NORTH OF THE THAMES V SOUTH OF THE THAMES 1866 & 1867 (AT CANTERBURY) CRICKET SCORECARDS

A pair of very early framed scorecards for two matches played at Canterbury on August 6, 1866 and August 5, 1867. For the South-siders, three Graces (WG, EM and GF), HH Stephenson, James Lillywhite, and E. Willsher turned out; Alfred Shaw, Grundy, Chatterton, and RA Fitzgerald (who took a team to North America in 1872) for the North. Both cards printed on the ground by S. Hyde, St George's Lane, Canterbury.

Overall measurements 28 x 38cm. Woodcut engraving to top of each card showing a cricket match in progress with tents in the background. Mounted, framed and glazed. Fine condition.

Date

1866-7

£420.00 (Code: 6695)

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