Episode 12: The Day Both Teams Claimed Victory

Slashing Through the Cordon: The Kiama Cricket Podcast

Bill Peters

June 17, 202115 min
Cricket

Episode 12: The Day Both Teams Claimed Victory

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Episode Notes

In April 1879, the Kiama United Cricket Club took on the visiting Clyde Cricket Club at Church Point in a match that for all intents and purposes played out as most other cricket matches do, until the game took a turn late in the day. It was at that point that it became less about cricket and more about pushing the laws to their limits. Today's podcast explores the actions that occurred in that strange but interesting match.