Object number
M.00.1
Title
Ball presented to FC Cobden, Oxford University CC vs. Cambridge University CC, 1870
Date
1870
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Production notes
5 1/2 oz ball
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circumference: 23 cm
Description
Light brown leather ball with stamped lettering presented to F C Cobden to commemorate taking three wickets with three balls.
Ball with which F.C. Cobden performed the 'hat trick' (3 wickets for 3 balls) for Cambridge vs Oxford, June 28th 1870, at Lord's. Inscription on ball reads: F.C. Cobden, Esq./ S.E. Butler c Bourne b Cobden O./ T.H. Belcher --- b Cobden O./ W.A. Stewart --- b Cobden O./ 3 wickets in 3 balls/ Lord's, June 28, 1870. No legible maker's mark except: 5 1/2 oz
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Ball with which F C Cobden took the last three Oxford wickets in three balls to give Cambridge victory by three runs in the 1870 Varsity match.
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