... anticipate that the coming battle will be by far the biggest and fiercest of the war. | But then war is even more uncertain than cricket. Our soldicrs will not fail the country, that is absolutely certain, if they are given a fair chance to engage upon anything ...

... named and said he was collecting for a cricket club at Burley. On the strength of thai statement Mrs. Spence let the young man have a shiiling. It was found that prisoner no authority to collect for any cricket club, and he was subsequently apprehended ...

... preparing his ‘‘ Talks with Old Yorkshire Cricketers.” Thewlis’s old acquain- tances came to his assistance on that occasion, and at the close of last cricket season the Committee of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club generously voted their old servant a ...

... to take plan- camp on New Year’s Day. Lord Methuen has announced his intention of giving cups ...

... Poore, C. liill. and A. O. Jones. County cricket is dealt with iu the editor's usual complete and careful way, aud there is special chapter on the doings of the Australians in England. Contributkms on suggested cricket reforms Lord Harris and Mr. G. Steel ...

... CRICKETER. DEATH ANOTHER OLD on the ttenib R* •whraimrr. * > ooourrevl t«i a^ 1 - «w*w-s n ...

... anlici|iate that coming battle will be by far tho biggest and fiercest of the war. But then war even more uncertain than cricket. Our soldiers will not fail the country, that is absolutely certain, they are given fair chance engage upon anything like ...

... Serious floods, due to thaw and lieavy rains, have occurred Wuth-on-Dearne. John Thewlis, once famous Yorkshire county cricketer, has died Lnacelles Hall, whore he was on visit his brother, when he was suddenly seized with illness. Ho was in his 72nd ...

... LATH JOHN TIIKWLIf* The interment of the late Jchn Thewlis, of Fails north, formerly of IUH. the once fnmou* York'ltire cricketer, took place yesterday in Ihe burial eronnd of Kirkheaton Church. The funeral was attended his widow and several nephews, ...

... Ladysmith on the h November, to a relative in Kast London, says: have such contempt for the Boer arvilicry that we pioy tennis, cricket, fouthall, and ca rds all dey. We area now sports. ie Dutch artillery fire has _ been coniiauous, but, up io the preseni, ...

... them who are on the south side the river. We not ignore Mr. Bennbt Burleigh's remark that war is ever, more uncertain than cricket, Mr. Winston Churchill's statement—a of the reports concerning the Boers —that Africa is the country of lies ; but unless ...

... communication. They have not yet returned to camp. To-day New Year was celebrated in camp by athletic sports, inter-regimental cricket and foothull matches, horse racing, etc. Everything was conducted with great spirit. lliver Camp, Saturday, Noon. The have ...