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West Melton 60 Denaby Main 35
outh Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 24 August 1883
West Melton v. Denaby Main.
Played at Denaby on Saturday, ending in an...
Mexboro’ and District League – Results up to date.
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 29 May 1903
Mexboro’ and District League. Results up to date.
Club
P
W
L
D
Pts
Mitchell Main
5
4
0
1
9
Hoyland Silkstone
5
2
0
3
7
Tankersley
5
2
1
2
6
Mexboro’
4
2
1
1
5
Wath Lane
4
2
1
1
5
Wombwell Main
4
2
0
2
6
Conisboro’
5
1
2
2
4
Denaby and Cadeby
5
0
1
4
4
Hickleton Main
3
0
0
3
3
Swinton
7
1
5
1
3
Rawmarsh
3
0
2
1
1
Wath
4
0
3
1
1
The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Thursday 07 May 1903
The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.
The recent reports of the satisfactory condition of the South Yorkshire coal...
Cricket – First Division – Bowling Averages
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895
Bowling Averages
Name
Club
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
Lister
Rawmarsh
89
36
117
32
3.21
Nicholson
Mexborough
99.1
43
138
33
4.6
T. Gale
Wentworth
103.1
30
167
37
4.19
Jackson
Kilnhurst
30.3
5
51
10
5.1
Kilner
Mitchell
31
11
47
9
5.2
J. Ards
Wath
24
6
48
9
5.3
Lister
Mitchell
54
19
102
19
5.7
Beckett
Mexborough
98
16
196
34
5.26
W. Oates
Elsecar
34
9
62
9
6.8
M. Hirst
Elsecar
119
50
205
28
6.9
Robinson
Mitchell
91.2
38
118
18
6.10
G. W. Platts
Rawmarsh
57
15
130
20
6.10
J. Cox
Wentworth
74.2
25
106
16
6.10
W. Bamforth
Elsecar
155
51
225
39
6.11
Rev. Sharpe
Elsecar
38
8
88
13
6.12
R. Needham
Mitchell
77.3
30
134
20
6.14
G. Gale
Wentworth
22.3
5
42
6
7.0
J. Needham
Mitchell
36
4
92
12
7.8
Taylor
Swinton
35.3
10
87
11
7.10
Wood
Swinton
75.1
23
152
20
7.12
J. Ellis
Wath
64
15
106
13
7.15
Blurton
Kilnhurst
107
40
163
21
7.16
Whittlestone
Wombwell Main
68
13
112
12
9.4
Atkey
Swinton
51.3
22
91
9
10.1
Dickinson
Swinton
24
13
31
3
10.1
Payling
Rawmarsh
36
10
73
7
10.3
Bell
Swinton
43.1
8
124
12
10.4
Jas....
Cricket – First Division – Batting Averages
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895
First Division – Batting Averages
Name
Club
Inns
Not Out
Total Runs
Average
J. Morton
Kilnhurst
7
1
154
24.6
A. Jepson
Rawmarsh
4
1
93
23.1
R. Oates
Elsecar
10
5
193
21.4
W. Bamforth
Elsecar
11
2
181
20.1
Trueman
Wombwell Main
7
1
141
20.1
Woodcock
Mitchell Main
7
1
118
19.4
Kemp
Swinton
5
0
74
14.8
“Middy” Bennett
Mexborough
11
1
189
18.9
P. Needham
Mitchell
8
2
90
18.0
J. Needham
Mitchell
9
2
125
17.8
Greasley
Mitchell
7
0
85
17.0
Hirst
Elsecar
11
0
175
15.9
Gillidge
Mexborough
5
2
47
15.2
Saxton
Kilnhurst
5
1
63
15.2
Lister
Rawmarsh
9
1
120
15.0
F....
Mr. Andrew Montagu & Tenants – Celebration of 80th Birthday
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895
Mr. Andrew Montagu and His Tenants – Celebration of His 80th Birthday
On Wednesday evening, to commemorate...
South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895
South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
The Hull coal return shows that during the past...
Local Collieries & Hull Trade – Effects of Dockers’ Dispute
Sheffield Independent – Friday 26 May 1893
Local Collieries and the Hull Trade
Effects of the Dockers’ Dispute – Coalowners’ and Miners’ Losses
Yesterday, after anxiously waiting...
Denaby Main 26 Wath 39
Sheffield Independent – Tuesday 23 May 1893
Denaby Main 26 Wath 39
Played yesterday with the following result:
Denaby
Palmer, b Darley – 6Straw, b Harvey – 2Ambler,...
Weddlngs – Thomas & Swinburne
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
Swinburne-Thomas
A prominent member of the Wath Cricket Club, Mr. Jack Swinburne, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Swinburne,...
General Secretary Of The T.U.C
South Yorkshire times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Mr. Vic Feather. General secretary of the T.U.C (left), with county Coun. C. P. Bylthe,
County aid. J....
Wath Branch Library,
South Yorkshire Times, December 5th 1970
Wath Branch Library,
An Interior View of part of the reference section of Wath Branch Library, to be opened today...
New Wath Library
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday, December 5th, 1970
An Exterior Impression of the new Wath library which will be officially opened today (Friday), by Mr....
Mining Operations in the Don Valley – Easterly Extension
Sheffield Independent – Friday 19 May 1893
Mining Operations in the Don ValleyEasterly Extensions
The development of the South Yorkshire coalfield in an easterly direction has...
A May Day “Crowning”
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
A May Day “Crowning”
The “crowning” of the May Queen, (Joan Blackburn) at the annual festival of the Park Road...
Railway Traffic from Yorkshire Collieries to Hull
Railway News – Saturday 14 April 1883
The Railway Traffic from the Yorkshire Collieries to Hull
The quarterly return relating to the tonnage of coal transported...
Drunkenness Cases
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 April 1883
Drunkenness Cases
James Wilson was charged with drunkenness on 4 March at Denaby and was fined 5s....
Obituary – West Melton – Maurice Flavell
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
Obituary
West Melton
Maurice Flavell
Widespread sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Horace Flavell, of Brampton Road, West Melton, in...
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 March 1883
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
The official returns of the quantity of coal sent from the South and...
South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade
Sheffield Independent – Thursday 20 April 1893
South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade
In consequence of the Hull dispute and the disorganised state of affairs at...
May Festival At Brampton
South Yorkshire Times, June 2nd 1933
May Festival At Brampton
A charming picture of the Ellis School, Brampton Bierlow on Tuesday, May Queen: Winifred Kitchen.
Labour Demonstration At Mexborough – Glass Trade Dispute
Leeds Mercury – Monday 17 April 1893
Labour Demonstration At Mexborough
The Glass Trade Dispute
A demonstration took place on Saturday under the auspices of the Mexborough...
Mr. Greenwood On The Glass Workers’ Dispute
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 17 April 1893
Mr. Greenwood On The Glass Workers’ Dispute
The second annual demonstration in connection with the Mexborough and District...
Flooding
Leeds Mercury – Tuesday 13 February 1883
Flooding
The Don and Dearne have overflowed and flooded a large tract of land. The highways to several adjacent...





