Object number
TN.2008.1664
Title
Poster commemorating England visit to Australia, 1861
Date
1862
Creator
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Commemorating the visit of the English cricketers to Australia 1861 - 1862
Material
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95.5 x 65.5 cm
Description
Framed and glazed. Hand painted poster commemorating visit of England cricket team to Australia, 1861 – 1862. Heraldic badges in upper corners. Dedication enclosed in an oval decorated with players’ names, ‘In Commemoration of the visit of the [?] English cricketers to Australia 1861-2’. ‘SCC’. Topped with a globe containing ‘England verses Australia’. Below a red scroll with ‘Let Cricket Flourish All the World Around’. Signed ‘H. Marshall Esq. President’ and ‘W. Burrup Esq. Hon Sec’. Maker’s name on lower edge with scores. Presentation plaque on frame. This is described as a vintage lithographic poster by Doerr, but does appear to be hand painted.
Display caption
Commemorative Poster designed and illuminated by J.G. Attwood
Donated to MCC by Grand Metropolitan plc, 1995 TN.2008.1664
At the base of the poster are roundels listing all of the matches played on the 1861-2 tour. As was the custom, and because of the relatively low quality of the opposition, the England side played against teams of 22 to even out the odds. None of these matches was considered first class, but there was one such contest staged at the MCG in which HH Stephenson’s team split: the Surrey players joined by five `Surrey’ locals were defeated by the `World XI’.
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