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Includes a picture of cricket in the reign of George I, 1720, from the collection of T C Noble, articles on cricket in the Kent Morning Post in 1736, copies of the laws of cricket from 1787, articles on the adoption of a change to Law 10 specifying that balls delivered by bowlers raised above their arm or shoulder were to be called a 'No ball' in 1845, illustrations of Cricket at Moulsey Hurst, John Lillywhite, posters for cricket matches in Sussex, rules of the Carlton Cricket Club, concert programme for the match between Dr W G Grace's XI and W W Read's XI, programme of entertainments at the Grand Bazaar for Sussex County Cricket Club. The scrapbook contains reports on the following matches: 1838 Gentlemen of Sussex with Pilch and Caldecourt vs. Players of Sussex, Sussex with Pilch vs. England, matches played in Brighton, Sussex vs. Kent 1839 Eastern and Western Divisions of Sussex, Marylebone Club and Ground with Pilch and Wenman vs. Sussex, Sussex with A Mynn vs. England, Sussex vs. Kent, Gentlemen vs. Players, Kent vs. Sussex, Chalvington with Cobbet, Pilch and Wenman vs. Brighton, Marylebone vs. Sussex, Kent vs. All England, Gentlemen of Sussex with Cobbet and Wenman (given) vs. The Players of Sussex, 1840 Sussex with Pilch vs. England, Miscellaneous Matches, Sussex vs. Nottingham, Gentlemen of Surrey with Cobbet and Hillier vs. Gentlemen of Sussex with Lilywhite and Box, Kent vs. England, Gentlemen of Sussex with A Mynn and Wenman vs. The Players of Sussex, Goodwood Club with three given men from Kent (A Mynn, Pilch and Wenman) and three given men from Brighton (G Langdon, Lilywhite and Box) vs. West Sussex 1841 Kent vs. England, matches played in Sussex including two played on ice 1842 Miscellaneous matches, Kent vs. Sussex, Chalvington Club with Pilch vs. Brighton Club 1843 Sussex vs. Marylebone Club and Ground with Wenman, Kent vs. Sussex, Gentlemen of the South Hants Club with the Catapulta vs. the Players of the County, Kent vs. All England, Kent vs. Sussex, Gentlemen vs. Players, Eleven Players of Sussex vs. Nine Gents and Two Players of Sussex, Sussex vs. Nottingham, Sussex vs. All England 1844 Sussex vs. Marylebone Club and Ground, Petworth Club vs. Marylebone Club and Ground with Pilch and Martingwell, Married of All England vs. Single of All England 1845 Marylebone Club and Ground vs. Petworth, Marylebone Club and Ground with Pilch vs. Sussex, Gentlemen of England vs. Players of England, Sussex vs. Kent, Kent vs. All England, Eleven of All England vs. Fourteen of Nottingham, Steyning vs. Westgrinstead 1846 Greenwich Pensioners' Cricket Match 1876 MCC vs. County of Kent, Surrey vs. Middlesex

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