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M.2014.37
Title
Cricket at Lord's - a real action Cricket game for your table.
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Box: l x w x ht: 25.5 x 38.5 x 3.7 cm
Description
The principles and rules of the game follow the rules of the real game as closely as possible. It can be played on any flat surface. The ball is bowled by placing it in the bowler's hand (small metal ring) and holding it between thumb and forefinger; the arm can then be drawn back and released. Distance between the wickets should be 3ft 6 inches. Runs can be scored by the batsman by: hitting the ball with the bat, a 4 for reaching the boundary, a 6 for going over the boundary. The batsmna takes guard by holding the handle of the bat between his tumb and forefinger, and keeping the elbow of the batting arm on the table or floor.
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Cricket at Lord's - a real action Cricket game for your table
1949
The Chad Valley Company Limited (publisher)
Players: 2
Themes: Action / dexterity, table game, miniature figures and accessories
The brightly coloured picture of Lord's Cricket Ground on the lid must have appealed to fantasies players had of setting foot on the hallowed turf, although the game itself has little to do with playing cricket and relies on the player’s reflexes and co-ordination as a determinant of overall success.
Game makers Chad Valley made a number of cricket games in the mid-19th century. The company was started by printing and bookbinders Johnson Brothers in circa 1820 and by 1897 moved to a new premises in Harborne, Birmingham called the Chad Valley Works. A number of takeovers followed and in 1936 was it granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment - toymakers to H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The Kingfisher Group (Woolworths) bought the Chad Valley name for its own products in 1983.
MCC Collections
M.2014.37
5.8 – table
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