N° d'objet
M.2015.928.2
Titre
London Schools Cricket Association Cap of RFC (Bobby) Moore, 1950s
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Size: 7 1/8
Description
Navy blue, wool cap with pale blue crown and peak. Navy blue button top. Motif: Embroidered, London Schools Cricket Association’ monogram, partly entwined, pale blue ‘LSCA’. Fully lined, black, with name tape. Player’s initials.
Lot 672
A trio of cricket caps that belonged to the England 1966 World Cup winning football captain Bobby Moore,
a blue Tom Hood School, Leytonstone, and two London Schools' Cricket Association representative caps, one in light & dark blue, the other in white & red, both inscribed L.S.C.A., each interior name tag inscribed R.M.
Bobby Moore was also a fine cricketer and played at Essex County Youth level before deciding to concentrate solely on football. His West Ham and England team-mate Geoff Hurst was also part of the Essex Youth team and graduated to make one first class appearance for the county against Lancashire in 1962.
Provenance:
Bought at Christie's South Kensington, 20th November 2007, as part of lot 9.
Sold for £450
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