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A History of the County of Essex
… a string band and a Horticultural Society c. 1900. 64 A cricket club and a quoits club had started by 1922. 65 The …
Survey of London
… A wider range of sports facilities was provided; in 1956 cricket nets were installed and in the 1960s five-a-side …
Survey of London
… in August 1871 inspired a 'fete and gala' on a nearby cricket ground. 45 There had also been a potential grievance …
A History of the County of Sussex
… club meetings and dances in the early 20th century. 99 Cricket was played on a field south of Wandleys Lane in or … William Collins in the early 20th century; 2 in 1992 both cricket and football were played there. An Eastergate football club and a Barnham and Eastergate cricket club based in Eastergate had existed by 1910. 3 In …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… book centre at Easthope in that year. 9 There was a cricket club in 1926, 10 and a youth hostel at Manor Farm …
A History of the County of Warwick
… 'cards, dominoes, bagatelle, ball, marbles, and cricket'. 97 In 1760 a Society of Cricket Players of Birmingham had challenged other teams … 30 miles for a prize of 20 guineas, 98 and a Birmingham Cricket Society existed in 1803. 99 It would be wrong, …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of amusement were forced underground, and new sports, like cricket, began to be advertised. Cricket was played in Birmingham as early as 1760, 21 and a … the project of providing ground for the encouragement of cricket, racket and other games'. 23 There was still a …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… belonged to Dr. John Ireland, who advertised its 10 a. of cricket-ground and charged 30-40 guineas a year, 25 and in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… changes nonetheless took place. Large crowds attended the cricket matches of the Walker brothers 20 and by 1876 it was … and to the west the road leads to Christ Church and the cricket fields. Cannon Hill, which runs south to Broomfield …