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Commodore Young in the Guernfiy Man of War, with ¢he Ships under his Command, has taken two Forts at the

... Manby. And on Wednefday the Gentlemen’s Purfe of 501. was won by Mr., Weaver’s Bay Mare Yorkfhire Jenny. Yeiterday the great Cricket Match between Sarry and Kent for 100 Guineas, and on which fome Thoufands depended, began to be played near Carfhalton, but ...

Published: Monday 26 July 1762
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 786 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

£ ain at Munich, to march to Donawert, and along the Danube. I%m‘y Pieces of Cannon have been fent to

... the Parith of St. Martin in the Fields, for the Relief of the Poor atthis Seafon. -~ . | . Thurfday laft there was a great Cricket Match on the ¥ —%}%&WthMfié:wL‘ which were prefent above 1006 Gentlemen and Ladies. . Laft Therfday, as 13 Boys were {liding ...

Published: Monday 31 January 1763
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1971 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ALMANACKS,

... and remarkable Days obferved throughout the Year, : ‘ : . Discftions and Laws for playing the Games of Whift, Quadrific, and Cricket, ' : 5. Catalogue of Things neceffary to be known ; Courfe of Ex~ change explained ; Tables of the Value of Annuities on one ...

Published: Monday 26 December 1763
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 309 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

).) p . In Baldwin's DAILY JOURNAT, . For the YE A R cofuing, R Univerfally allowed to be the

... remarkable Days obferved throughout the ' Year, ' ' ~4. Diis@ions and Laws for playing the Games of Whift, Qua. drille, and Cricket, ) : 5. Catalogue of Things neceffary to be known; Courfe of Ex. change explained ; Tables of the Value of Annuities on cne ...

Published: Monday 09 January 1764
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 977 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

el m-.u“ Pearfon and Thomas Mead, who ware condemned at laf Chelmsford Affize for Felony and Robbery, on Condiién \

... can be found, fuppofed to form a Sted with the cunous litle Mare Jately brougnt from the Ealt Tndies. | Monday Afternoon a Cricket Match was played in the \ Artillery Ground by the Gendemen of Surry and Darttord, \ for 100 Guineas a Side, in the Prefence ...

Published: Monday 26 August 1765
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 916 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... Rome, and cautioned the People trom being feduced by the artful Infinuations of Priclis and efuits, J Yefterday the grand Cricket Match between eleven onearmed Men, and eleven one.legged Men, all Penfioners belonging to Greenwich Hofpital, was played on ...

Published: Monday 21 July 1766
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2356 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... for Portfmouth. His M?fi)' has given a filver cup to be played for at cricket on the 2oth inflant, on Richmond Green, o account of the young Princes ha¥ing been much pleafed with a cricket-match there on Monday iaft. One day [ait week, a gentlemen in the ...

Published: Monday 06 August 1770
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2021 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... which requires an equal degree of art and ftrength : it is played by a bar and ball ; e latter is fmaller and harder than a cricket ball ; the batis of a taper conftraition, till it terminates in the part that firikes the ball, which is loaded with lead ...

Published: Monday 20 August 1770
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3303 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Prince George of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, her Majefty’s fecond brother, is daily expected here from Hanover, and ..

... went fo far that the lie was exchanged between them ; upon which the Prince of Wales immediately put an end (o the maich at cricket, and, by ftratagem, drew the difputants into a fmall apartment in the palace, where, as a punifhment, bhe lockged them in ...

Published: Monday 13 July 1772
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 331 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COUNTRY NEWSE

... fufpicion, confefled the falt, Guildford Jfi%:__ Tuelday lait was playsd on Guildford -Downs, a_very extraofdinary match at cricket, between a ,Ca';?enm on one fide, and a company of Nine Taylors on the other, for a quarter of Jamb and cabbage, which was ...

Published: Monday 02 August 1773
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 565 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... failors. - Extrat of a lecter from Gravefend, 02. 2. o YA terribde ifl'ai;m’ened this day at Tilbusy Forts - A great-mach of cricket btifl 10 be played between Kent and Effex, the parties led on both fides. When they were met, a man appearing among the forwmer ...

Published: Monday 04 November 1776
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 464 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

S 0 :-N's MERCURY: Advertifing GAZETTE

... Germany; and may be had of the fanc Publither —The MUSEUM, No. 11, for Auguft, is embellithed with a eapital E\rjavins“‘of the Cricket Match of Lady Derby; and a-Head of the Rebel Captain Cunningham ; a Patern of Needle-Work for 4n Apron, and a Sprig for @ ...

Published: Monday 13 October 1777
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 271 | Page: 1 | Tags: none