Category: International Lacrosse Union Representative Matches

Irish Counties v South of England Representative Lacrosse Matches 1901

Results

DateVenueHome TeamAway Team
03.08.1901Newtownards (IRL)County Down14South of England7
05.08.1901Ulster Cricket Club (IRL)County Antrim12South of England5
Irish Counties v South of England Representative Lacrosse Matches 1901 [Ref: 1-

Teams

PositionAntrimDownSouth of England
GoalJ. R. Stewart (Instonians)Malcolm McDonaldJ. V. Edmonds (West London)
PointG. Bradshaw (Collegians)William MooreC. O. Lee (Catford)
Cover PointW. T. Clememts (Collegians)P. CorrE. G. Lee (Catford)
Third ManH. Smith (Instonians)Jason McNeillyF. W. Finch (Catford)
Defense FieldersH. Adams (Collegians) Robert ChristieF. W. Dodd (Blackheath)(Capt.)
Defense FieldersH. McCann (Collegians)William DunlopJ.M. Harvard (Blackheath)
CentreThomas Heron (Instonians)Arthur RussellJ. J. Cawthra (Cambridge University)
Attack FieldersF. Smyth (Instonians)Henry ClarkeT. S. Ellis (Catford)
Attack FieldersB. Clememts (Collegians)Alfred RussellG Green (Blackheath)
Third HomeE. Clememts (Collegians)Archibald CathcartE. P. Jones (West London)
Second HomeW. Smyth (Instonians)W.J. StevensonJ. B. Henderson (Blackheath)
First HomeW. Riddell (Collegians)John Russell (Capt.)A.J. Stevenson (Blackheath)
Irish Counties v South of England Representative Lacrosse Matches 1901 [Ref: 1]

Report

The South of England Wanderers, represented by players from Catford, Blackheath, West London and Cambridge University, travelled to Belfast to take on County Down and County Antrim in Representaive Lacrosse matches on the 3rd and 5th of August 1901. County Down won their match 14-7, and County Antrim won theirs 12-5.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries.

Sources

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: South of England Wanderers v County Down” Monday, August 5, 1901. pg. 3

[2] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: South of England Wanderers v County Antrim” Monday, August 6, 1901. pg.8

[3] Irish Daily Independent “Lacrosse: South of England v Irish Counties” Friday, August 2, 1901. pg. 7

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter and Irish Daily Independent are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

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