Cricket

 

1883

Wednesday

George Ulyett, cricketer and Wednesdya goalie decided to quit football

 

1840

Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday v. Denton 'those staunch & alomost only supporters of the manly and truly English game of crocket in this town' Denton - a village this side of Manchester played at Hyde Park Marsden bowled 'new fashioned overhand twist' but reverted to underhand Hibbert - ball lodged between his bat and body - Dodworth(keeper) quickly seized it and appealed. Wednesday 110 & 97 Denton 55 & 83 Woolen Dodworth Bolsover Sampson Hallam Wilson out body before wicket H Reaney Hyde Dawson Harrison Smith

1881	cricket	The Wake Challenge Cup Draw for first round Mortomley v. Wadsley Hillsborough v. Stainborough Lockwood's v. St Jude's Manor v. Caledonians St George's v. Clarence Pitsmoor United v. Harthill Nether Hallam Rangers v. Judicature Ecclesall Charlton v. Dungworth Hallam v. Stannington Independent v. Elsecar Eckington Halfway House v. Aldwarke Main ? UNdrawn - Handsworth v. Pitsmoor
1885	cricket	Reported the death of Edgar Willaher - who, it is reported, was the originator of overarm bowling.
1886	cricket	Telegraph reports that Ladies cricket is becoming popular - especially in southern counties - among the leaders are the daughters of the Marquis of Abergavenny who play in the grounds of Eridge Castle. The paper reports that the play is very good. Though the article finishes with a sentence about female cricket fashion
1886	cricket	Final of the Wake C.C. Owlerton v. Darnall Wellington at Neepsend Club, Penistone won by Owlerton

1840

Other Sports

July - Cricket Bat spring handled bat invented by a cutler in Salisbury used a bar of steel down the middle of the handle

1868	Other Sports	Sheffield Club Annual Athletic inc 3 miles,440y, 150y, 120y hurdles, 650y steeplechase, high jump, wide jump, high jump with pole, exercises on horizontal bar, football races winner received a silver cup
1869	Other Sports	Fir Vale Steeplechase New Years Day from the football field, Roe Wood, round Keppel's Column(schole's Coppice) & back 16 entered - 8 turned up 1. H Firth 2. J. Ulyett 3. P.Pinder
1869	Other Sports	Hallam Steeplechase Monday 27th December 9 miles across Yorkshire Moors
1869	Other Sports	Bicycle Games by Gas Light Every evening Sharrow Vale Bicycle Ground Lit by Gas - open 'til 10pm Games from 8pm admission 6d(including lesson) prop - Thom Ibbetson
1870	Other Sports	Curling January 1871 Curling at Springhead Pond - Hull Malton v. Hull
1871	Other Sports	Rugby 9/3/1872 Garrick v. Manchester Free Wanderers at Machon Bank Writer was not impressed 3 goals, 3 tries, 17 rouges to 0
1872	Other Sports	Sheffield Races Wed September 18th at Blackburn Meadows Course Ladies Purse £10 Licensed Victuallers Stakes £20 Sheffield Stakes £15 Town Plate £10 Pony Race £7 10s Sec - Rose & Crown, Waingate
1873	Other Sports	Rugby Great Britain v. The World in Lausanne GB won by 1 goal and 1 try to nothing
1875	Other Sports	Rugby Sheffield FC v. Hull at Bramall Lane(1800) first Rugby match since Garrick v. Manchester Hull won 1 goal, 3 tries, 3 touchdowns to nil Hull team included Huddersfield players many……had a dim sort of idea that the Rugby game was a barbarous and almost brutal exhibition of play. Return at Hull - terrible weather & ground (6 inch puddles) called WA Matthews team Hull won by 1 goal, 1 touchdown,1 punt out, 1 rouge P Marsh, PF Hoole, FH Favell, H Sorby, S Hoole, WA Matthews, RA Sorby, CF Melly, Marsh, W Lodge, MJ Hunter, SS Dixon, TC Willey, P Sorby, Spottiswoode Umpire - MJ Ellison
1875	Other Sports	Athletics - W Wilkinson won £50 silver cup at Snipe Inn Grounds, Audenshaw nr. Manchester There were claims that it was actually Mr Idle or JC Clegg The cup was on view in Mr Hawkesley's , High Street.
1876	Other Sports	Glossop Road Skating Rink relaying floor now completed - open every day
1876	Other Sports	Lacrosse - North v. South at the Oval 2-2 North Goal - Michael Ellison (Sheffield) Point - JB Southern (Broughton) Cover Point - HE Carter(Manchester) 3rd Man Out - J Harrop (Broughton) Field - JS Genth(Manchester) Field - W Greg(Manchester) Center - HA Mather(Broughton) Field - WA Matthews(Sheffield) Field - WR Wake(Sheffield) 3rd Home - TH Sorby(Sheffield) 2nd Home - C Southern(Broughton) 1st Home - PW Kessler(Manchester) The referee was CW Alcock The North were coloured white and scarlet(Manchester), Blue and White(Broughton) Black and Scarlet(Sheffield) The South wore Dark Blue
1876	Other Sports	Lacrosse - Sheffield v. Glasgow Bramall Lane(1000) Glasgow won 4-0 Sheffield Team M Ellison, WR Wake, TH Sorby, P Sorby, RA Sorby, JC Clegg, WE Clegg, JC Shaww, TC Willey, FH Whelan, WA Matthews, AE Sorby(goal)
1876	Other Sports	Lacrosse Practice at The Farm possibly initiated because of visit of Canadian Lacrosse team summer of 76. It was essentially the Sheffield Club + the Cleggs
1880	Other Sports	Athletics at Sheaf House Gardens - 1000 att. Rabbit coursing at Newhall Grounds Rabbit Coursing at Queen's Grounds Pigeon Shooting at Wadsley Bridge
1881	Other Sports	Bolterstone & Wigtwizzle Ploughing Soc. Ploughing matches Oct 19 1881 at or near Bolterstone
1881	Other Sports	Newhall Ground Rabbit match for £20 between Hindley's Charlotte and Walker's Fly
1881	Other Sports	Great Bicycle Championship Race Howeell of Wolves and Cooper of London met at Belgrave Road Grounds, Leiecester for one mile Professional Bicycling Championship for a stake of £50. Howell road a 56 inch Rudge, Cooper a 54 inch Humber. Howell won by a foot.
1881	Other Sports	Extraordinary Pigeon Shooting Match Dr Calver and Mr "Gordon" for £100 at Hendon, Union Gun Club 100 Birds - Dr Calver at 34 yards Mr "Gordon" at 24 yards one handed Mr "Gordon won 67-61 , Dr Calvers first home defeat Was it real birds or clay ?
1882	Other Sports	Pigeon Shooting between Mr Turner-Turner and Lord de Clifford met at Gym Club - Notting Hill
1882	Other Sports	Athletics at Newhall, Queens Grounds, Hyde Park and Sheaf House
1882	Other Sports	Pigeon Shooting at Wadsley Bridge  at Gate Inn - Sparrow Match
1882	Other Sports	Quoiting at Manchester at Morning Star, Manchester game of 61 up at 18 yards
1882	Other Sports	Other sports mentioned - Billiards & Horse Racing
1882	Other Sports	Arundel v. Wesley College : also Athaeneum
1882	Other Sports	Pigeon Shooting at Castle Inn  Bradway
1882	Other Sports	Predestrianism at Newhall - Easter Handicaps also at Hyde Park at Queens Grounds J Binghams weekly leger pigeon shoot
1882	Other Sports	Rifle Shooting at Rotherham - E Company of 2nd Y & L Volunteer Battalion 7 shots at 200,500,600 yards
1883	Other Sports	Cricket The second Wake Challenge Cup draw Greenhill Britannia Cornish Place St Barnabas Attercliffe New Wanderers All Saints Eckington Works Hallam Eckington Halfway House Swinton Pitsmoor Wadsley Bridge Lockwood Brothers Handsworth Woodhouse St Phillips Brimington Exchange Renishaw Works Clarence Harthill Aldwarke Main Carbrook Dungworth Burngreave Wanderers Killmarsh United Hillsborough Honley?(nr Huddersfield) Darnall Wellington Tankersley Grennhill Albion Grenoside UNited Springvale Independent Neepsend Manor Grange Staveley Works Nunnery Rangers Eckington St Speters Pitsmoor UNited Rothervale Shiregreen Sheffield Post Office
1886	Other Sports	Sheffield & Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club reported that they are not to engage a groundman for the forthcoming year.
1886	Other Sports	Coursing at Newhall - 200 spectators Coupe's Posey of Intake v. Sutton's Nell of Woodhouse best of 11 courses - 60 yards law for £20 Posey won by 9 kills to 3
1886	Other Sports	December 30th(Thursday) Wednesday played London Hotspur on what appeared to be an ice rink. There also was a fog which obscured one side of the ground  from the other.