Word: longwoods
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cricket team will play the Longood team at Longwood to-day Both Chambers and Wright will bowl against Harvard...
...first game of Cricket for both the Harvard and Longwood Cricket teams occurred Saturday on the Longwood grounds. Both were good representative teams, and the Longwood Club were much assisted by Chambers their professional, and Geo. Wright. Objection was made to Chambers, but he was allowed to play on condition that he would not bowl. The game began shortly after 11 A.M. with Longwood at the bat, and was continued until 4.30 P.M. with an intermission for lunch. The ground was soft and soggy on account of the heavy rain the day before, and there was a strong wind blowing...
...Harvard and Longwood Cricket teams play to-day at Longwood...
...BRADFORD, Business Editor, Harvard Advocate.CRICKET CLUB. The Harvard Cricket eleven for the game at Longwood on Saturday, May 9th, will consist of the following players: Chase, Clark, Clyde, Evans, Hammond, McKean, Parker, Quimby, Smith, Taylor, and Zerega. The men must leave on the Watertown car that leaves Harvard Square at 10 o'clock. This car connects with the Cottage Farm car, bringing the eleven to Longwood in good season for the match which begins at 11 o'clock...
...present contemplated. The course of action cannot fail to bring the club into prominence, and it ought to result in greatly raising the standard of play at Harvard. The practice which the club will gain by its games against teams like those put upon the field by the Longwood, Haverford, and University of Pennsylvania cricket clubs must necessarily result in improved play next year, when, with a new crease laid out upon Holmes Field, the cricketers of Harvard hope to make a showing worthy of the university they represent...