N° d'objet
T.291
Titre
Portrait of George Osbaldeston, Esqr. M.P
Date
1809 - 1809
Créateur
and engraver
Matériel
Etendue
22 x 19 cm
Description
Coloured engraving. Three quarter length portrait of a cricketer wearing top hat and carrying bat under his left arm. In the far distance a crowd of people watch a cricket match. Fields and red brick building in background.
George Osbaldeston (1786 – 1866)
‘The Squire’ is best known for his hunting and steeple-chasing exploits but he excelled at all sports. His cricket career started at Eton, but ended soon after he sustained a fracture to his right leg in 1821. He had earlier removed his name from the MCC list of members in a fit of pique. He was a tremendously fast bowler, a hard slashing hitter, and a notable single wicket player. On one occasion at Godstone, Kent, he took all ten wickets. Osbaldeston became MP for East Retford in 1812, but did not stand for re-election in the next Parliament.
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