Page 1: Title page: Cricket Life 1896, “cricketers” spelt out with bats and balls, vignettes of bats, balls and wickets, and image of a cricket bat.
Page 2: Sketch report of Yorkshire vs. Sussex at Brighton, images include Brown batting, Peel bowling, Lowe hitting ball at an Umpire, W. Humphreys fielding and Jackson catching Butt, main image of is Wainwright getting caught at point for 43. By S.T. Dadd, Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 2 September 1893.
Page 3: Black and white copy of illustration of ‘Sussex vs. M.C.C. – Ranjitsinhji at the Wicket’ at Lord’s, Ranji is playing a leg-cut, old Grand Stand can be seen in background, wicket-keeper and 3 fielders watch on. By S.T. Dadd, from Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 22 May 1897.
Page 4: Black and white engraving of ‘Eton vs. Harrow at Lord’s’, A fielder throws ball at bowlers end as batsman runs to make crease, fielder in foreground watches on, edge of Grand Stand, houses and trees in background. By Francis Barraud, from Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 17 July 1886.
Page 5: Black and white engraving of ‘F. Marchant C and B Attewell, Canterbury, August 10th, 1893.’ Bowler sticks out his right arm to catch the ball off batsman who watches on, fielders watch on with crowd in background. By S.T. Dadd, from Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 19 August, 1897.
Page 6: Black and white engraving of a picture by S.T. Dadd, A batsman has just played a leg-side shot as wicket-keeper looks in direction of travel, from Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 13 August 1892.
Page 7: Black and white engraving of ‘Wednesday Afternoon at “Princes.” – “A Man Out.”, A wicket-keeper lies on ground by wicket with gloves on floor, a fielder holds a stump in his hand as another is about to throw the ball, in background a batsman is walking back to pavilion. By Sargent for Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, May 30, 1874.
Page 8: Black and white engraving of ‘His Last Hit’ Mid-wicket sticks out his right arm to take a catch, bowler and wicket-keeper look eagerly on as other batsman looks to take a run, edge of a pavilion and smaller stand in background. Artist is W.H. Overend and by Taylor and Clifton Ltd, from Illustrated London News, 2 July 1892.
Page 9: Black and white engraving of a picture by S.T. Dadd, A bowler whips of bails as batsman is run out, Sporting & Dramatic News, 29 June 1895.
Page 10: Black and white engraving of ‘A Wild Goose Chase’ by William Weekes. In a scenic cricket match a ball is hit amongst a flock of geese as a fielder chases the ball and batmen run between wickets. Illustrated London News, Sep 30, 1882.
Page 11: Left: ‘Perseverance’ Black and white engraved copy of an artwork. A bowler bends over to pick-up a moving a ball, fielders watch on as batsmen run between wickets. From Pall Mall Budget, July 19, 1894. Right: ‘Patience’ Black and white engraved copy of an artwork. A fielder on the boundary holds his arm up in the air to catch a ball, Lord’s Pavilion can be seen in background. From Pall Mall Budget, July 27, 1893.
Page 12: Black and white engraving of ‘Practicing in the Nets at Lord’s’ originally by Arthur Hopkins. A row of batsmen are practicing in the nets as 2 players and a woman watch on. Graphic, July 28, 1894.
Page 13: Top: ‘Embodiment of Grace’, Ally Sloper, 21 May 1898. Cartoon of a giant W.G. Grace standing by a wicket putting on gloves as smaller fielders watch on. Bottom: ‘W.G. Grace at the Nets – A Sketch at Lord’s’, Sporting & Dramatic News, 18 May 1895. Sketch W.G. Grace is practicing in a net session as large crowd watch on from behind.
Page 14: Top: ‘The Great Cricket Match at Lord’s (from a Photograph by Frank Briggs)’ All-England XI vs. United All-England XI, Illustrated Times, 13 June 1857. Engraving of a cricket match at Lord’s, crowd in foreground and houses in background. Bottom: Engraved montage of selection of head portraits of Australian and English cricketers interspersed with action images of a cricket match.
Page 15: Top: ‘Old Boys at Lord’s’ English Illustrated Magazine, June 1891. Engraved sketch of elderly gentlemen watching a cricket match and talking amongst each other. Middle: ‘Cricket in 1830, by Alken, SEN’ English Illustrated Magazine, June 1891. Engraved sketch of impression of a cricket match. Bottom: ‘Australian Mushrooms at Lord’s’ Cricket Field, 24 June 1893. Sketch of fielders wearing ridiculously large sun hats.
Page 16: Top: 'Cricket in the Village' The Games Book for Boys and Girls, 1897. Engraving of children playing cricket in a street through a village, as mother and child watch in a doorway. Bottom: ‘Ladies Cricket Match on the Promenade Deck’ Graphic, 2 February 1889. On board the Orient Steamer ‘Austral’ a group of women play cricket on the side deck as men in seats watch on.
Page 17: Top: Sketch of a cricket match with a stand in background, Daily Graphic, 12 August 1896. Bottom: ‘The Strike Mania’ Daily Courier, 10 August 1896. A wicket-keeper stumps a batsman and appeals as umpire turns away and says “Ere! Twenty pound and exes, or I don’t give ‘im out!”
Page 18: ‘Cricket at Lord’s’ Illustrated News of the World, 4 July 1863. Engraving of a cricket match at Lord’s as bowler about bowl his delivery with fielders spread out, stand and crowd in background, trees and houses surround the ground.
Page 19: ‘The First Symptoms of the Cricket Season’ by Harry Furniss, Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 22 May 1875. Series of sketches each one titled ‘in the field, in the garden, in the college, in the street, in the study and in the shak’.
Page 20: ‘Clowns at Cricket’ Graphic, 7 August 1875. Engraving of variety of clowns playing a cricket match.
Page 21: ‘Cricket’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 17 May 1879. Montage of 14 sketches of events during a cricket match.
Page 22: Top: A mixture of boys and girls play a cricket match as 2 run between wickets, The Games Book for Boys and Girls, 1897. Bottom: ‘Cricket in the Zoological World’ by T.E. Donnison, Boys Own Paper, September 1897. Wild and exotic animals play a cricket match.
Page 23: Top: Engraved sketch of a scenic cricket match with pavilion in background and ground surrounded by trees, 30 December 1893. Bottom: Engraving of a batsman asking an Umpire for his guard ‘Batsman (taking guard): “What guard is that Umpire?” Rustic Umpire: “Yer can’t better it, Zur.” Batsman: “But what is it?” Rustic Umpire: “Yer can’t better it, Zur.” Batsman (getting irate): “But what is it – middle, leg or what?” Rustic Umpire: “Well I be damned if I knows!” Sketch, 5 August 1896.
Page 24: Top-left: A batsman holds bat in front of body to leave the ball. Top-right: A batsman strides forward to play the ball. Top-centre: Photograph of a trophy shield with description, was created by Dundee Evening Telegraph to be played for by Dundee and District Cricket Union and to encourage cricket in Scotland, Graphic, 10 September 1898. Bottom: 3 photographs of a cricket match at Kimberley, Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 11 April 1896.
Page 25: Top-left and top-right: 4 photographs of spectators walking on the Lord’s playing area during perambulation at an Oxford vs. Cambridge match, 1896. Top-centre: Photograph of a batsman and wicket-keeper at Arlington, 1896. 2nd top: Photograph of a cricket match in Colombo with a pavilion and trees in background. 3rd top: Photograph of a cricket match in Samoa between locals, 1895. Bottom: Photograph of a cricket match between Australia and Essex at Leyton, 21 May 1896, boundary is lined with spectators and ground is surrounded by residential properties.
Page 26: ‘England vs. Australia at Kennington Oval’ Sporting & Dramatic News, 9 September 1882. Engraving of the 1882 Oval test between England and Australia, bowler is about to bowl his delivery and fielders are close in, stands filled with spectators in background.
Page 27: ‘Cricket in Chittral: A Scratch Match at Camp Mundial’ Daily Graphic, 23 August 1895. 2 part sketch of a cricket match at a British Army base, the top shows multiple fielders going to catch a ball and the bottom one shows players going off in a duststorm. With report of the match at the top.
Page 28: Top: ‘Cricket as Played in 1744’ Engraving of an artistic impression of a cricket match in 1744 with 2 stump wickets and curved bats. Bottom: ‘In India, Wind up of Cricketing Season’ Indian Charivari, 6 March 1874. A British batsman is sat down on a chair by wicket, sheltered by an umbrella as an Indian holds his drink for him, there are also an Indian bowler and wicket-keeper, another British man is sat down at a table with cigar and drink and says “Khubardor Soostee”.
Page 29: Top: ‘Manheim Ground, Philadelphia’ Cricket Field, 29 October 1892. Engraved sketch of a cricket match played at Philadelphia with Pavilion in background. Bottom: ‘A Cricket Match at Constantinople’ Illustrated London News, 27 November 1880. Engraved sketch of a scenic cricket match as mixture of gentlemen and ladies watch by boundary, with description of the match in Constantinople underneath.
Page 30: Top: ‘Cricket-match at Melbourne between the All-England Eleven and Twenty-Two of Victoria’ Illustrated London News, 4 September 1864. Engraving of a cricket match with crowd standing by boundary in foreground and stands and tents in background, the ground is surrounded by trees. Bottom: ‘Cricket Notes from Afghanistan’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 15 October 1881, montage of sketches of a cricket match played by native Afghans.
Page 31: ‘Cricket in Ceylon, Badulla vs. Kandapolla’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 5 October 1878. Montage of sketches of as cricket match in Ceylon between colonials, with detailed report of the match by the artist.
Page 32: Top: ‘Sea Cricket – A Sketch on an Outward Voyage’ Illustrated Australian News, 8 July 1882. Engraving of an improvised cricket match played on a ship with sailors and passengers, women and children watch on. Bottom: ‘Cricket in Yokohama’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 9 October 1880. Engraving of group portrait consisting of numerous players posing on porch of a pavilion.
Page 33: Top: Photograph of a cricket match played in St Vincent, St. James’ Budget, 14 May 1897. Small crowd watch from boundary, with hills in distance. Bottom: ‘The Blockade of Crete: British Officers Playing Rounders in Suda Dockyard’ drawn by W. Ralston from a sketch by J.L. Fleetwood, Graphic, 10 April 1897. A fielder climbs a shed to find cricket ball as others watch on helpless, one fielder stands in the sea. With description of the match.
Page 34: Top: ‘England v. Australia’ Windsor Magazine, March 1898. Image of kangaroo surrounded by vignettes of bats, balls, stumps and bails. Middle: ‘Mr. Stoddart’s Team in Australia: The Fifth Test in Sydney’ Engraving from a sketch by A. Henry Fullwood, Graphic, 18 April 1898. Image of cricket match from behind group of spectators. With report of match. Bottom: ‘Our National Game in the Colonies: an Up-Country Cricket Meeting in South Africa’ Ibeka Transkei, Daily Graphic, 12 April 1893. Montage of 3 sketches showing the field they played on, makeshift grand stand and audience including a native.
Page 35: Top: Engraving of an image of scenic cricket match with batsmen running between wickets, tent and trees in background, 1862. Middle: ‘Heemstede, Holland’ Cricket, 14 September 1893. Engraving of a rural cricket match with trees and buildings surrounding the ground. Bottom: ‘A Cricket match in Assouan’ Graphic, 25 October 1884. Engraving of a cricket match played by colonials.
Page 36: Top: ‘Salisbury Plain, St. Helena’ Graphic, 20 February 1886. Engraving of a cricket match played by colonials on St. Helena, a fort can be seen in far distance. Bottom: ‘A Cricket Match at Bucharest’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 15 May 1893. Montage of sketches including heads in crowd, arrival of Prince and Princess and looking towards Bucharest.
Page 37: 'Yokohama, Japan’ Graphic, 10 May 1883. Engraving of cricket match played by colonials, with ornate, thatched pavilion background. Page also includes cut-outs of 4 cricketing figures (3 batsmen and a bowler) and am engraved sketch of a rural cricket match.
Page 38: Top: ‘A Closely Contested Game’ Scraps, 15 September 1894. Comic sketch of a cricket match in chaos with players fighting, umpires fighting, dog running off with cricket ball, and a roller pulled by a horse going over cricketers. Bottom: ‘Cricket in India: Sketches by a Cavalry Officer’ Illustrated London News, 25 October 1896. Montage of comic sketches of a cricket match played by Indians.
Page 39: Engravings of 4 photographs of cricket matches in exotic locations, these are: Northern Ceylon, Solomon Islands, New Guinea and Uganda, Strand Magazine, May 1898, with description of cricket matches played in such places [Includes language of a racist nature]. Bottom-centre: Photograph of Grand Stand at Glen Innes, New South Wales, Sporting Sketches, 12 January 1898.
Page 40: Left and right: 4 photographs of spectators enjoying perambulation during an Oxford vs. Cambridge match at Lord’s, 1896. Top-centre: Group portrait of Fijian and Samoan cricket teams, 1896. Middle-centre: Reproduction of poster of ‘Australian Cricketers 1896’ head portraits of Australian cricketers around the edge and photographs of Melbourne Oval, Sydney Oval and Adelaide in the centre. Bottom: Photograph Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad, 1896, pavilion is to the left and mountains in distance.
Page 41: Top: 'Lord’s in Danger. The MCC go Out to Meet the Enemy [Sir Edward Watkin proposes to construct a Railway passing through Lord’s Cricket Ground]’ Punch, 13 December 1890. Cartoon of a steam train approaching Lord’s as W.G. Grace on a horse pulling a roller leads other cricketers go out to fight. Bottom: ‘Ferdinand and Diana’, Punch Almanack 1901. Cartoon of a batsman hitting wicket-keeper in head with his bat as he tramples on his wicket.
Page 42: Top: ‘Constantinople’ Graphic, 30 December 192. Engraved sketch of a match at Constantinople, the ball goes through the crowd as a local Turkish man goes to grab it, a fielder dressed as a sailor chases after the ball “Ill’ Allah ye, if you get out of the way.” Bottom: ‘Constantinople’ Graphic, 30 December 1882. Engraved sketch of a cricket match at Constantinople, batsmen run between wickets, in foreground, a crowd of boys, girls, adults on horses and Turks watch on.
Page 43: ‘A Visit to St. Helena’ Graphic, 20 February 1886. A description of the island of St. Helena which ends with account of a fielder falling to his death off a cliff edge of Salisbury Plain during a match. The article comes with 2 engraved sketches of the fielder falling with cricket ball, and his body being carried on a stretcher.
Page 44: Top: ‘The Training Squadron in Recherche Bay, Spitsbergen: A Midnight Cricket Match, Graphic, 28 September 1895. Engraving of a photograph of a cricket match in mountainous area with written report of the match. Bottom: ‘Gentlemen vs. Players at the Oval’ Daily Chronicle, 27 May 1895. Engraved sketch of a cricket match with stands filled with crowds in background and W.G. Grace batting at the crease.
Page 45: Top: Reproduced photograph of Bombay Presidency Ground in 1898. A cricket match is taking pace and test are spread out across boundary edge. Middle: Reproduced photograph of a cricket match at Kensington Oval, Barbados, Illustrated Sporting Dramatic News, 2 March 18. Stands in background with trees in distance, the match is possibly between R.S. Lucas XI and Barbados. Bottom: ‘Cricket Match at Santos, Brazil’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 21 October 1893. Reproduced photograph of a cricket match in exotic setting with ground surrounded by trees.
Page 46: Top: Engraved sketch showing overhead view of an early cricket match, with all fielders close in. Middle: Vignette of bats, stumps and ball hanging up against a wall with ball balanced in centre of interlocking stumps. Bottom: ‘South African XI vs. Viscount Canteloupe XI, Bexhill’ Reproduced photograph of a scenic cricket match with ground surrounded by fields, manor house and assorted buildings.
Page 47: Top: ‘England vs. South Africa, Johannesburg, 1895’. Reproduced black and white photograph of cricket match taking place at Old Wanderer’s Cricket Ground, the pavilion is far side of the ground. 2nd top: ‘R. Westway XI vs. Oporto, Oporto, 1895’. Reproduced photograph of cricket match in action, with buildings by the ground and hills in the distance. 3rd top: ‘R. Westway XI vs. Oporto, Oporto, 1895’. Reproduced photograph of cricket match in action with trees surrounding the ground. 4th top: ‘Old Trafford, 1895’. Reproduced photograph of cricket match taking place at Old Trafford with Pavilion opposite side of the ground. Bottom: ‘Oxford vs. Cambridge at Lord’s, 1895’ Reproduced photograph of perambulation taking place during varsity match at Lord’s.
Page 48: Top: ‘Adelaide, 1895’ Reproduced photograph of match taking place at Adelaide Oval with crowd in foreground sitting on a slope and Pavilion and stand opposite side of the ground. Middle: Johannesburg, 1895’ Reproduced photograph of cricket match taking place at Old Wanderer’s Cricket Ground, pavilion is to the left and trees surround the ground. Bottom: ‘Lucas XI vs. St. Vincent, St. Vincent, 1895’ Reproduced photograph of a cricket match taking place with crowd standing in foreground and hills in background.
No number: Top: ‘Norbury’ Sporting Sketches, 4 March 1895. Reproduced photograph of a cricket match at Norbury, no crowd, 2 trees are by boundary. 2nd top: ‘Norbury’ Sporting Sketches, 4 March 1895. Reproduced photograph of a cricket match at Norbury, no crowd, a farmhouse is in background. 3rd top: ‘Sherbourne’ Daily Graphic, 12 February 1895. Engraved sketch of a rural cricket match with small crowd standing on far side of ground. Bottom: ‘R.S. Lucas XI vs. Barbados, Barbados’ Black and White, 2 March 195. Reproduced photograph of cricket match in action with large windmill in background.
Page 49: Top: ‘R.S. Lucas XI vs. Barbados at Barbados’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News. 2 March 1895. Reproduced photograph of a cricket match at Kensington Oval with stands on far side of the ground and trees in background. Bottom: ‘Lost Ball’ Arbroath United Cricket Club Bazaar Album, 1889. Engraved sketch of boys climbing over a wall to fetch a cricket ball.
Page 50: Top: ‘R.S. Lucas XI vs. Barbados at Barbados’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News. 2 March 1895. Reproduced photograph of a cricket match at Kensington Oval with stands on far side of the ground and trees in background. Bottom: ‘Cricket at Iquique’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 25 August 1883. Sketch report of cricket match played in Iquique, Chile, sketches include, portraits of some of the players, the 2 umpires, heads of the audience and batsmen running between wickets.
Page 51: 2 sketches of a batsman and bowler, 2 drawings of cricketer’s cases, 2 sketches of batsmen, 4 sketches of gloves, 2 vignettes of bats, balls and wickets, sketch of a cricket ball, a girl with cricket bat on shoulder, sketch of a gentleman being hit in face with a cricket ball ‘A Good Hit’ Arbroath Cricket Club, Bazaar Album, 1889.
