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DEATH OF GEORGE LOHMANN (SURREY & ENGLAND) 1901 - 2 ORIGINAL CRICKET PRESS CUTTINGS

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Two original cricket Press cuttings from December 1901, the first reporting the death of the great Surrey and England cricketer George Lohmann in South Africa, and the second (from the Daily Mail) relating Bobby Abel's opinion of his Surrey team mate.

Both are in generally good condition.