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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1930
Page
13
The fragment shows a cricket score sheet with names Grimmett Fairfax Hobie Robins Duckworth and Tyldesley among others. It lists wickets and runs with partial team totals but is damaged and partial.
A nett 76 best score in the club afternoon events led to a sweep stake with seven couples listed. Taylor Cup golf over 36 holes will be played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons with stroke play on handicaps, drawing a large entry.
June 14 Nottingham reports a disastrous wicket as Australia opens play. Critics blame only a light roller while some call for heavier rolling. Player unease grows as crowds crowd Trent Bridge awaiting resumption amid police controls.
London crowds at lunch hour read posters claiming England's misfortunes on the perfect wicket sparked public panic and fevered interest. A notable surprise greeted England as the new ball and pitch conditions were blamed for miscues.
Reported test fever persists in Nottingham causing crowds to thin and rain to affect play. Wickets suffered wet ends and Australian reporters faced isolation with limited access to scorers amid a tense press situation.
Local Innisfail Chamber of Commerce hosts a speaking meeting featuring James as keynote. Attendees discuss community development and upcoming events in the area.
A pedestrian notes the place where he parked his car, describing the surroundings and his impression of the location.
London reports that Australians will attend a luncheon at the International Sportsmen Club to glimpse the Ashes, with an earthenware jar from Melbourne ladies and an incident involving Miss Murphy binding a split hand.
An old tale recounts a romantic court marriage halted by a prison warder over a pardoned bride, and a later anecdote recalls Sir Herbert at the old Bailey. A boy witness in an East End murder case avoids danger, aided by a guardian who funds his Australia voyage and years later thrives in an Australian city.
In 18th century Newgate a jailed girl Jessie Watson fights a wrongful theft conviction at Old Bailey. Her lover, under scrutiny by the Home Secretary, seeks pardon and attempts to marshal new evidence. The prison chaplain and governor weigh a plan to back the plea and possibly permit marriage as a remedy.
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