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John Pearce

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Just thought I'd draw your attention to a ridiculous but true Australain Sports fact that you might win a beer with while downing a Xmas drink or two down at the local.

 

 

In the late 1890's, in Bunbury(Western Australia), the first ball from a Western Australian club bowler was hit by a Victorian club batsman into a tall jarrah tree, where it lodged.

The WA boys called for a 'lost ball'. But the umpire said it was not lost as it could be seen.

Eventually the ball was dislodged with a rifle shot and fell to the ground. Meanwhile, the Victorians had completed 286 runs.

(Sydney Morning Herald Dec21, 2007)

 

Xmas trivia over here as the Aussies prepare to take on the Indians in the Boxing Day Test.

 

Football one to consider at the business end of the season:

 

Football's Most Competitive League

Division C of the Romanian Seria A VIIIa league was won in 1983-84 by Muresul Deva with 38 points from 30 games. But the remaining 15 teams were separated by just three points. No fewer than 9 teams finished with the same points, 29.

(The Soccer Statistics Foundation)

 

Back in the days of 2 for a win and 1 for a draw I would think.

Must have been a hell of a lot of drawn games that year!

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Originally Posted By: Uncle Urchin
Originally Posted By: waggamick


C'mon Harry and AFF#1...a clean slate for the New Year boxing


ha ha...we don't do clean slates in NL footie mick...harry is still seething about caskeys free kick... devil

merry xmas les...keep the faith mate...


Thanks Unc..........Merry Christmas to all at Hornchurch!
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  • 2 weeks later...

My Dad got for Christmas one of those 'images of sport' books on Gravesend and Northfleet which goes as far as to when Charlie Mac joined us. I've stolen it already, and shall be brushing up on the history!

 

Barnaby if you are reading this there is a large photo of BOBBY BOWRY proving that he did exist!

wink

 

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