N° d'objet
TN.2009.1473
Titre
Middlesex County Cricket Team Champion County 1878
Date
1878 - 1878
Etendue
35 cm x 38 cm (including mount)
Description
Middlesex County Cricket Team. Players in cricket whites with hats and one in a suit. Photographed in front of brick wall with window.
Middlesex County Cricket Team Champion County photograph, 1878
TN.2009.1473
After their formation in 1864, Middlesex’s first major achievement was to be crowned ‘Champion County’ in 1878 –though this was unofficial, as the County Championship was not established until 1890. A year prior to this achievement they had come to an agreement with MCC to play their matches at Lord’s – which remains today. The Widen Almanack of 1962 and Roy Webber’s book ‘The Cricket County Championship’ stated that Middlesex was the Champion County for that year; W G Grace’s book ‘Cricket’ published in 1903 believed Nottinghamshire to be the winner.
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