#sydney riot

3 incidents tagged

The Sydney Riot — Lord Harris vs NSW, 8 February 1879

Australia (NSW) vs England

1879-02-08

On 8 February 1879 a crowd at the Association Ground in Sydney invaded the pitch after Victorian umpire George Coulthard gave Billy Murdoch run out. Lord Harris was struck across the back by a stick or whip, his teammate Monkey Hornby seized the assailant and frog-marched him to the pavilion, and 2,000 of the 10,000 spectators joined the disorder. It is cricket's first international riot.

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😂Serious

Monkey Hornby Drags the Rioter Off — Sydney, 8 February 1879

NSW vs England

1879-02-08

When Lord Harris was struck across the back by a stick during the Sydney Riot of 8 February 1879, his Lancashire team-mate A.N. 'Monkey' Hornby — five foot six but indomitable — seized the assailant in the crowd and frog-marched him through the throng to the pavilion, taking blows the whole way. The incident is one of cricket's most famous physical interventions by a player.

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⭐Mild

Lord Harris Captains England in Australia — 1878-79 Tour

England in Australia

1878-12-01

Lord Harris's 1878-79 tour of Australia was the first England touring side led by an amateur captain to play what would later be recognised as a Test match. The trip produced the third Test in history — the Spofforth hat-trick match at Melbourne — and the Sydney Riot at the Association Ground in February 1879.

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