Objectnummer
M.2022.41
Titel
Silver Tray presented to Bill Ferguson, 1936
Datum
1936
Vervaardiger
Stamped '37460'
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Omvang
W x D: 50.7 x 30.5 cm
Beschrijving
Large, oval silver-plated tray with fine art deco line detail to outer edge. Two handles with same decoration. Engraved inscription and multiple signatures on face. Sun and star motif. ‘Presented to W. Ferguson by the All India Cricket Team 1936’. Twenty-one signatures
All India tour to England 1936. Large and impressive silver plated tray 'Presented to W. Ferguson by the All India Cricket Team 1936'. The oval tray was presented to Bill Ferguson as a thank you for his services to the team as baggage master and scorer to the Indian team during their tour of England in 1936. The tray has the title inscribed to the upper centre with Indian emblem above and it is surrounded to sides and below by the signatures of twenty one members of the All India touring party, Signatures include Maharaja Kumar of Vizianagram, Merchant, Jai, Ramaswami, Nisar, Nayudu, Syed Wazir Ali, Palia, Hussain, Mustaq Ali, Banergee, Baqa Jilani, and Meherhomji. The tray nicely decorated with lined art deco decoration to the rim and handles. Makers stamp to back for 'Elkington' and the number '37460'. The tray measures 20"x12" and is in very good condition. A rare presentation piece from this early third Indian tour of England to Bill Ferguson
Estimate: £300/500
Hammer price: £460
William Henry Ferguson 1880 to 1957 is one of the best known cricket scorers. For 52 years from 1905 until his death, Ferguson acted as the scorer and baggage man for Australia, England, West Indies, Indian, South Africa and New Zealand in 43 tours and 208 Test matches. He is often credited with two of the most revolutionary innovations in scoring. He developed the radial scoring chart, which shows the directions in which a batsman scored his runs. Originally called 'Ferguson's charts', they are now popularly known as 'wagon-wheels' and he was one of the first scorers to use a linear system of scoring which, unlike the conventional system, keeps track of the balls faced by a batsman and off a particular bowler. He died in Somerset in 1957, a few weeks after completing the West Indies tour to England.
The All India cricket team toured England in the 1936 season and played 28 first-class fixtures, winning only four matches whilst losing twelve and drawing twelve. They played three Test matches against England and lost the series 2-0 with one match drawn. England won the First Test by 9 wickets at Lord's, the Second Test at Old Trafford was drawn, England won the Third Test at The Oval by 9 wickets.
The India team was captained by the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, who was neither the greatest player nor the greatest captain of all time, but the team did include several top class players such as Vijay Merchant, Mushtaq Ali and C. K. Nayudu.
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