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1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« on: Thursday 15 February 18 01:08 GMT (UK) »
This match talk seems straightforward but as I decipher each word I cannot make it make sense. All my 'difficult' words are xxxxx. The xxxxxxxxxx xxxx is high res in second image. Can you help?

"were the only two Culmington fellows, these two on their own responsibility hire.
 a “pro” which will cost 10/- which the treasurer refuses to pay. I’m sorry
for Anthony, The other evening they had a great carpet beating here & afterward
a “drunk” on perry I met 3 men staggering about arm in arm on my
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Thanks for any help on this. The folk here have been so impressive on my previous posts.

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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 15 February 18 05:20 GMT (UK) »
'........ they two on their own responsibility hire'

Possible?
OXFORDSHIRE / BERKSHIRE
Bullock, Cooper, Boler/Bowler, Wright, Robinson, Lee, Prior, Trinder, Newman, Walklin, Louch

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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 15 February 18 05:24 GMT (UK) »
'.........  The other innings only had ........'

Maybe?
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Bullock, Cooper, Boler/Bowler, Wright, Robinson, Lee, Prior, Trinder, Newman, Walklin, Louch

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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 15 February 18 05:32 GMT (UK) »
'a "drunk" on perry ........'

Unsure about perry - which part of the country?

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Bullock, Cooper, Boler/Bowler, Wright, Robinson, Lee, Prior, Trinder, Newman, Walklin, Louch


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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 15 February 18 08:24 GMT (UK) »
The other evening they had a great carpet beating here & afterward
a “drink” on ferry (?)

(Is there a ferry nearby?)

The first line is really bugging me! Makes no sense at all...  ??? ??? ???
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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 15 February 18 08:47 GMT (UK) »
Was this after the match vs Winstanstow on August 3rd when Culmington were all out for just 19 runs?
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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 15 February 18 08:48 GMT (UK) »
Agree with ' own responsibility' but not 'hire'    . . but can't suggest anything else. 

The "three 'x' " word in first and third lines are the same word, but what?



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Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 15 February 18 08:56 GMT (UK) »
These are great leaps forward CarolA3 and Karen McDonald. Thank you.

I was blind to hire and the village had many commercial orchards and no shipping. perry is obvious to me now!

To seek understanding of the whole I have drafted a synthesis of your amends (and added the start of the first sentence).

"Last match in which Stuart Anthony & Bryan were the only two Culmington fellows they two on their responsibility hire a “pro” which will cost 10/- which the treasurer refuses to pay. Im sorry for Anthony, The other evening they had a great carpet beating here & afterward a “drunk" OR ”drink" on perry. I met 3 men staggering about – arm in arm on my way to..."

The first sentence still seems ill-phrased.

Again thanks for all your work.

I will now go and study ShaunJ's and Wiggy's replies.



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Re: 1889 diary Cricket match analysis and drinking
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 15 February 18 09:02 GMT (UK) »
In the August 3rd match Anthony was out for a duck (as were most of the team) but Bryan was highest scorer with 14.
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