joy clarkson Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 hi my great grandparents thomas armitage was the publican in 1879. he also played cricketat the time healso went on tour to australasia in 1876to 1877. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 ok................ and ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Rock Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 How many runs did he score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joy clarkson Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 hi he scored 165 in australia. went to manchester to be come a professional . in 1872had his first engagement with yorkshire county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insidestory Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hi Joy - we have emailed each other about this before, and there is another thread on the Plough Inn elsewhere on Sheffieldforum, though not about its history particularly. There is certainly a huge sporting heritage at the pub. This is some of what I wrote last time ... and thanks to the Sheffield sport historian Dennis Clareborough for some of the research. My own connection is through my great grand-uncle Edwin Stephenson, known as Merry Ned for reasons that will become clear. He was the first Yorkshire wicket-keeper, played in the first official Yorks/Lancs match, and in 1864 he travelled by sailing ship on the first overseas trip to Australia to play for England in Melbourne. A Sharrow lad (he ran a cricket ball and tobacconists shop in Bramall Lane), in 1872 he was given the honour of a testimonial at the Roses match at the Bramall Lane ground. Cricketers at the time were well known for their drinking and cricket anthologies of the time refer to him propping up the bar and singing loud songs in his home from home - the old Plough. Eventually he was consigned to an asylum in Liverpool for inebriates where he died in 1896. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joy clarkson Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 tomthere did not earn much did there tom got £5.ooper matchat yorkshire & £6.00 for away and had to pay all they cost . tom had to go inasylum inkankakee inchicago.he stop in as a inmate from 1894 to1896. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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