 30 October 1897, page 4d.

"The Loss of Our Fast Bowler" is in the Register,
15 July 1896, page 5a,
"Fair or Unfair - Does Jones Throw" in the Register,
1 November 1897, page 5a-6d.

"George Giffen and the Test Matches" is in the Register,
23 and 24 December 1897, pages 5g and 9h.
A cartoon is in The Critic,
30 October 1897, page 11.
"George Giffen and International Cricket" is in the Register,
23, 24, 25 and 28 March 1899, pages 6b, 6f, 7c and 7e,
"George Giffen" is in the Register,
18 April 1903, page 6c and 8 November 1904, page 6e (career statistics).
His testimonial match is reported upon in the Advertiser,
12 December 1922, page 9c,
14 and 15 February 1923, pages 9c and 8e.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
17 February 1923, page 32.
His obituary is in the Register,
30 November 1927, page 11g,
Observer,
3 December 1927, page 31a.

"SA Cricket - A Reminiscent View" is in the Register,
6, 13, 20, 27 and 30 November 1897, pages 5i, 5h, 5i, 6a and 3i, 4,
11 and 28 December 1897, pages 6b, 8d and 6a,
1 and 8 January 1898, pages 7a and 10a,
17, 19 and 26 February 1898, pages 6a, 6e and 7a,
5 March 1898, page 9a.

"Cricket Reform" is in the Observer,
27 May 1899, page 20d.

"In the Ladies' Pavilion" is in the Register,
18 January 1898, page 5a.

"Tommy Walker at the Cricket Match" is in the Observer,
15 January 1898, page 30e,
"Contrasts in Cricket Finances" on 22 January 1898, page 12b,
"The Telegraph Wires and the Cricket" on 22 January 1898, pages 12e-29c.

"Twenty-One Years of Cricket" is in the Advertiser,
18 March 1898, page 4g,
"Cricket and Cricketers" on 15 May 1899, page 6a.

A cartoon is in The Critic,
19 February 1898, page 6.

A biography of Clem Hill is in the Register,
18 March 1898, page 7d;
also see 23 March 1898, page 5g,
8 January 1906, page 4d,
"Clem Hill Looks Back" on 13 November 1914, page 8d,
"Clem Hill - Greatest Australian Test Player" on 29 April 1922, page 5g.
"Wonderful Cricketing Family" is in the Register,
12 November 1909, page 4f,
Observer,
20 November 1909, page 17b.
"Clem Hill's Resignation [from the Sturt Cricket Club]" is in the Register,
1 December 1913, page 7b,
"Clem Hill Looks Back" on 13 November 1914, page 8d.

"A Cricket Trouble - Australian Council v MCC" is in the Observer,
23 July 1898, page 49d,
6 August 1898, page 20a.

"The Reign of King Cricket" is in the Register,
8 October 1898, page 4h,
"Ernest Jones; Bowler - His Career" on 24 February 1903, page 6h.

Information on J. Darling's Sports Depot is in the Observer,
24 December 1898, page 51d.
"J. Darling Settled in Tasmania" is in the Observer,
21 July 1900, page 21a.

"Cricket in 1899" is in the Register,
15 and 29 April 1899, pages 8b-11a and 5a.

"Some Sensational Bowling Feats" is in the Register,
17 May 1899, pages 4i-5f.

"The Implements of Cricket" is in the Register,
20 September 1899, page 6g,
"The Humours of Cricket" on 23 September 1899, page 9e.

"With the Cricketers in the East" is in the Register,
15 January 1900, page 7c.

"Some Random Reminiscences" and photographs are in The Critic,
18 January 1902, page 9.

A photograph of T.H. Reeves and C. Bannerman, test umpires, is in the Chronicle,
22 March 1902, page 39.

"The Cricketer's Lament" is in the Observer,
6 September 1902, page 34b.

"The Cricket Season - A Retrospect" is in the Express,
21 April 1903, page 2e.

A sketch entitled "The Struggle for the Memorable Ashes" is in the Chronicle,
7 June 1902, page 17.

A photograph of Harry Hay is in The Critic,
11 April 1903, page 20.

Biographical details of Jack Reedman are in the Register,
15 June 1903, page 4e,
Observer,
20 June 1903, page 26a.
"An Old Cricketer [E.J. Reedman]" is in the Register,
7 March 1904, page 4f;
an obituary is in the Register,
4 April 1924, page 7g;
also see 10 September 1929, page 6d.

A photograph of a ladies' cricket match at Victoria Park is in The Critic,
7 December 1904, page 5.

"Schoolboys and Cricket" is in the Register,
10 December 1904, page 6e.

"What the Old Players Say" is in the Advertiser,
9 November 1903, page 5f.

"Adelaide Test Matches - Some Reminiscences" is in the Register,
20 January 1902, page 5d,
"Test Matches in Adelaide" on 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 January 1904, pages 3a, 5b, 5b, 5c and 5c.

A photograph of an Adelaide Cricket Club team is in The Critic,
28 March 1906, page 9.

A photograph of members of the Bankville Cricket Club is in The Critic,
1 May 1907, page 6,
Observer,
4 May 1907, page 29.

Photographs of Havelock Cricket Club teams are in The Critic,
24 July 1907, page 4,
27 May 1908, page 14.

Sidney Kidman's comments on the game are in the Observer,
20 April 1907, page 48a.

Information on Andrew Scott, a state player of the 1870s, is in the Observer,
12 October 1907, page 38e.

"Old Timers of the Past" is in the Observer,
18 January 1908, page 44b.

"People at Work - The Cricket Club Secretary" is in the Register,
6 May 1908, page 4i.

"C.B. Jennings Leaving the Ranks" is in the Observer,
18 July 1908, page 24c,
Register,
15 July 1908, page 9c.

"Reflections of a Cricketer" is in the Register,
5 September 1908, page 7a,
J. Darling's retirement is discussed on 29 September 1908, page 5b.

"For Merit - Cricket Association's Tribute to Players" is in the Register,
14 September 1908, page 5a.

A photograph of a University team is in The Critic,
25 November 1908, page 6.

"Sheffield Shield Records - A Short Review" is in the Register,
30 January 1909, page 8f.

"Cricket Fielding Machines" is in the Register,
27 November 1909, page 10g.

An obituary of George D. Cook is in the Observer,
28 September 1912, page 41a,
of J.H. Tardiff on 19 June 1920, page 19a.

A photograph of the East Torrens cricket team is in the Observer,
15 May 1909, page 27,
26 April 1913, page 31,
3 May 1913, page 29.

A photograph taken at Outer Harbor of the departure of an Australian team for England is in the Chronicle,
30 March 1912, page 29.

An obituary of Phillip Argall, "patron of sport" and former test cricket umpire, is in the Register,
4 April 1912, page 7a,
Observer,
13 April 1912, page 41b.

"Among the Clubs" is in the Register,
25 September 1912, page 11e.

"A Father of Cricket - Mr W.O. Whitridge" is in The Mail,
2 November 1912, page 8e.
"W.O. Whitridge - A Well-Merited Tribute" is in the Register,
1 January 1915, page 5f,
Observer,
9 January 1915, page 21d;
also see 22 February 1919, page 18d (obit.).

Under the nom de plume of 'Oswald', in 1871, after a portion of the north park lands had been allocated for cricket purposes, Mr Whitridge, then only 18 years of age, wrote to the press suggesting the formation of an association to take over the arrangement of inter-colonial matches and to foster the game locally.

Years later, in a press interview he said he remembered his father trying to teach him to play when he was eight years old and that he took part in a contest between J.L. Young's school and St Peter's College at the age of ten years. With G.M. Evan and John Creswell he represented South Australia on the Australian Cricket Council during the nineties.

He was a splendid bowler and in the seasons 1877-8-9 he headed the association bowling averages with 5.24 and 4.09, respectively. On one occasion in a match against Victoria he secured 8 wickets for 10 runs. Later in life he was Chairman of the East Torrens Cricketing Association and was a foundation committee member of the Norwood oval. He is also a keen amateur gardener and poultry fancier.

"An Old-Time Cricketer - Death of J.E. Gooden" is in the Observer,
26 July 1913, page 42d.

"Interstate Junior Cricket" is in the Register,
11 January 1913, page 13c.

"The Season's Cricket" is in the Register,
6 April 1914, page 7c.

"Farewell to J.N. Crawford" is in the Register,
28 May 1914, page 7b;
also see 1 October 1914, page 10d.

"Chance for Country Cricketers - Special Week in Adelaide" is in the Register,
5 December 1914, page 11e,
"Cricket and Crisis" on 18 December 1914, page 4c.

"The Unrequited Umpire - His Duties and Difficulties" is in the Observer,
13 March 1915, page 21c.

The reminiscences of James Francis King are in the Advertiser,
1 November 1915, page 11b and
an obituary in the Observer,
2 July 1921, page 37c.

An obituary of William Leaney, which includes comment on cricket in the 1850s, is in the Observer,
22 September 1917, page 43e.

An obituary of Oswald J. Caust, "a well-known cricketer", is in the Register,
14 June 1918, page 6g,
Observer,
22 June 1918, page 19a.

An obituary of W.G. Loveridge of the East Torrens Cricket Club is in the Observer,
21 December 1918, page 17e.

"Senior Cricket Revived" is in the Register
on 9 September 1918, page 7e,
"Sunday Cricket" on 16, 17 and 18 March 1920, pages 9d, 9f and 8f.

"A Cricket Coach Appointed [K. Quist]" is in the Register,
4 August 1920, page 8e.

"The Humor of Cricket" is in the Advertiser,
8 November 1920, page 7a.

Biographical details of John Pickering are in the Register,
12 July 1919, page 6g,
Observer,
26 February 1921, page 34c (obit.),
of G.M. Evan on 19 May 1920, page 7b,
of J.M. Tardif on 16 June 1920, page 7b.

"Heroes of the Past" is in the Register,
15 and 18 January 1921, pages 9f and 7f,
"Cricket in Verse and Song" on 13 August 1921, page 4g.

A cricket association jubilee is reported in the Register,
1 June 1921, page 9d,
Express,
1 June 1921, page 2e.

"Beer at the Parklands - A Sunday Cricket Match" is in the Advertiser,
2 December 1922, page 9f,
"The Future of Cricket" on 19 January 1923, page 10f.

"Cricket Reminiscences" is in the Register,
20 January 1923, page 12d,
"Cricket Memories - Grace's Team at Kadina" on 19 February 1923, page 9d,
"The Standard - How to Raise It" on 17 August 1923, page 7h,
"Cricket Chances and Conduct" on 19 December 1923, page 8d.

"Educating Cricket Umpires" is in The Mail,
17 March 1923, page 2d.

Biographical details of J.E. Craigie are in the Observer,
22 December 1923, page 63e,
of J.A. Riley in the Register,
4 May 1926, page 9d.

"What's Wrong With Cricket" is in the Register,
25 January 1924, page 6e,
"Test Match by Wireless" on 17 January 1925, page 14g.

"Memories of Austral Club" is in The News,
20 November 1924, page 10c.

"A Licence Granted" is in the Register,
14 January 1925, page 11f,
"Test Match by Wireless" on 17 January 1925, page 14g,
"Broadcasting Scheme - A Full Week's Service" on 16 June 1925, page 9d.

"The Real Grimmett" is in the Advertiser,
4 March 1925, page 12d,
"A New Hero - Clarrie Grimmett the Man" in the Register,
13 March 1925, page 5f.

The reminiscences of J.J. Lyons are in The News,
22 October 1925, page 8a and
an obituary in the Register,
22 July 1927, page 9e.

"Covering the Wicket" is in The News,
12 November 1925, page 8f.

"Cricket Wives" is in the Register,
9 January 1926, pages 8g-9h,
"District Cricket Politics" on 7 August 1926, page 8i.

An obituary of Harry J. McKay is in the Register,
13 and 19 February 1926, pages 11g and 6e.

"A Run-Out Cricket Incident - A Charge of Trickery" is in the Observer,
27 March 1926, page 43d.

"R.F. Middleton'd Long Career" is in the Register,
26 March 1926, page 5d.

Biographical details of W.S. Stirling are in the Register,
26 March 1926, page 5f,
of W.H. Jeanes on 20 July 1926, page 9a.

"District Cricket Politics" is in the Register,
7 August 1926, page 8i.

"Hendren for Adelaide" is in the Register,
3 February 1927, page 9c;
also see 16 March 1928, page 9e, 3 August 1928, page 11h.
"Cricket Coach for Adelaide" is in the Register,
16 February 1929, page 11b.

"Blind Cricketers" is in The News,
7 April 1926, page 9d,
2 February 1928, page 14c,
6 December 1928, page 16d.

A photograph of Elder Trustee company's cricket team is in theObserver,
5 March 1927, page 33,
of blind cricketers at play on 3 November 1928, page 38.

An obituary of Jack Lyons is in the Observer,
30 July 1927, page 48a,
of Karl Schneider on 8 September 1928, page 43e.

"Cricket as a National Asset" is in the Register
on 23 October 1928, page 8b.

A history of Sheffield Shield matches is in The News,
3 January 1929, page 13f.

"Humor in Umpiring" is in The News,
7 February 1930, page 10e.

"Pioneer Woman Cricketer" (Miss Rose Darke), together with two photographs, is in The Mail,
19 July 1930, page 13b.
Information on women's cricket is in the Advertiser,
10 February 1933, page 16d,
30 November 1934, page 24h.
"Women's Night Cricket" is discussed on 3 July 1936, page 16e.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
15 January 1931, page 35,
17 October 1935, page 31,
9 April 1936, page 33.

The reminiscences of Edward Millwood are in The News,
3 August 1931, page 6d.

"Tests of Sportsmanship" is in the Advertiser,
18 January 1933, page 18f,
"Cricket in Other Days" on 18 January 1933, page 20g.

"Cricket Through US Eyes" is in the Advertiser,
14 April 1933, page 8e.

"Body-Line Bowling" is in the Advertiser,
9 May 1933, page 8d.

"District Cricket in the Doldrums in Adelaide" is in The News,
23 October 1934, page 4e.

"The Mystery of Bradman" is in the Advertiser,
3 January 1936, page 16e.

"Radio's Part in Test Cricket Games" is in The Mail,
9 January 1937, page 10b.

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