Two of the Alpha players, Richard Stillman and Dick Jones, had been selected in the Cardiff and District League XI due to face the Cardiff Cricket Club in an annual opening day fixture. North & Central America. Getting it back in schools during the summer months is an absolute must preferably with organised inter-school competitions. In response the Commercials could only muster 34 runs with Dick Jones and Billy Gibson taking 6 and 4 wickets respectively. In a match against Newport Caxtonians they dismissed ten opposition batmen in each case for a score of 0. USA. However, if we lose things like our own version of baseball harking back to the original post on Welsh basketball we lose a little bit of ourselves with it as well as the means to properly support the infrastructure of these sports: coaching, leagues, clubs and school activities. sbarc|spark Filter your results by date, publication, region, county, place, type or public tag Baseball simply couldnt attract the sort of middle-class patronage that cricket, football and rugby enjoyed, and it remained confined within certain communities. 2023 Remaining Fixtures. Baseball became established as the predominant summer sport within Cardiff and Newport, though the rules werent fully standardised until 1927. 1899-1920 FOUNDATIONS & THE EARLY YEARS | Cardiff 1899-1920 FOUNDATIONS & THE EARLY YEARS History 19th March From Cricket to the birth of the Bluebirds The sound of ball hitting willow in the warm summers of Victorian Cardiff around the fields of Sophia Gardens is far removed from the helter-skelter of association football. We are sharing Cardiff City FC Premier League Fixtures 2018-19 details. He was also President of the Canton Rugby Club and Vice President of the Cardiff and District Cricket League. It is just possible, therefore, that the photograph was taken when the team reassembled for the 1900 season. REGISTRATION 45, Follow the site to get the latest news and results straight to your email. Norwich City Norwich City secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Cardiff City in a match that saw Brazilian winger Marquinhos make his debut for the Canaries. Alphas copybook was only blotted during the season by a single league defeat to YMCA on 26 August. With YMCAs J.W McKay posting a score of 67, Alpha required 116 runs to win. Don't miss a moment of City's matches throughout the 2022/23 season. Discover; For Organisations; About Us; Support; Contact Us; All this leaves you wondering what mightve happened had the sport taken off in The Valleys, or if it crossed the River Dee from Merseyside into the Flintshire and Wrexham area. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on Basketball Wales rejection of a merger with British Basketball on a permanent basis. Stone Open One Frame Knockout, Lamb, 8pm prompt . Welcome to Cardiff and District Pool League new website. In May, playing a weakened St Marys team, Fred had been called into the Alpha side and had acquitted himself well with a not out score of 1 batting at number 11. CARDIFF & DISTRICT MUNICIPAL BOWLING ASSOCIATION: Home Premier 1 Premier 2 Premier 3 Championship 2021 Results . If you would like any further information about our League, please contact our General Secretary. Alpha finishing firmly anchored to the bottom of the league and declined the invitation to join the league the following year citing wear and tear caused by the number of games to be played. Cardiff & District League. The season starts in September and ends in May. 632 likes. utmx_section("Group Footer"). Tel: 02920 302 000 Email: generalenquiries@cardiffrfc.com These were people who simply couldnt afford to play, or werent interested in, cricket. Institute of Welsh Affairs. More TOP Tournaments. Away from the pressures of the league the team was steadily rebuilt during the 1896 season. Mondays 7-9pm at Sport Wales National Centre on their outdoor floodlit courts. Yet it seemed to work and it was a partnership that steered Alpha successfully for several years. d.write('