Month: November 2020

November 26, 2020

Calcio Storico Fiorentino 2010

Comune di Firenze Logo [Reference: 1]

Result

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Final
24.06.2010	Azzurri di Santa Croce	11½	Bianchi di Santo Spirito	3

Calcio Storico Fiorentino 2010 [Reference: 2]

Report

Azzurri di Santa Croce won the 2010 Calcio Fioerntino Trofeo with a 11½ to 3 win over Bianchi di Santo Spirito in the Final. No Semi-Finals were played in 2010.

About

Calcio Storico Fiorentino has been played in Florence, Tuscany since the Renaissance. The first organised match took place on February 17, 1530. It was revived in the 20th Century. first under the 1930s government of Mussolini, and then again after World War II in the Italian Republic. Earlier matches dating back to the 1400s mention games played in breaks between work by workers [Reference: 2-5]

The matches usually take place during the June Festival period, with four teams, Azzurri, Bianchi, Rossi and Verdi (Blues, Whites, Reds and Greens) representing the four quarters of the city of Florence. The match is played between 54 players – two teams of 27 – with teams reversing ends after each score. It is played on sand in the Plaza. There are usually a Semi-Finals and Final. Half Points are scored, and teams play in traditional dress.

[6] Florence Italy, February 9th, 2019: football Serie A match between Fiorentina vs Napoli at Artemio Franchi Stadium. In the pic: Florentine historical football By Gennaro Di Rosa / www.shutterstock.com

References

Images

[1] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) logo-tamburino-firenze [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/sites/default/files/logo-tamburino-firenze.png [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Websites

[2] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Risultati Partite [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/risultati_partite [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Images

[6] Florence Italy, February 9th, 2019: football Serie A match between Fiorentina vs Napoli at Artemio Franchi Stadium. In the pic: Florentine historical football By Gennaro Di Rosa / www.shutterstock.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

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Last Updated: 26 November 2020

November 22, 2020

Georgian Lelo Federation Samegrelo Region Championship 2016

Georgian Lelo Federation Logo [Reference: 1]

Results

*Date*	*Winners*		*Runners-Up*
	Semi-Finals
13.08.2016	Poti	6	Senaki	2
13.08.2016	Khobi	6	Zugdidi	5 aet
	3rd Place
13.08.2016	Zugdudi	6	Senaki	3
	Final
13.08.2016	Poti	7	Khobi	3

Georgian Lelo Federation Samegrelo Region Championship 2016 [Reference: 2-3]

Report

Poti won the first Lelo Championship of the Samegrelo Region of Georgia in 2016, triumphing 7-3 in the Final against Khobi. The Championship was the first in the region and featured 8 teams, with the tournament played in a straight knockout format.

The Poti Lelo team receiving their Trophy and Medals [Reference: 4]

About Lelo Burti

Lelo, also known as Lelo Burti, is the traditional ball game of Georgia, a small republic in the Caucusus Mountains between Europe and Asia near Turkey and Russia that is newly independent. Lelo is possibly why Rugby Union is so popular in Georgia, and is their Native Sport, currently undergoing a revival. [Reference: 2-3]

References

Images

[1] Lelo Burti (2016) Logo_ [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923010826im_/http://lelo.comyr.com/images/Logo_.jpg [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Internet Archives

[2] Lelo Burti (2014)Index [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160914183050/http://lelo.comyr.com/index.htm [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Online Reference Websites

[3] Google Translate (2020) [Internet] Available from: https://www.google.com/search?q=google+translate&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIE835IE835&oq=google+translate&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j0l5j69i64.5275j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Images

[4] Lelo Burti (2014) 2016_XOBI_03 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923011034im_/http://lelo.comyr.com/images/2016_XOBI_03.jpg [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Clive Saab.

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November 18, 2020

Kirkwall Ba’ Game (Orkney Uppies and Doonies)

About

The Orkney Ba’ game is played on Christmas Day and New Years’ Day each year in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, in the North sea off Scotland. It is a Medieval Football game played with a Ba’ (Ball made of cork and covered with leather). two opposing sides, the Uppies and Doonies (those born to the North of the Cathedral are Doonies and those born to the South of the Cathedral are Uppies).

The Uppie goal is to touch the Ba’ against a wall in the South end of the town. The Doonies have to get the ball into the water of Krkwall Bay to the North of the town. There are no official rules or limit to the number of players on each side although “inappropriate behaviour” is kept in check.

Usually a tight scrum develops around the Ba’ but when the scrum breaks chaos erupts as the team with possession tries to get to their goal as fast as they can. A game can last up to five hours, although there is only one goal scored and the game is up.

Orkney Ba’ Game in Progress [Reference: 2]

Winners

Year	Winners	Winning Player
2017	Uppies	Gregor Dowell

Orkney Ba’ Game Winners [Reference: 3

Reference

Websites

[1] Orkneyjar / Sigurd Towrie (2018) The Kirkwall Ba’ [Internet] Available from: http://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/bagame [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Images

[2] Orkneyjar (2018) ba1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/bagame/ba1.jpg [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Media

[3] You Tube (2019) Kirkwall Boys Ba Christmas Day 2017 (part 3 of 3) . Uploaded by tomf001 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjx9mt-OTGE [Accessed 8 September 2020]

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy and Derek Walsh.

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Last Updated: 18 November 2020

November 13, 2020

Ashbourne Shrovetide Football 217 AD-Present

Report

According to historical sources, Roman Legions played their British counterparts in a game of Football on Shrove Tuesday in Derby in 217 AD, with the Britons winning. It is hard to believe that Ancient Britons, still Celtic, and before the arrival of both Ango-Saxon tribes in England, and also before the arrival of Christianity played a game on a day associated with Lent in the Christian calendar.

Maybe the game was played and later Christian legend ascribed it to Shrove Tuesday, or it was warfare which the Britons won, and was thus later made out to be a Football game by Christian scribes. Nevertheless, whether it was warfare or Football the Celtic Britons won that day.

It is interesting to note the game was played in Derby, given that this is the name given to local rivalries in English and Scottish Soccer (e.g. Liverpool v Everton, Manchester United v Manchester City), and that a game known as Shrovetide Football is still played in Derbyshire to this day, in Ashbourne, with no rules and the same Medieval mob aspect to the game as the other Medieval British Football games.

Results

*Date*	*Winners*	*Runners-Up*
217 AD	Brittania	Roman Empire

Derbyshire Shrovetide Football [References: 1-2]

References

Bibliography

[1] Professional Football Researchers Association (2011) “A Freendly Kinde of Fight: The Origins of Football to 1633 The Early History of Professional Football. pg. 6-7. PFRA Publications. Connecticut.

Websites

[2] BBC (2020) The Strange Game of Shrovetide Football [Internet] Availble from: http://www.bbc.com.news/uk-england-derbyshire-35506927/the=strange-game-of-shrovetide-football [Accessed 9 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy and Derek Walsh.

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November 13, 2020

Welsh Baseball Union Premier Division 2012-2014

WBU Premier Division 2012

	P	W	D	L	Pts
St. Peter’s RFC	10	10	0	0	20
Rumney RFC	10	9	0	1	18
Grange Catholics	10	5	1	4	11
Grange Albion	10	4	2	4	10
St. Michael’s	10	4	1	5	9
Llanrumney	10	1	0	9	2

Welsh Baseball Union Premier Division 2012 {Reference: 1

WBU Premier Division 2013

	P	W	D	L	Pts
Grange Albion	8	7	0	1	14
Grange Catholics	8	6	0	2	12
St. Alban’s RFC	9	6	0	3	12
St. Peter’s RFC	9	5	0	4	10

Welsh Baseball Union Premier Division 2013 [Reference: 2]

WLBU Premier Division 2014

	P	W	D	L	Pts
St. Alban’s	8	8	0	0	16
Grange Albion	7	6	0	1	12
Grange Catholics	8	5	0	3	10
Rumney RFC	8	4	0	4	8

Welsh Baseball Union Premier Division 2014 [Reference: 3

Report

The Welsh Baseball Union governs the Men’s game in Wales, currently only running leagues at underage level. St. Peter’s (2012), Grange Albion (2013) and St. Alban’s (2014) won the last three titles in the Men’s League before it was abandoned.

About Welsh Baseball

Welsh Baseball is the Welsh version of Rounders or Baseball and is their Traditional Celtic Sport. It is played like Baseball or Rounders on a diamond, with the original posts instead of bases like in Medieval Rounders, and the diamond is assymetrical. The bat is more like a cricket bat than a baseball or rounders bat, being slightly flat and tapers from the base to the handle. Points are scored for each base reached and also a point for getting all the way round back home.

The sport is played in mostly working class areas of South Wales and Liverpool, particularly in neighborhoods with a strong Irish Catholic population.

The game was originally Rounders but a visiting American Baseball team led by the legendary A.G. Spalding, played matches in Liverpool against local teams at the turn of the 20th Century (early 1900s), and the English Rounders Association (Liverpool) adopted some of the innovations in Baseball, thus deciding it was no longer Rounders and changed the name. It instructed its counterparts in the Welsh Baseball Union and Gloucester Baseball Union (no longer active) to do the same, thus leading to a hybrid Rounders-Baseball code unique to Wales and Liverpool.

References

Websites

[1] Wayback Machine Internet Archive – Welsh Baseball Union (2013) Premier Division [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130122204111/http://www.welshbaseball.co.uk/ [Accessed 11 April 2017]

[2] Wayback Machine Internet Archive – Welsh Baseball Union (2013) Premier Division [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130908075104/http://www.welshbaseball.co.uk/ [Accessed 11 April 2017]

[3] Wayback Machine Internet Archive – Welsh Baseball Union (2014) Premier Division [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20141016050038/http://www.welshbaseball.co.uk/ [Accessed 11 April 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Hugh Mulcahy.

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November 13, 2020

Pesapallo on Independence Day at the Finnish Embassy in Ireland 6 December

Pesapallo World Cup 2019 Logo [Reference: 1]

About

Pesapallo is the Finnish version of Baseball and is their National Sport. It has an unusual form of pitching and players run zig-zags through bases. There is a game played on their National Holiday every year at the Finnish Embassy in Ireland.

Here is a Video of the sport from the New York Times, as shared by the Irish-Finnish Society on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IrishFinnishSociety/posts/1326676680678956 [Accessed 27 June 2019]

References

Logos

[1] Sponsor my Event (2020) LOGO World-Cup-Pesäpallo-Pune-2019 – Copy [Internet] Available from: https://cdn.filepicker.io/api/file/YAItHNJTLKnALYELy7Qu [Accessed 13 November 2020]

Social Media

[2] Irish-Finnish Society Facebook (2019) Video [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishFinnishSociety/posts/1326676680678956 [Accessed 27 June 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Howard.

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Last Updated: 13 November 2020

November 13, 2020

Calcio Storico Fiorentino Finals 1952-Present

Comune di Firenze Logo [Reference: 1]

Finals 1952-Present

*Year*	*Winners*		*Runners-up*
1952	Rossi	3	Verdi	½
1953	Rossi	4½	Bianchi	2
1954	Bianchi	4½	Azzurri	½
1955	Azzurri	6	Verdi	1½
1956	Bianchi	6	Azzurri	3½
1957	No Winner
1958	Bianchi	7	Azzurri	1
1959	No winner
1960	Bianchi	6	Azzurri	1
1961	Azzurri	1	Bianchi	½
1962	No winner
1963	Rossi	1	Verdi	½
1964	Bianchi	2	Rossi	1½
1965	Rossi	1	Verdi	½
1966	Bianchi	3½	Azzurri	½
1967	No winner
1968	Verdi	1½	Verdi	1
1969	Bianchi	1½	Azzurri	½
1970	Bianchi	4	Azzurri	½
1971	Bianchi	5	Rossi	0
1972	Bianchi	1	Azzurri	0
1973	Bianchi	4	Rossi	1
1974	Bianchi	5½	Rossi	0
1975	Bianchi	5	Azzurri	½
1976	Bianchi	1	Azzurri	0
1977 *	Bianchi	½	Azzurri	½
1978 +	Bianchi		Azzurri
1979	Azzurri	11	Rossi	1
1980	Azzurri	2½	Bianchi	1
1981	Bianchi	2½	Azzurri	1½
1982	No winner
1983	Azzurri	4½	Bianchi	1½
1984	Azzurri	4	Verdi	3
1985	Azzurri	4½	Bianchi	3
1986	Azzurri	3	Bianchi	1
1987	Azzurri	4	Rossi	½
1988	Azzurri	5	Bianchi	3
1989	Azzurri	5½	Verdi	1
1990	No winner
1991	Azzurri	3½	Verdi	1½
1992	Azzurri	2½	Ross	1
1993	Azzurri	2½	Verdi	1½
1994	Azzurri	6½	Verdi	½
1995	Azzurri	3	Verdi	1½
1996	Verdi	5	Rossi	1
1997	No winner
1998	Rossi	11½	Verdi	4
1999	Azzurri	9	Verdi	0
2000	Azzurri	7	Rossi	3
2001	Bianchi		No opposition
2002	Azzurri	6	Rossi	3
2003	Azzurri	9	Verdi	8½
2004	Rossi	9	Bianchi	6½
2005	Azzurri	3	Verdi	0
2006	No winner
2007	Bianchi	9	Viola	7
2008	Rossi	9½	Azzurri	4
2009	Rossi	14	Azzurri	3½
2010	Azzurri	11½	Bianchi	3
2011	Azzurri	2½	Azzurri	1½
2012	Bianchi	4	Azzurri	0
2013	Azzurri	2	Bianchi	0
2014	No winner
2015	Bianchi	4½	Verdi	½
2016	Bianchi	6½	Azzurri	6
2017	Bianchi	6	Rossi	5½
2018	Rossi
2019	Rossi

Finals 1952-Present [Reference: 2-3]

Report

Bianchi di Santo Spirito were the Champions most often from the 1950s to the 1970s, including a 10 year reign from 1969 to 1978. Azzurri di Santa Croce took over the mantle from 1979 to 1995 winning almost all the Finals during that period. From then on the winners roll has been more mixed, with Bianchi and Azzurri getting on the winners roll frequently, as well as Rossi di Santa Maria Novella on five occasions.

FLORENCE – JUN 24: Fighting players during Calcio Fiorentino match on June, 24,2012. Calcio fiorentino (calcio storico or calcio in costume) is an historic florentine game, origins of modern football [Reference: 9]

Teams

Team	Translation
Azzurri di Santa Croce	Blues
Bianchi di Santo Spirito	Whites
Rossi di Santa Maria Novella	Reds
Verdi di San Giovanni	Greens

Teams 1952-Present [Reference: 2-3]

[7] FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 17, 2020: Calcio Storico and the rallying of the troops By BAHADIR ARAL AVCI / www.shutterstock.com

About

[8] MONACO – CIRCA 1963: A stamp printed by MONACO shows an illustration of the Calcio Fiorentino field and starting positions from a 1688 book by Pietro di Lorenzo Bini, Florence, circa 1963 [Reference: 7] By Sergey Goryachev / http://www.shutterstock.com

References

Images

Websites

[2] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Risultati Partite [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/risultati_partite [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[3] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Albo d’Oro [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/risultati_partite [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Images

[6] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) IMG_0823 [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/sites/default/files/IMG_0823.jpg [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[7] FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 17, 2020: Calcio Storico and the rallying of the troops By BAHADIR ARAL AVCI / www.shutterstock.com

[8] MONACO – CIRCA 1963: A stamp printed by MONACO shows an illustration of the Calcio Fiorentino field and starting positions from a 1688 book by Pietro di Lorenzo Bini, Florence, circa 1963 By Sergey Goryachev / http://www.shutterstock.com

[9] FLORENCE – JUN 24 Fighting players during Calcio Fiorentino match on June, 24,2012 Calcio fiorentino calcio storico or calcio in costume is an historic florentine game, origins of modern football By mkistryn http://www.123rf.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

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November 11, 2020

Manx Cammag North v South on St. Stephen’s Day 2015-Present

Results

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
2015	North	7	South	1

Manx Cammag North v South on St. Stephen’s Day 2015-Present [Reference: 1-2]

About

Manx Cammag is a version of Hurling (or Caman in Irish) played in the Isle of Man, where Manx Gaelic was traditionally spoken. It is also very similar to the Scottish game of Shinty or Camanachd.

The earliest mention of Hurling or Caman is in the Irish ‘Book of Leinster’ in the 12th Century AD. It played with a small ball and hooked stick.

Kit Gawne, writing in his book, ‘Isle of Man Hockey’ suggests the game may have been introduced by missionaries, although the earliest mention in the Isle of Man records is not until 1760.

It is a Winter Sport, with special matches arranged on St. Stephen’s Day (such as the one between North & South of the Island.

There are few rules, and any number of players can play on either side, with coats or sticks marking goalposts.

The match on St. Stephen’s Day between North & South is played in conjunction with the Festivities associated with the day, such as ‘Hunting the Wren’, although these days no wren is killed, and those making donations to charity are given a coloured ribbon, rather than a wren’s feather, supposed to bring good luck for the following year, thought to be particularly efficacious in the event of a shipwreck or witchcraft.

Manx Cammag North v South on St. Stephen's Day 2015 in the Isle of Man — Manx Cammag North v South on St. Stephen’s Day 2015 in the Isle of Man [Reference: 3][Photo Credit: North American Manx Association]

Reference:

Websites:

[1] North American Manx Association (2015) “Rain doesn’t stop play on St. Stephen’s Day” [Internat] Available from: http://namanx.org/rain-doesnt-stop-play-on-st-stephens-day-2 [Accessed 5 March 2017]

[2] isleofman.com (2017) “Work off your Christmas Turkey with a game of Cammag!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.isleofman.com/lifestyle/health-sports/cammag/ [Accessed 13 October 2017]

Images

[1] North American Manx Association (2015) “DSCF2438” [Internat] Available from: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Yay0i0iKzc/VoK2Kbk6aOI/AAAAAAAABiU/19fGAhbeWwM/s1600/DSCF2438%2B%25282%2529.JPG [Accessed 11 November 2020]

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Stephen Fitzpatrick & John Doody

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November 11, 2020

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2012-2018

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Logo [Reference: 1]

WLBU Division 1 2012

	P	W	D	L	RF	RA	Pts
Grange Catholics (P)	14	11	0	3			22
Grange Albion	12	10	0	2			20
Whitechurch Robins	10	6	0	4			12
Rumney Ladies	11	5	0	6			10
Canton Cross	11	4	0	7			8
Fairwater Social	10	4	0	6			8
Gower Sports	12	4	0	8			8
Peter Lea Ospreys	14	2	0	12			4

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2012 [Reference: 2]

WLBU Division 1 2013

	P	W	D	L	RF	RA	Pts
Gower Sports (P)	14	13	0	1			26
Grange Albion	14	12	0	2			24
Canton Cross	14	9	0	5			18
Whitechurch Robins	14	8	0	6			16
Fairwater Ospreys	14	4	1	9			9
Fairwater Social	14	4	1	9			9
St. Peter’s B	14	3	0	11			6
Rumney Ladies	14	2	0	12			4

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2013 [Reference: 3]

WLBU Division 1 2014

	P	W	D	L	RF	RA	Pts

WLBU Division 1 2015

	P	W	D	L	RF	RA	Pts
Fairwater Ladies (C)	12	10	0	2			20
Canton Cross	12	7	0	5			14
Rumney Ladies	12	7	0	5			14
Malpas Ladies	12	5	0	7			10

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2015 [Reference: 4]

WLBU Division 1 2016

	P	W	D	L	RF	RA	Pts
Fairwater Ladies (P)	9	6	2	1			14
Rumney Ladies	9	5	2	2			12
Starlets	10	4	2	4			10
Canton Cross	9	3	2	4			8
Eastern Ladies	10	0	10	0			10
Malpas Ladies	9	0	2	7			2

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2016 [Reference: 5]

WLBU Division 1 2017

	P	W	D	L	RF	RA	Pts
Starlets (P)	12	12	0	0			24
Railway Ladies	12	10	0	2			20
Gower Sports B	12	6	0	6			12
Llandaff North RFC	12	6	0	6			12
St. Albans	12	5	0	7			10
Splott Sluggers	12	3	0	9			6
St. Peter’s	12	0	0	12			0

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2017 [Reference: 6]

WLBU Division 1 2018

	P	W	D	L	Pct
Railway Ladies (P)	16	14	0	2	88
Caerau Nomads	16	11	0	5	69
Malpas RFC	15	10	0	5	67
St. Albans	15	10	0	5	67
Llandaff North RFC	16	8	0	8	50
Splott Sluggers	16	8	0	8	50
Fairwater Social	15	7	0	8	47
Gower Sports B	15	1	0	14	7
St. Peter’s RFC	16	1	0	15	6

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2018 [Reference: 7]

Report

The Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 was the second level of Welsh Baseball from 2012 to 2018, and the Division Champions gained automatic promotion to the Premier League. The Division 1 Champions fron 2012 to 2018 were Grange Catholics (2012), Gower Sports (2013), Fairwater Ladies (2015 and 2016), Stalets (2017) and Railway Ladies (2018).

About Welsh Baseball

Welsh Baseball is a version of Rounders played primarily in South Wales, and also in Liverpool, where it is known as English Baseball. It is like a cross between Baseball, Rounders and Cricket. During the latter half of the 19th Century, the famous A.G. Spalding of Major League Baseball fame organised a Baseball Tour of England and Ireland, and in the process played a number of games against English and Welsh Rounders teams, who adopted some of the rules (such as tagging a playerout with the ball and two-handed batting). It kept the poles rather than flat bases and left the diamond in an irregular shape with all four sides unequal in length. Welsh Baseball also has a bat more like a Cricket Bat than a Baseball Bat, and it tapers towards the handle. According to sources in referenced in the articles below, Irish immigrants to Liverpool and South Wales were numerous among the Working Classes playing the game in the 20th Century. It is still played in South Wales and Liverpool but is now mostly a Children’s and Teenagers Game.

References

Logos

[1] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Facebook Page (2017) Profile Picture April 12 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/21387949710/photos/a.10154678147744711.1073741828.21387949710/10155257824239711/?type=3&theater [Accessed 30 November 2017]

Internet Archive

[2] Internet Archive – Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2014) 2012 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20120722134948/http://www.wlbu.co.uk/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=12 [Accessed 11 August 2017]

Websites

[3] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2013) 2013 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.wlbu.co.uk/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=13 [Accessed 17 December 2016]

[4] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2015) 2015 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2015-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[5] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2016) 2016 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2016-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[6] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2017) 2017 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2017-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[7] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2018) 2017 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2017-league-tables-2/ [Accessed 16 September 2018

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kate Hartnett, Cardiff University.

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Last Updated: 11 November 2020

November 10, 2020

Cornish Hurling Town v Country Shrove Tuesday at St Columb 1950-2005

Winners 1950-2005

Year	Shrove Tuesday Winning Team	Winning Player
1950	Country	Denis Ellery
1951	Town	Desmond Stephens
1952	Town	Pat Morris
1953	Country	Tony Williams
1954	Town	George Roseveare
1955	Country	Graham Wills
1956	Town	Tony Hawkey
1957	Country	Michael Weldhen
1958	Country	Michael Weldhen
1959	Town	Ivan Smith
1960	Country	Michael Weldhen
1961	Town	Tony Hawkey
1962	Town	Michael Tabb
1963	Town & Country	Lost Ball !
1964	Town	Gary Hawken
1965	Country	Michael Weldhen
1966	Town	Richard Rundle
1967	Town	Ivan Smith
1968	Town	David Green
1969	Country	Michael Weldhen
1970	Town	Allan Chapman
1971	Town	Geoffrey Cole
1972	Country	Michael Weldhen
1973	Town	David Osborne
1974	Country	Robert Weldhen
1975	Country	Robert Weldhen
1976	Country	Robert Weldhen
1977	Town	Mike Hitchens
1978	Town	Brian Hellings
1979	Town	Tony Parkin
1980	Town	Tony Parkin
1981	Town	Bill Scott
1982	Town	Stuart Nicholas
1983	Town	Darren Austerfield
1984	Country	Robert Weldhen
1985	Town	Bill Scott
1986	Town	Iain Robinson
1987	Town	David Rogers
1988	Country	Robert Weldhen
1989	Country	Rundle Weldhen
1990	Country	Sean Johns
1991	Country	Robert Weldhen
1992	Country	Robert Weldhen
1993	Town	Sid Bennett
1994	Town	Mark Windebank
1995	Country	Philip Ellery
1996	Country	Alex Cole
1997	Town	Jamie Lomax
1998	Town	Darren Hawkey
1999	Town	Sean Johns
2000	Town	Mark Coleman
2001	Town	Mark Coleman
2002	Town	Phil Morris
2003	Town	Sean Johns
2004	Town	Nick Gregory
2005	Country	Adam Ellery

History

Every Shrove Tuesday in St. Columb’s, Cornwall, the game of Hurling is played between ‘Town’ and ‘Country’. The night before resembles a ghost town as all the shops are boarded up and shuttered before the game is played the next day. There are no limits to the numbers of players in the game, with each player playing for either the ‘Town’ or ‘Country’. The game kicks off with the words “Town and Country do your best. but in this parish I must rest.”.

Traditionally, the game was played between the men of St. Columb, but is now played by the children. [3]

The Game can last a few minutes or it can last hours depending on how quickly the winning team can get the ball to the goal. The winning player who carries the ball to the goal has the option of keeping the ball and paying for a new one by a local craftsman. On the 4th March 2003 Sean Johns won it for the ‘Town’, his third time winning it. In 2002 Scot Bennett became the youngest ever winner, at 11-years-of-age. After the match is over another tradition is partaken , when the silver ball is dipped in the winners drink. [1]

The ball is constructed traditionally, out of silver with an applewood core, taken from a local orchard.

References

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Websites

[1] BBC Cornwall (2003) Hurling at St. columb in the 21st Century [Internet] Available from; http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/villages/stories/stcolumb_hurling.shtml [Accessed 7 March 2018]

[2] The Beehive | Internet Archive (2006) Hurling Winners 1950-2005 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20060218093026/http://beehive.thisiscornwall.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=661&PageID=73544 [Accessed 13 June 2019]

[3] St. Ives Web Community TV (2013) The St. Ives Feast and the Silver Ball [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130819100810/http://stivestv.co.uk/whatson/feast_day_2013.htm [Accessed 13 June 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ciaran Columb.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 November 2020