Scrapbook of cartoons cut out from comics and magazines such as Punch, Moonshine, Judy and Scraps. Some are satircal of contemporary politcs, some of W.G Grace and others just being funny.
Page 1: Title page, on mounted paper matching letters are cut out and stuck down spelling cricket, 5 different versions of MCC crest, Incogniti crest, 2 cut-outs of bats leaning against stumps and menu spelt out with cricket bats and balls.
Page 2: 2 cartoons from Mr Biddles Cricket Match by W.J. Melhuish, top: batsman taking guard. Bottom: a different batsman being bowled.
Page 3: 2 cartoons from Mr Biddles Cricket Match by W.J. Melhuish, top: batsman being angry with the other batsman. Bottom: a batsman is being stumped.
Page 4: 2 cartoons from Mr Biddles Cricket Match by W.J. Melhuish, top: a batsman lining up to hit a ball. Bottom: a batsman is bowled.
Page 5: 2 cartoons from Mr Biddles Cricket Match by W.J. Melhuish, top: a rotund and bespectacled batsman is bowled. Bottom: he is destroying cricket equipment with an axe and lining up his bat.
Page 6: Top: a cartoon by Louis Wain from Boys own paper October 1896 cartoon is of a cat batting in 12 different stages and carries its bat for 51. Bottom: "A Big Cricket Match as reported by the Sporting Correspondents" from Comic Cuts, 19 July 1890, stick figures in 12 images showing an Australia vs. England match.
Page 7: 4 images. Top left: "Signs of Occupation by a British Force" from Comic Cuts, 11 June 1894. Showing a native wicket keeping net to two huts with sign 'Furnished apartments' each one called 'Servants Registry Office' and 'Sea View'. Top Centre: "The Cricket Bird" Larks, 18 April 1894, cartoon of a bird with stumps for legs, bat for body, gloves for wings, and ball for head, 2 others in image one of which is flying. Top Right: "Results of Occupation by a British Force" Judy, 3 October 1894, cartoon is of a man whose head, arms and legs are flying up in the air with bat and stumps as body lies on ground, a figure is catching a ball behind. Bottom: "The Noble Game" Pick Me Up, 28 July 1894, a boy has been hit in the stomach by a cricket ball from possibly W.G. Grace as the boy's sister says 'Never mind the Bump Billy; it’s a shilling for you certain when yer stops, if 'e's a gentleman!’.
Page 8: Top: "Oval" Church Monthly January 1896, artist impression of the Oval. Middle: from Boys Own Paper 4 July 1894, cartoon of 2 batsman 1 is '100 not out' and walking tall and 'out first ball' slumped and dragging his bat, by Thomas Donnison. Bottom: "The Unkindest Cut of All" Boy's Own Paper 8 August 1896, cartoon of batsman playing a cut shot and ball hitting fielder in the face.
Page 9: Top: "Sherborne" Daily Graphic, 12 February 1896, cartoon of match being played as crowd stands in background. Middle: "Maternal Solicitude" Punch, 22 July 1854. A batsman holds bat with cushions tied around legs, 2 women address him with mother saying 'Oh, my dear Charles! How did you hurt your legs? And how can you go about in that distressingly swell'd condition'. Bottom: cartoon from Mr Biddles Cricket Match by W.J. Melhuish, bowler is about to deliver ball as umpire and batsman stand much taller behind him.
Page 10: Top: "Before and After" Larks, 5 September 1898, on left image a giant walks out to the middle, out first ball he returns the size of a mouse on the right. Middle: "New Cricketing Dresses, to Protect all England Against the Present Swift Bowling" Punch, 19 August 1854, batsman and wicket keeper where protective suits and square leg umpire is holding a bat. Bottom: "Cricket of the Future" Judy, 19 July 1893, The bowler is preparing to fire a cricket ball from a cannon at a batsman 'By our own cricketing small prophet with a quick return'.
Page 11: Top: Cartoon shows match being played in a rainstorm on flooded pitch on stilts and holding umbrellas. Middle: "Delightful out-door exercise in warm weather" Punch, 19 August 1854, a large rotund fielder is running to stop the ball, 'running after "Another Four!" at cricket amidst derisive shouts of "now then butter fingers!"-"Oh! Oh!"-"Throw it in! Look Sharp!" - "Quick! In with it!" &c. &c.' Bottom: Sporting Dramatic News, 11 October 1884, image of women playing cricket in their dresses as batsman about to hit the ball.
Page 12: Top: "The Leviathan Bat" 'Or many-centuried marvel of the Modern (Cricket) World, in his high souring, top-scoring, summer-day flight (Dr. William Gilbert Grace)' Punch, 31 August 1889, W.G. Grace is portrayed as a bat with a cricket bat for body, stumps for legs and his scores on his wings, 'As Champion him the whole world hails, Lords! how he smites and thumps! It takes a week, to reach the bails when he's before the stumps'. Bottom: "The Commons Cricket Match" Punch, 16 June 1888, a cricket match is played in Japan with British issues of the time written on cricket bats, by Hary Furniss.
Page 13: Top: "Grand Parliamentary Cricket Match" Punch, 13 August 1887, cricket matching being played with land bill represented by a cricket ball, large crowd and Houses of Parliament in background, by Harry Furniss. Bottom: "Advance, Australia!" Punch, 10 August 1878. Australian Cricket Team with names on hats, Punch is trying to hold them off with a cricket bat in front of wickets.
Page 14: Punch, 25 September 1865, cartoon of cricket match with hapless fielders. Bottom: "Cricket", Moonshine, 6 June 1896, cartoon of cats playing cricket on rooftops by Louis Wain.
Page 15: Top: "Unanswerable Questions" Punch, 24 August 1889, women watching a cricket match 'Laura (who wishes to thoroughly master the mysteries of Cricket), "But then, Emily, what happens if the bowler gets out before the batter?" Bottom: "Cricketiana" Punch 22 September 1883, women watching cricket 'Lucy Mildmay (who is fond of technical terms). "By the way-a-are they playing 'Rugby' or 'Association'?"'.
Page 16: Top: Punch, 17 October 1863, a women talking to 2 girls and a boy who is holding a cricket bat 'Georgina: "Why, what's the matter Little Poppet?" Little Poppet: "Oh, Aunty Dear, Walter can't find his stumps, so he is making a wicket of my best doll!"'. Bottom: "Sporting Intelligence" Punch, 23 September 1882, 2 men talking in a tent with match in background, 'Sporting Old Parson (to professional player) "Why is a ball like that called a 'Yorker,' Sir?", Professional Player "A 'Yorker' Sir? Oh, when the ball's pitched right up to the block-", Sporting Parson "Yes, yes-I didn't ask what a 'Yorker' was" (with dignity) "I know that as well you do. But why is it called a 'Yorker'?", Professional Player "Well, I can't say, Sir. I don’t know what else you could call it!"'.
Page 17: "Parnell's Innings, A Quick Return to Webster", Political World, 11 May 1889, a batsman hits the ball right into fielders gut, by Roland Hill.
Page 18: Top: Montage of 3 images from a Cambridge Scrapbook, showing a match on Fenner's Ground, 2 Cambridge students run before breakfast, cricket on Parker's Piece with balls surrounding a man and crowd asking for their balls back. Bottom: "OUT! (But it was the underhand bowling that did it)” Fun, 30 June 1866, a batsman (possibly a politician) is out bowled, the ball has 'rating' written on it.
Page 19: Top: cartoon of cricket match from Fun, 6 June 1868, close up of spectators in foreground. Bottom: "Conservative Bowlers" Fun, 5 May 1862 Lord Derby to Benjamin Disraeli 'Derby:-"I say, Dizzy, if we can't get 'em out by fair balls, we must try foul."', fielder in background shouts 'now then Dis keep the pot a boiling'.
Page 20: Top: "Modern Life in London: or, "Tom and Jerry" Back Again" Punch 5 August 1882, cartoon of cricket match in London as dignitaries watch on. Bottom: "Beginning the Next Innings" Fun, 7 July 1866, Lord Derby and Disraeli talk padded up and holding bats, Derby has a crown, 'Captain of the Conservative Eleven:-"We must play carefully Dizzy, for we may expect some shooters!", Mr D*sr*eli:-"You may rely on me, though I haven't gone in for some time."'
Unnumbered page: Top: "A Little Incident at Prince's" Judy, 22 July 1874, montage of 4 images of a figure called Podger entering the game, getting hit in stomach by ball, and then exiting. Bottom; "Drawing the Stumps" Punch, 16 August 1862, 'Cobden to Dizzy "Carries out his bat? Of course he does! Your underhand 'll never get him out! I'll show you how to do it next innings"', a rival politician walks past holding his bat looking smug, stump with session on it lies on floor as figure in speakers robes puts in stumps.
Page 21: Top: Cartoon of scenic cricket match, Westminster Budget, 12 May 1893. Bottom: "The Native that Cannot be Bowled Out", Will o' the Wisp, 1868, an aboriginal figure takes guard in front of stumps with 'Boundary Bill' and 'Irish Church' written on 2 of them 'Will-O'-The-Wisp does not however, guarantee this result to the aboriginal cricketers now pitted against the gentlemen of Sussex'.
Page 22: Larks, 23 September 1895, a boy knocks over a man with a delivery who has got in way of batsman, his cane goes flying.
Page 23: "I've forgotten the game, and my old bats rotten", St Stephen's Review, 23 June 1892, Gladstone’s 'Irish Party' bat is broken by 'Ulster' ball and 'Home Rule' bails go flying.
Page 24: Top: Illustrated London News, 30 September 1882, image of a scenic cricket match with marquee in background. Bottom: "The Close of the Innings" Punch, 16 August 1890, 'W.H.S. (Wicket-Keeper "Tell you what it is umpire;-if the bowling's going to be as wild-next-innings-as this, I shall 'retire hurt', he is limping off and rests arm on umpires shoulder.
Page 25: Top: "The New Bowling an Australian View", from Melbourne Punch, Review of Reviews, April 1895, dotted line shows trace of delivery with jerky movements. Bottom: "Bowled-for a Duck!" Fun, 2 July 1895, a batsman is bowled middle stump with '7' on the ball.
Page 26: "Harcourts v. Chamberlain-A Hot Return", Moonshine, 27 November 1897, a fielder (William Harcourt) has a black eye and ball is by his feet, as the batsman (Joseph Chamberlain) watches on.
Page 27: "Side Shows at the Crystal Palace, what we hope will not take place", Bristol Magpie, 2 October 1898, W.G. Grace sits on a chair on a stage above sign 'W.G. Grace King of Cricket' there’s a crowd surrounding Grace as match short of spectators takes place in background'.
Page 28: "Hard Work for the Bowlers, he don’t score fast but he can’t be put out" Moonshine, 1 August, a tired and frustrated bowler about to bowl, fielders look fed up.
Page 29: "Stumps Drawn" Punch, 7 August 1897, 2 batsmen (Marquess of Salisbury and Joseph Chamberlain) walk off pitch together, 'S-l-sb-ry: "Phew...not a bad innings Joe?", Ch-mb-rl-n: "Glad you think so! But you might have backed me up better at the finish!"'.
Page 30: "Blocked!" Moonshine, 9 May 1896 A batsman looking like a farmer with pipe and top hat plays defensive to bowler looking like Joseph Chamberlain, with figure in Naval cap watches on either drawing or writing in ledger.
Page 31: "A Coming Champion" Ally Sloper, 4 June 1898, Aly Sloper has just bowled W.G. Grace, scoreboard reds Sloper scoring over 420 and Grace 0 'I Suppose you have heard dears, that Poor Papa has been invited to represent the Gentlemen this season in their fixtures against the Players? Dad is naturally very much gratified at the honour, and is awfully keen upon getting himself into proper form. In order to obtain a little first-class practice he got Dr. Grace, to come over the other day and play him a match at single wicket. I'm told Papa won easily, first knocking up a monster score, and then bowling his opponent with a ball that broke in nearly a yard. It is only fair to W.G. to say that the Mildew Court ground has its little peculiarities'-Tootsie.
Page 32: Top: Graphic, 8 July 1876 a batsman strugled to reach crease as wicket keeper attempts to run him out 'Hows that Umpire?' Bottom: "A "Savage" Wigging" Punch, 18 June 1870, 2 batsmen (politicians) talk 'Captain of Ministerial Team "Look here a-rt-n! we were beat the other day at Kensington entirely through your wild and reckless hitting. You really must alter your form, or-you know what I mean!!"'.
Page 33: Cartoon of how cricket match may look in Ireland, Scraps, 21 March 18991, '"Many Parts of Ireland", says a 'London Correspondent' "are, as regards cricket in a truly benighted condition". This, of course, is a lamentable circumstance, and so its is proposed to wipe away the reproach as rapidly and effectually as possible. How is the thing to be done? Manifestly by missionary effort'.-Globe. 'Our cricket enthusiast hopes the missionaries will be of the good old typical soft. He think it very likely that his Grace the Champion would give them his valuable help. As cricket materials would, perhaps, be too expensive for the poorer inhabitants of the Emerald Isle, the Game might be played as our artist suggests'.
Page 34: "Go away, boy, can't you see I’m watching the cricket?" Moonshine, 15 May 1897, at the back of a stand a newspaper boy attempts to sell a man a newspaper with headline 'Turkey and Greece Great Victory'.
Page 35: "Cricket (!) At Weston-Super-Mare", Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, 14 August 1889, Cartoon of Ally Sloper bowling a delivery at W.G. Grace and hitting him in the stomach, other characters a playing and dog sits on a cricket bat.
Page 36: "Eton and Harrow", Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, Ally Sloper is at Eton vs. Harrow Match at Lord's (Grand Stand in background) and he is chatting to Victorian ladies.
Page 37: W.G. Grace is imagined as a lion as in batting gear and Fred Spofforth as a kangaroo with a bulging pouch and 'gate money' on it, Entr'acte, 26 July 1884.
Page 38: "The Match of the Season" Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, 13 June 1896, Ally Sloper is hit in the eye with a cricket ball as a wicket keeper and stumbles into the wickets '"It was a grand idea of Poor Papa's to challenge the Australians to try conclusions with his famous eleven, and for a long time the fixture has been looked forward to with the greatest interest by the cricketing world. Dad tells me he was the finest bat of his college, and if he'd only devoted more time to the game I've no doubt he would have proved a second Grace. Unfortunately for the huge concourse that assembled to witness the match, Papa had no opportunity of exhibiting his form, as the Cornstalks, going in first, never lost a man. His wicket-keeper, however, was acknowledged on all sides to be simply immense."'-Tootsie
Page 39: "The Centuries of Grace", Moonshine, Moonshine, 28 September 1895, Sir Edward Lawson hands Grace a £5000 cheque, 'Sir E. Lawson: "Don't Mention it Doctor; and thank you for what you have one for my circulation."'
Page 40: "Grace and Disgrace at Clacton", Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, 20 July 1895, W.G. Grace as Ally Sloper is begging for money at a cricket match with sign stating 'Kind friends please support the national shilling testimonial. '"Although at one period inseparable friends, Dr. W.G. Grace is now, I understand, roaming England over in search of my unfortunate Dad. When the two great men 'do' meet, I am afraid the shock will be one from which Papa will not easily recover. Taking advantage of the National Testimonial organised for the benefit of the great cricketer, Poor Pa, it seems, has been passing himself off on Clactonites as the one and only Dr. Grace. His disguise, though, turned out to be an utter failure, the whole collection only amounting to the three cockle shells, and a frog. His departure from Clacton was both hasty and undignified."'-Tootsie.
Page 41: Top: ""After the Ball"; or The Green Room in the Cricket Field a sketch at the Eton and Middlesex Ground", Fun, 7 July 1880, caricatures are playing a cricket match. Bottom: "Trying to Bowl Him Out" Fun, 14 July 1880, A batsman (maybe a politician) is surrounded by cricket balls with 'Bradlai' 'Obstruc' 'Enquir' 'Abuse' 'Obstru' written on each one, 'Play!'.
Page 42: "All the Difference" Moonshine, 15 June 1895, W.G Grace and Sir William Harcourt are talking 'Harcourt: "Well done, Grace! You keep in as well as we do." Grace: "Yes, Sir William. But I'm obliged to do something for it."'
Page 43: "Don’t They Want to Get in Though", Moonshine, 30 April 1892, a tall this gentlemen with moustache is holding a bat with 'office' on it as others plea to have a go 'whining chorus of Conybeare, Trevelyan, Labby, Harcourt, Gladstone, Morley and Young Herbert: "Oh I say; do let has have a turn with the bat."'
Page 44: "A Prince of Cricket" Punch, 25 December 1897, Ranjitsinhji walks off as Mr. Punch and a Kangaroo in pads applaud him, Lord's Grand Stand possibly in background 'Mr. Punch "Bravo, Ranji! Plucky Performance!"'
Page 45: "Ninety in the Shade Not Out!" Punch, 2 September 1898, Mr. Punch as an Umpire is talking to W.G. Grace with a Sun for a head 'Umpire Punch (to W.G. Sol). "By jove, old man, you've 'beaten the record' this time, and no mistake!" ["The Record-breaker was greatly gratified with the greeting, but did not fail to remember that this long innings might be declared 'closed' at any moment by that most capricious of Captains, the Clerk of the Weather."-Punch's Epitome of History].'
Page 46: "The Parliamentary Cricket Team on Tour!" Punch, 9 October 1897, caricatures of Parliamentarians walk out into playing area 'Sir Richard Webster's disclaimer makes it clear that the published list of the Eleven that is shortly going round the World is not correct. The team will of course be as constituted as above!'
Page 47: "Going In" Funny Folks, 13 August 1892, Gladstone puts on glove at crease holding bat with 'Home Rule' written on it, the other batsman, a filled out man, has registration on is bat, fielders appear to be Parliamentarians.
Page 48: "Civilisation by Cricket", Scraps, Easter Number 1890, A British army officer is playing Africans at a game of cricket, who are portrayed in a racist manner, a variety of animals are in foreground, one native is in MCC cap and plays bat like a guitar and another is reading Scraps, ‘Our cricket enthusiast hears that Lord Harris-the new Governor of Bombay-has ordered a most extensive cricket outfit, and means to further the spread of the great game in India upon every possible opportunity. Our enthusiast ventures to hope that Mr. Stanley will do the same for Africa-he believes that the influence of cricket upon the natives would be surprising.'
Page 49: "Out! How Tom Wastedlife Played the Game and Lost it" War Cry, 19 February 1898, an elderly gentlemen (Wasted life) is batting against a team of devils with each one having 'pride' 'fear' 'lust' 'hate' 'conscience' and 'drink', on his bat is 'good intentions', he is bowled by a skeleton, each stump states 'responsibilities' 'salvation chances' and 'time and talents', the cartoon comes with related parable.
Last Page: 2 images of a scenic cricket from Boys Own Book. Cartoon of 2 men changing dressing room, cartoon of bat and all walking together, Punch, 1 September 1890. 3 images of a cricketer from Scraps, 13 June 1896, left: he is batting and hit in the chest by ball falling on wicket 'the masterly manner in which he dealt with the first ball made him at once the favourite of the field, middle: he is getting ready putting on gloves 'typical sketch of the cricketer who always occupies two hours preparing himself for the wicket, vowing all the time that he intends to take the spectators by storm over his bating and scoring', right: he is carried off 'which finally was the signal to carry him of the field in grand style'.
