It’s surprising to learn that John Astley Cooper first proposed what has become the Commonwealth Games in 1891: 5 years before the Modern Olympics. The plan was to hold a sports competition every four years “as a means of increasing goodwill and understanding of the British Empire”. Committees were set up throughout the Empire to […]
England at the FIFA World Cup over the years – it’s certainly been a journey! From crushing defeat to glorious victory…to who knows what the 2026 tournament will bring. We’ve still got the fun and great hope of not knowing at this point. The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930. FIFA chose […]
Was Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world? King Gustav V of Sweden certainly thought so. He described Thorpe thus as he handed him two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Jim Thorpe was a legendary Native American sportsman, who lived from 1888 – 1953. He was a Sac and Fox Native American, […]
Original sepia postcard of Alma Victor "Champ" Hunt (1910-99), the great Bermudan cricketer and administrator who had trials for the West Indies in 1933 before moving to Scotland, where he played for Aberdeenshire
Cricket postcard. Real photograph, publisher unknown. Written in ink in contemporary hand on reverse "Standard Bank (of South Africa) 2nd XI fielding against the 1st XI at Elmers End on Saturday 27th August
Cricket postcard. Real photograph by Rotary Photo, hand coloured. Postally unused but with handwritten message in blue ink to reverse. In very good condition.
Real photograph of Eton v Harrow at Lord's, with mention of heavy police presence against suffragettes to reverse. Postally used. White border. Very good.
Cricket postcard. Cartoon showing a match in progress with the monocled J.C. on 67 not out. This card was sent to R.M. Bell, who played for London County from 1902-1904.
14 x 9cm. Postally used with address
Cricket postcard. Real photograph of a father and son playing cicket in a rural setting. Early 20th century. Postally unused. Pencil mark to reverse. Very good.
Original cricket postcard published (probably in Kent) to celebrate Kent winning the match at the Oval on July 4-5, 1912, by 9 wickets. The card is titled "Scalped!" and records the match scores of the
Original postcard of a game of Vigoro being played at Lord's Cricket Ground on October 17th 1902. Vigoro was a sport invented in 1901 by John George Grant and combined elements of cricket and tennis. The
Cricket postcard. Published by AP Co., Blackpool, No 102 of the "Advance Series." A game of cricket in progress at the Weeton Camp, Blackpool, circa 1915. Postally used, message in pencil on
Colour postcard of Headingley. Signed to front by David Bairstow, Arnie Sidebottom, Martyn Moxon, Paul Jarvis and Richard Blakey (twice).
Good condition.
