Object number
M.50.12a
Title
Ball presented to Sir Pelham Warner, England v Australia, Sydney 1903
Date
1903 - 1903
Creator
Production notes
No 3
Material
Size
23 cm circumference
Description
Brown leather ball used in the first Test Match, December 1903, Sydney. Round, silver, engraved plaque. England won by five wickets.
Presented to the England captain P.F. Warner as a memento of England winning the Ashes.
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Ball used in first Test Match, December 1903, Sydney
MCC Collection: donated by Sir Pelham Warner, 1950
M.50.12a
This ball was used in the first Test match on MCC’s tour of Australia in 1903/04. Victor Trumper made a valiant 185 not out in the second innings, but could not prevent England from claiming a five-wicket victory.
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Related objects
M.50.12b : Ball presented to Sir Pelham Warner, England v Australia, Melbourne 1904
M.50.12c : Ball presented to Sir Pelham Warner, England vs. Australia, Sydney 1904
M.50.12a b c : Stand for Balls used in Test Matches in Sydney & Melbourne, 1903-04
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