Advance of Cabinet Makers’ Wages celebrated by Cricket Match

1874

1874 September 19th

An Advance in Cabinet Makers’ Wages celebrated by Cricket Match.

The other day the operative cabinetmakers of Sheffield, and those in the employee of Messrs. Appleyard & Sons, Rotherham and Conisbrough, obtained an advance of wage of 2s. per week, and in celebration of the first payment a cricket match was played at Conisbrough in the afternoon of the day, between 11 of Messrs. Appleyard’s workmen and 11 of Messrs. Johnstons of Sheffield.

After a spirited contest, the game terminated with the defeat of the latter