Cricket Life 1899

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FORD/TEMP6

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1899-01-01 - 1899-12-31

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1 scrapbook

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Alfred L Ford Scrapbooks (FORD)

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Scrapbook of cartoons cut-out from comics and magazines such as Punch, Moonshine, Judy and Scraps. Some are satirical of contemporary politics, W.G Grace, caricatures of contemporary cricketers, animals playing with matches, Ashes related cartoons and cut-outs and sketches of cricketers in action.

Page 1: Title Page, Cricket Life 1899. 1) Photograph of a girl putting on leg pads, Girl’s Realm, September, 1901. 2) 2 engraved sketches of bowlers. 3) 2 photographs of a batsman and wicket-keeper, possibly at the Oval. 4) Tinted engraving of bowler and batsman, with old-fashioned bat. 5) Engraved sketch of a cricket match in front of a marquee, Illustrated Sporting News, 16 March 1862. 6) Vignette of bat, balls and wicket.

Page 2: Sketches of figures. 1) A batsman batting with a broomstick. 2) A fielder is about to catch a ball. 3) The Oval Poet “Ladies and gentleman Surrey have won the toss.” 4) A young batsman takes guard. 5) An egg as a batsman. 6) A batsman with bat for body and neck and ball for head. 7) A batsman hold a bat in one hand and ball in the other. 8) Paper Demon at the Oval: A slightly grotesque boy calls out “This week’s cricket.” 9) Caricature of a batsman with bushy moustache and striped cap and tie with a cigarette in his hand. 10) View of back of a fielder. 11) A batsman is hit in middle of a face “Damnation” Daily Graphic, 4 August 1894. 12) Bowler with arm at top of delivery.

Page 3: Report of April’ Fool’s Day match between Surrey and Comics, article is interspersed with sketches of the match, Evening News, 4 April 1896.

Page 4: Comic sketches. Top-left: “Opposing his rear”, English Sports, 5 April 1893, A batsman turns round and is struck on his backside. Top-right: “Each over notches yielded”, English Sports, 5 April 1893, a crazed looking batsman takes a run. Middle-left: ‘Too Big for his Bat’ A large rotund batsman walks with bat tucked under his arm. Middle-right: ‘Too Small for his Bat’ A young boy is carrying a large bat over his shoulder. Bottom-left: ‘Apathy’ A batsman with bat tucked under arm and smoking a pipe is talking to a gentleman in checked suit. Bottom-right: ‘Laziness’ A fielder rubs a towel on W.G. Grace’s back. Top-centre: A fielder is about to take a catch. 2nd top: ‘A Treacherous Wicket’ A face is blended into a wicket. 3rd top: ‘Obstructing the Field’ Cut-out of a batsman falling on his backside. 4th top: ‘A Wet Spongy Wicket’ A face comes out of the top of a wicket. Bottom: ‘Dangerous Running’ 2 batsmen rush by each other.

Page 5: Cartoons of W.G. Grace. Top: An elderly, bald Grace is sitting on the ground after crashing into wicket, a sign states ‘Our Champion 486’ Cricket Field, 28 January 1893. Left-middle: Grace is sitting on a throne, with bat on knee, wreath hovering above his head and light flashing from behind, Cricket Field, 28 January 1893. Middle-centre: “The Old Cricketing Hand”, Evening News, 9 July 1898, Grace is juggling swords and a cricketer. Middle-right: A Statue of Grace is in front of ruins ‘Lord’s A.D. 4000’ Cricket Field, 28 January 1893. Bottom: Grace is walking to House of Lord’s with a crown on his head and a cape with one attendant carrying a bat and a ball on a cushion, and another holding cape off ground, Cricket Field, 28 January 1893.

Page 6: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman wears a waistcoat and cap and has hand to his mouth, Cricket Field, 1 June 1895. Top-centre: A female batsman says she can’t run because of her hair, Moonshine, 8 June 1895. Top-right: Caricatures of a bowler in a Sussex cap and cravat, Cricket Field, 27 July 1895. Bottom-left: Children play cricket as a dog watches on, Larks, 22 July 1895. Bottom-centre: The Surrey Poet “Ladies & gentleman, I have here the latest rhyme” Cricket Field, 10 August 1895. Bottom-right: A boy offers 2 injured batsman to take their bags or call a cab without reply, and then to the hospital, Larks, 6 May 1895. Centre-middle: The Oval Poet is holding a hat and papers “Gentlemen Mr Key (has) won the toss.

Page 7: Cartoons. Top: ‘The South African Campaign’, Cricket Field, 26 May 1894, series of sketches of South African natives playing cricket. Bottom: ‘Opening at his Lordship’s Kraal, South African XI Arriving at Sheffield Park’ Cricket Field, 26 May 1894, white players storm off an ox pulled wagon with natives as porters, Cricket Field, 26 May 1894.

Page 8: Cartoons. Top-left: A gentlemen is lifted over a fence “A Free Pass into the Oval”. Top-right: His head peers over the fence with policeman on duty “The Reception Committee on the other side”. Middle-left: A bowler begins his run up. Middle-right: A player is running straight-on. Bottom-left: ‘Folly’ A female wicket-keeper without gloves. Bottom right: ‘Innocence’ A female batsmen in a dress and no protection’. Top-centre: An incredibly large bowler whose leg span goes from wicket to wicket and has a very long arm, Larks, 30 April 1894. Middle-centre: A gentleman carrying an umbrella is rained on by cricket balls “Thank you, Sir!” Larks, 19 May 1894. Bottom-centre: ‘Patience’ Crowd take shelter from rain, Cricket Field, 19 May 1894.

Page 9: Cartoons. Top-centre: A figure has a watering can for a head and holding a barometer ‘The Patron of the anti-cricket league’. Bottom-left: ‘Active’ A fielder jumps to catch a cricket ball. Bottom-right: ‘Sedentary’ A woman is sitting down with a parasol as a ball heads for a lap and she tries to avoid it. Bottom-centre: A batsman is talking to a woman, Sporting Sketches, 18 June 1894. Top-left and top-right: 4 sketches of a batsman playing different strokes.

Page 10: Cartoons. Top: ‘A Dogged Fielder’ A fielder is hit in stomach by a ball as a dog stands in front of him, Sporting Recollections, 1886. Left: ‘A Taking Appearance’ Same player attempts to take a catch, Sporting Recollections, 1886. ‘A Military Style’ A batsman walks in an upright, proud manner, Sporting Recollections, 1886. Bottom: ‘Adding Insult to Injury’ A batsman is run out, Sporting Recollections, 1886.

Page 11: Top-left: ‘A country hitter’ A boy stands with a bat by his side. Top-right: ‘A Colonial hitter’ Cut-out of a native in leg pads and holding a bat. Middle-left: ‘A Backstop’ Cut-out of fielder on the ground as ball hits him. Middle-right: ‘A Fast Run Getter’ A thin batsman runs with very wide leg stride. Bottom-left: ‘Players of Note and Weight’ Sketch of M. Sherwin, K.J. Key and W. Barnes playing a match, 1894. Bottom-right: W.G. Grace and a figure in top hat coat tails “Have I the honour of addressing the famous Mr. Grace?” Hastings, 1892. Top-centre: ‘Sulky’ A batsman slumps off with bat under arm. 2nd top: ‘Despondent’ A glum face. 3rd top: ‘Enthusiastic’ A player sits looking at a book with stumps and bats for a back, and oil by his feet. Bottom: ‘Practical’ A player wearing pads carries a bag, 2 bats, stumps, ball and laws of cricket.

Page 12: Top-left: ‘Confidence’ A batsman stands upright at the crease with bat in the air, Graphic, 8 July 1876. Top-centre: ‘A Proud Moment’ A boy walks out to middle with bat far too big for him. Graphic, 8 July 1876. Top-right: ‘Despair’ A rotund fielder chases after a ball, Graphic, 8 July 1876. Middle-left: A bearded batsman covers wicket with bat. Middle-centre: ‘Nervousness’ A batsman holds his bat the wrong way round, Graphic, 8 July 1876. Middle-right: A bearded batsman holds his bat at an angle across stumps. Bottom-left: A round-arm bowler. Bottom-centre: “Costume, Past & Present” 2 figures in early and later 18th century outfits stand by each other, Graphic, 8 July 1876. Bottom-right: Over-arm bowler is at top of his delivery.

Page 13: Sketches and cartoons. Top-left: A player in an All-England shirt is poised in front of stumps. Top-centre: A cat rubs it body against a batsman’s pad. Top-right: Sketch of a batsman with bat back behind his head. Middle-left: Cut-out of David Buchanan holding a ball. Middle Centre: ‘A Bad Omen’ A duck on water, Cricket Field, 18 August 1894. Middle Centre: ‘A Match at Lord’s “Out!-Third Ball!” Punch, 7 July 1883, Deceased Wife’s and Sister’s Bill as a batsman is bowled by Mr. Punch. Middle-right: ‘A Back View’ A rear view of a cricketer. Bottom-left: Sketch of batsman having just played a shot. Bottom-centre: A batsman is hit on the side of his head as bat hits his wicket, Cricketers Guyed.

Page 14: Cartoons. Top: ‘Eton vs. Harrow’, Illustrated London News, 10 July 1880, 3 figures identified as future, present and past, perch on floor all looking at something. Left: Sketch of a scenic cricket match, Sports Spiced and Pastimes Peppered, 1893. Right: A batsman is caught by a fielder falling on the ground, Sports Spiced and Pastimes Peppered, 1893. Bottom: ‘Spoiling Sport’ A gentleman falls into the arms of another man clutching his head as a batsman runs towards him ‘Excited Cricketer – “Confound you, you old idiot, what did you want to stop that ball for? You ought to know better at your time of life.” Sports Spiced and Pastimes Peppered, 1893.

Page 15: Sketches and cartoons: Top-left: A batsman swings his bat behind his head. Top-centre: ‘The Lady Novelist’s Ideal’, A woman holds a bat, a book on Plato and wearing a shirt saying ‘Alma Mater’ and smoking a cigarette, Strand Magazine, January 1895. Top-right: A batsman rests a bat on his shoulder. Middle: A batsman falls to ground desperate to make the crease as ball hits wicket, Sports Spiced and Pastimes Peppered, 1893. Bottom: A batsman is bowled, Sporting Recollections by Phiz, 1847. Left and right: 6 cut-outs of cricket figures of batsman, bowler and fielders.

Page 16: Cartoons. Top-centre: ‘The First Over’ A team sit on a bench looking hopeful. Middle-centre: ‘Clean Bowled’ A team are looking disconsolate. Bottom-centre: ‘The Winning Hit’ The team celebrates. Top-left: ‘Confidence’ A batsman walks into middle putting gloves on ‘Going In’, 1893. ‘Despair’ Batsman trudges off, leaning on bat ‘Going Out’, 1893. Bottom-left: ‘A Certain Bat’ Batsman walks to wicket, putting gloves on and looking confident, 1893. Bottom-right: ‘A Certain Wicket’ The same batsman is bowled middle stump, 1893.

Page 17: Top: 'Rustics at Play', Judy, 18 August 1880, Sketch of children playing a makeshift cricket match. Bottom: ‘An Unequal Match’, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 19 May 1894, A batsman offers a clenched to fist to Ally Sloper in a woman’s dress and with women’s cricket team looking threatening behind him.

Page 18: Cartoons and sketches. Top-left: A batsman runs to make the crease as keeper takes the ball. Middle-left: Silhouettes of batsmen running as fielder about to a catch a ball. Bottom-left: A herd of cows and sheep are dispersed off a cricket field with game in action, Crickety Cricket by Moffat, 1898. Bottom-right: Cows and sheet are resting in outfield, Crickety Cricket by Moffat, 1898. Top-right: A wicket-keeper chases after a ball with all other fielders on other side of field. Middle-right: A fielder badly misses catching a ball as other players watch on. Top-centre: Caricature of W.G. Grace, Christmas Punch Number, 1890. 2nd top: Head portrait of W.G. Grace. 3rd top: Sketch of George Giffen holding a bat under arm leaning against stone plinth, Pearson Athletic Record, 22 January 1898. Bottom: A very tall and thin cricketer towers over a Grace-type figure, with ‘Gloster v Middlesex’ on a ball, Bristol Magpie, 9 June 1898.

Page 19: Top-left: A fielder stretches to catch a ball. Middle-left: A batsman stands at the crease. Bottom-left: Small sketch of cricket match taking place in front of a tent. Top-right: W.G. Grace pokes his fingers into eyes of another player as fox runs by in background. Middle-right: A batsman stands at the crease waiting for ball. Bottom-right: Small sketch of a scenic cricket match. Top-centre: A sketch of a frieze of cricketers standing next to a scoring tent. 2nd top: A batsman is hit in middle of face by a ball. 3rd top: “Eggy” Judy, 10 August 1892, A cricketer has an egg shaped body. 4th top: W.G. Grace holds up bat and arm to 3 oncoming bowlers, Crickety Cricket by Moffat, 1898. Bottom: Frog batsman and wicket-keeper, Funny Folks, 1897.

Page 20: Cartoons. Top-left: W.G. Grace chases after a ball, ‘Eminent Cricketer: “Here! Dash it! Oh I say! Where’s Cover Point?” Middle-left: ‘The Doobloo-gee-gee (Champion speeces)’ Caricature of W.G. Grace as an imaginary of animal. Bottom-left: ‘The Jonnibee’ Caricature of Johnny Briggs as an imaginary animal with description underneath, Evening News and Cricket Annual, 1898. Top right: A clown puts up 1898 with ‘Here we are again!’ on his back, as Grace and other cricketers watch on. Middle-right: ‘The Kay-Jay-kay Surrey’ Caricature of KJ Key as a bird with a description underneath. Bottom-right: “The Trottibatt (Orstralia) Caricature of Harry Trott as marsupial with description underneath, Evening News Cricket Annual, 1898.

Page 21: Cartoons. Top-left: Sketch portrait of W.G. Grace, Crickety Cricket by Moffat, 1898. Top-right: Sketch portrait of A.J. Webbe in batsman’s pose, Crickety Cricket by Moffat, 1898. Bottom-left: ‘The Team That Went Out’ England Cricket Team in striped jackets walk in straight line carrying bags with initials on and bottom-right: ‘The Team That Went Back’ Players walking in disorganised and dishevelled way, Evening News Cricket Annual, 1898. Top-centre: Cartoon of children playing a makeshift cricket match with a turnip used for a ball and spade for a bat, Judy, 18 August 1880. Middle-left: Sketch of child batsman and wicket-keeper. Middle-right: A batsman has all 3 stumps smashed by a bowler, Moonshine, 19 February 1898. Bottom-right: A young batsman standing proudly.

Page 22: Cartoons and photographs. Top-left: A batsman remonstrates with an umpire, Crickety Cricket by Moffat, 1898. Top-right: A thickly built batsman in threatening stance at an umpire, Crickety Cricket by Moffat, 1898. Middle-left: Photograph of a bowler bowling straight on to camera. Middle-right: Photograph of a batsman standing straight on to camera. Bottom-right: A bowler releases the ball. Bottom-left: Batsman misses ball, stumped is knocked over and wicket-keeper hit in face by ball. Top-centre: ’Judy’s National Gallery, No.76 The Cricket Flower’ Judy, 18 May 1892, A flower produces bats and balls. 2nd top: ‘Suggestion for the Cricket Season, the New Pneumatic Leg Guard (Mr. Punch’s Patent.), Punch, 18 June 1898, a batsman has overly sized pads. 3rd top: A figure is on horseback by a wicket, holding a sword and wearing a gown, another figure carries a mace, with others in background wearing robes, Punch, 7 May 1898. Bottom: ‘Opening the Season, The North Pole Rangers v. Twenty-Two Cubs’, Ally Sloper Half Holiday, 3 December 1898, Polar bears are playing cricket.

Page 23: Cartoons. Top-left: A lion holds a bat and stumps. Top-right: A Kangaroo holds a ball. Bottom-left: A kangaroo in Australian blazer and caps rests on a bat between its legs, English Sports, 6 August 1893. Bottom-right: A lion in striped blazer, cap and tie holds a bat, English Sports, 6 August 1893. Top-centre: A cubby fielder runs after a ball, Punch, 27 August 1887. 2nd top: A batsman is bowled, Punch, 9 September 1894. 3rd top: A bat leans against a jacket with a boater on bench, ball on ground and wicket behind. 4th top: ‘The King of Cricket’ W.G. Grace as a king on a playing card with a bat a suit. Bottom: Bat, stumps, pads, gloves and ball all have sad faces and covered in cobwebs, Outdoor Games by Hutchinson, 1894.

Page 24: Cartoons. Top-left: Cartoon of K.J. Key and A.E. Stoddart, ‘K.J. Key: “Look Here young man, what did you do to our team down under?” Evening News, 23 June 1898. Middle-left: A fielder goes to pick up a ball after dropping it, with comic description underneath, Judy, 9 August 1893. Middle-left: A batsman is bowled. Bottom left: A batsman and W.G. Grace in conversation ‘Visitor log: “W.G. Give us a ball!” Top-centre: A batsmen stands crossed-leg leaning on bat. Middle-centre: Bottom-centre: Split cartoon, left: a batsman walks out to playing area looking confident, right: An injured batsman is walking in pouring rain, Ally Sloper, 9 July 1898. Top-right: ‘Block Baas? The Zulu Captain’ Sporting Times, 24 November 1888, A Zulu warrior in traditional dress with shield is batting at the crease. Middle-right: A Sailor is about to play a stroke at a ball, Judy, 7 December 1887. Middle-right: ‘Exit-Cricket’ Ally Sloper, 14 September 1889. Middle-right: A rugby footballer kicks over a wicket, Ally Sloper, 14 September 1889. Bottom-right: A batsman stretches his back using his bat, as W.G. Grace stands casually next to him.

Page 25: Cartoons. Top-left: A portly gentlemen takes his guard at the crease. Middle-left: K.J. Key looks at a Lancashire Rose with face of Archie Maclaren “I think I shall have to prune that tree little this year.” Evening News Cricket Annual, 1898. Middle-left: A young batsman swings at a ball in a net. Bottom left: A batsman plays forward to a ball, Ally Sloper, 11 June 1898. Maclaren looks after a fly on his bat before he is caught, with description underneath, Sydney Bulletin, 12 February 1898. Middle-centre: Sketch of a cricket match with offside filled with fielders, Daily Graphic, 26 August 1893. Bottom-centre: ‘Drawn Game’ Cricket Field, 31 December 1892, 2 tigers storm a cricket pitch as players run off. Top-right: Middle-right: Cricketers climb to top of a tree trying to plant their county flag, from a sketch by Hippo Pott-Thomas, Cricket, 14 April 1898. Middle-right: A batsman puts on his gloves as a fielder stands crossly at him. Bottom-right: W.G. Grace towers above other cricketers as they take their caps off to him, Ally Sloper, 30 July 1898.

Page 26: Cartoons. Top-right: 'A Contrast’ Evening News Cricket Annual, 1898, a very tall thin batsman towers over a smaller one. Top-left: ‘Contrast No.2’ Evening News Cricket Annual, 1898, W.G. Grace towers over another batsman. Top-centre: W.G. Grace is fielding ‘Another “Point” in our favour’, Judy, 19 August 12 August, 1896. ‘Grace Before and After’ Scraps, 20 December 1890, top image ‘A fine’ W.G. Grace is getting ready to cut into a very large rib steak, bottom’ ‘Clean bowled’ he sits back in his chair noticeably larger, Scraps, 20 December 1890. Left and right: 6 small cartoons: a large batsman is running, W.G. Grace strokes his beard, a portly gentleman struggles to walk, a bowler at top of delivery, caricature of K.J. Key, Storer catches a ball of W.G. Grace.

Page 27: Cartoons. Top-left: ‘Some Signs of Occupation by a British Force’ Judy, 3 August 1894, a native is playing wicket-keeper in front of 2 huts with signs ‘Servants Registry Office’ and ‘Sea-View’ with sign ‘Furnished Apartments’. Middle-left: A figure with a rugby ball head forces himself against a figure with a bat for body and ball for head “Out!” Judy, 10 September 1890. Bottom-left: Image of a moustachioed batsman in a cap playing a stroke. Top-right: ‘Cricket in a London Park’ Judy, 13 July 1892 “A Hit-A Very Palpable hit.” A gentlemen walking past a cricket match is hit on the back of the head. Middle-right: ‘The Very Latest’ Judy, 22 August 1894, A wicket-keeper wears a face mask and bullet proof chest guard. Bottom-right: A batsman waits for a bowler. Top-centre: Cartoon of Dan Leno as a batsman, Dan Leno Journal, 1892. 2nd top: Sketch of an All England batsman at the crease. 3rd top: A wicket-keeper appeals for a leg before wicket. 4th top: Mr Punch as a batsman takes a run, Melbourne Punch, 29 December 1859. Bottom: A wicket-keeper is ready to take the ball.

Page 28: Cartoons. Top-left: 2 baby chicks are batsmen, Boys Own Paper, 1 August 1896. Middle-left: A figure with a rugby ball head says to a figure with bat for body and ball for head “Now then, stir your stumps” Ally Sloper Half Holiday, 26 September 1896. Top-centre: 2 images of E.M. Grace ‘5 p.m. E.M arrives at the crease, 5.30 a gentle reminder’ as he takes a drink, Cricket Field, 27 August 1892. Top-right: A monocle and pair of glasses as figures look sadly at each other, Punch, 12 September 1896. Middle-right: ‘Football Arrives in a Jocular Mood’ A Ruby ball headed figure points a cricket bat where to go, Funny Cuts, 3 October 1896. Bottom-centre: “On the Bat’s Back I do Fly” Boys Own Paper, 28 September 1895, W.G. Grace rides on the back of a cricket bat, with stumps for legs, balls and bails for feet and glove for head, Boy’s Own Paper, 28 September 1895.

Page 29: Cartoons: Top-left: A fielder is about to comfortably catch a ball. Middle-left: A batsman in safari clothing lays on ground. Middle-left: A batsman examines his bat handle. Bottom-left: A fielder poses with hand on waist. Top-right: View from behind of fielder stands in position ready to receive ball. Middle-right: A fielder sticks out left and in attempt to catch ball. Middle-right: A fielder stands straight on ready to receive ball. Bottom-left: A Batsman casually leans on his bat. Top-centre: A batsman forms the letter A. 2nd top: 3 odd looking figures are sent off by W.G. Grace and others ‘Farewell to the foreign cricketing teams’ Punch Almanack, 1888. A batsman forms the letter C. 4th top: Mr. Punch takes a big swing at the ball with small dog as wicket-keeper, Punch, 20 September 1869. 5th top: ‘A Match at Lord’s “Out!-Third Ball!”’ Punch, 7 July 1883, Mr Punch bowls the ‘Deceased Wife’s & Sister’s Bill’ as a batsman. Bottom: ‘The Common Cricket, or Thankysir Irritants’, Punch, 21 July 1888, a gentlemen sits on a bench reading a newspaper surrounded by cricket balls as players shout at him.

Page 30: Cartoons. Top-left: 2 school boys, 1 in a top hat and 1 in a boater watch a cricket match, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 18 July 1896. Left-middle: ‘A Straight Tip and a New Sensation’ Punch, 24 September 1892, a ball is impaled on a batsman’s point nose. Middle-left: A young batsman swings a very large cricket bat, Moonshine, 12 September 1896. Bottom-left: Sketch of 2 women playing cricket, Punch, 31 July 1880. Top-centre: The Prince of Wales is looking menacing as a bowler, Cassell Magazine, May 1896. Middle-centre: A clown bowler is midway through delivery, Snap Shots, 15 August 1896. Bottom-centre: A large umpire, How’s That by Furniss, 1895. Top-right: A fielder runs to stop the ball, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 20 June 1896. Middle-right: ‘Pitching the Wicket’ Punch, 20 July 1882, a person covers stumps in pitch. Middle-right: A small Mr. Punch jumps in the air in order to hit the ball, Punch, 9 October 1880. Bottom-right: An All England batsman with big moustache drinks from a tankard as stands next to a giant wicket, Punch, 17 July 1865.

Page 31: Cartoons and sketches: Top-left: A batsman is bowled. Middle-left: A group of people take shelter from the rain, Illustrated London News, 30 September 1882. Bottom-left: ‘First Class Cricket “Gunn, caught Board, bowled Woodcock.”’ Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 5 September 1896, a wooden board, gun and woodcock play cricket. Top-centre: A batsman holds bat by his side and wears a wide-brimmed hat. Bottom-centre: A figure with a pad and bat for a body with ball for a head looks sadly at a piece of paper by candle light with writing ‘Cricket Last Match of the Season’ Punch, 14 July 1877. Top-right: A batsman is stumped by wicket-keeper. Middle-right: A man tries to pick up furniture blown in over in a rain storm by boundary edge, Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, September 1881. Bottom-right: A pelican flying past a cricket match catches a ball in its mouth, Snap Shots, 5 September 1896.

Page 32: Cartoons. Top: 3 cut-outs of Indian natives playing cricket, one of which is hit on his barefoot. Middle-centre: ‘A Bad Light’ Cricket Field, 28 July 1894, silhouette of a fielder about to catch ball surrounded by tree branches and a grave. Bottom-centre: ‘An Artistic Game’ Cricket Field, 30 June 1894, artistic looking batsman and umpire. Left and right: 6 cut-outs of cricket figures: 2 batsmen in standing poses, 1 batsman swings a bat, 1 bowler standing still, 1 bowler is mid-delivery and a batsman holds his foot.

Page 33: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman plays forward to a ball. Top-right: A fielder stretches out to catch a ball. Middle-left: A fielder holds out is hands to catch a ball. Middle-right: A ball goes through a fielder’s hands. Bottom-left: A batsman holds a bat in a defensive style. Bottom-right: Photograph of a batsman gripping a bat in front of a wicket. Top-centre: An insect with a cricket bat for a body. 2nd top: Silhouette of a batsman lifting a bat above his head as he is about to hit the ground with it, How’s That by Furniss, 1895. 3rd top: 4 silhouettes of people playing cricket. 4th top: ‘A Smart Idea’ Chips, 6 June 1896, A wicket-keeper has netting tied between his legs. Bottom: ‘England v. Australia’ Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 4 July 1896. ‘An incident at Lord’s, “How’s that?” “Out! Tail before!”’ A kangaroo is batting and its tail stops the ball from hitting the wicket, a small lion is wicket-keeping.

Page 34: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman sticks out his leg to stop ball hitting the wicket. Middle-left: Caricature of a batsman tucking his bat into is body. Bottom-left: A cricketer his bit on the leg by a dog. Top-right: An elderly batsman looks shocked as another cricketer lifts stump out of the ground. Middle-right: A batsman ties wool to a cricket ball. Bottom-right: A small batsman is towered over by 6 stumps with bails between each one. Top-centre: Cricketers are blown away by a strong wind. 2nd top: A giant batsman takes his guard in front of tiny wicket. 3rd top: ‘Exit-Cricket’ A rugby player kicks over a wicket. Bottom: Johnny Briggs punches W.G. Grace in the back with tears coming out of his eyes.

Page 35: Cartoons: Top-left: 2 cricketers hold balls in their right hands. Middle-left: 4 cricketers appear to be dancing holding up cricket balls. Left-bottom: A batsman twizzles his moustache. Top-right: 2 cricketers each hold a ball in their right hand down by their side as stand on tip-toes. Middle-right: A cricket team with everyone having a moustache. Bottom-right: W.G Grace holds a cricket bat in a baseball style. Top-centre: A young boy examines a cricket bat. 2nd top: 2 young cricketers stand by a dog. 4th top: An elderly cricketer bowls underarm, The Joker, 2 February 1896. Bottom: A young cricketer leans on a table with bat in left hand.

Page 36: Cartoons and sketches. Top-left: A batsman walks away with bat tucked under arm. Middle-left: A wicket-keeper crouches low to catch a ball. Bottom-left: A fielder holds out hands to catch a ball. Top-right: A bowler is about to begin his run up. Middle-right: A fielder bends low to catch a ball. Bottom-right: A fielder jumps up and sticks out hand to catch a ball. Centre-top: A heroic looking batsman has a lady on each arm, Punch, 26 July 1884. 2nd top: Tsar Nicholas II is batting with a Chinese batsman behind him. 3rd top: A bearded, bespectacled batsman looks to play an aggressive shot, Punch, Punch, 5 May 1888. Bottom: A woman delicately holds a bat in front of a wicket, Judy, 8 September 1875.

Page 37: Cartoons. Top-centre: ‘Time Bowling out the Druids’, Comic History of England, Figures f mythology play cricket in between Stonehenge. Middle-centre: A batsman is in metal armour for protection, Judy, 4 May 1892. Bottom-centre: Cricket match in the rain, a batsman has umbrella attached to shoulders whilst wicket-keeper is in a deep sea diver’s suit, Scraps, 7 July 1894. Left and right: 8 cut-out figures of batsmen, bowlers and fielders and a scorer.

Page 38: Cartoons. Top-left: A man is hit in the stomach by a ball as a woman watches on, ‘Awkward’. A batsman looks forlornly on as ball smashes his wicket, ‘Hopeless’. Top-centre: 2 female batsmen, blinded by large hats run into each other, ‘Careless’. Middle-centre: A female batsman is surrounded by flowers, ‘Lucky’. Bottom-centre: A female fielder attempts to catch a ball with her skirt, ‘Doubtful’. Top-right: A female batsman falls into her stumps, ‘Unlucky’. Bottom-right: A smug looking batsman, ‘Proud’.

Page 39: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman appears to be in army clothing and smoking a cigar. Bottom-left: A fielder stretches out low to take the ball. Top-centre: A figure has a cricket bat for a body, ball for a head, bails for arms and stumps for legs. 2nd top: A tree produces bats and balls for flowers, Larks, 6 May 1895. 3rd top: A fielder stoops down to pick up ball with bowler and batsman behind, Punch, 11 May 1895. Bottom: ‘Eton & Harrow’ Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 20 Jul 1895, 2 schoolboys 1 in a boater and another in top hat both appear to be eating something, with matching taking place at Lord’s in background. Top-right: A batsman clutches his leg. Bottom-right: A batsman is at the end of playing an aggressive forward shot. 2 cut-outs of a batsman with bat tucked under his arm and fielder with arms outstretched to catch a ball. 2 small circular sketches of a batsman and wicket-keeper.

Page 40: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman swings his bat over wicket-keeper’s head to play the ball. Middle-left: A batsman puts left foot forward to play a ball. Middle-left: A batsman swings a bat behind his head. Bottom-left: A kangaroo batsman throws its cap in the air in celebration, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 1 August 1896. Top-centre: ‘Indian Cricket Jugglers Photographed in Bombay’ Daily Mail, 11 September 1896, sketch of 2 Indian batsman, barefooted and in native robes. Middle-centre: A batsman saying “Sapriste! Jambedevant” hits his wicket with his bat, Fun, 12 August 1865. Bottom-centre: ‘Lapsus Linguae’ Punch, 12 August 1871, sketch of a priest preaching to a congregation, ‘Our Athletic Curate (who with the young men of his parish, had been victorious in a great match before the day before; please forgive him this once only.) “He-ar endeth the first innings!” Top-right: ‘Wanted. A new stump’ Daily Graphic 15 May 1896, A gentlemen fetches a stump for an umpire. Middle-right: A batsman holds his bat up in the air as he looks at the ground. Middle-right: A rear view of a batsman as he holds bat straight up in the air. Bottom-right: A kangaroo carries a bag and a bat with one arm and holds a ball in other hand, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 9 May 1896.

Page 41: Top-left: “How’s That?” A wicket-keeper claims a catch of a batsman. Top-right: “Out!” The wicket-keeper celebrates. Middle-left: A bowler begins his delivery action. Bottom-left: A batsman is about to play a ball. Middle-right: A batsman stands guard at the crease. Bottom-right: A batsman stands guard at the crease. Top-centre: A small batsman with the Moon for a head stands in-between a 2 stump wicket, Melbourne Punch Almanack, 1856. 2nd top: ‘There is no peace for the wicket’ Melbourne Punch Almanack, 1885, a wicket with each stump having a face is hit by a ball. 3rd top: A fielder holds out his arms to catch a giant ball, Melbourne Punch, 27 Match 1862. Bottom: A snobby looking batsman looks down at burly wicket-keeper with his stumps knocked over, Melbourne Punch Almanack, 1887.

Page 42: Cartoons. Top: ‘Not Out’ “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home” a batsman stretches out his bat to make crease as a ball is about to hit wicket made of bottles, 1 January 1898. Middle: ‘More Ladies’ Cricket Match’ Series of 9 sketches of a cricket match including a figure in a demon costume, a priest, a large player is used to roll the wicket and female batsmen getting out, 9 April 1898. Bottom: ‘An Arabian Inspiration’, Sydney Bulletin, 9 April 1898 ‘Street Arab No.1 “I say, Ginger, did ‘ear about the Australian eleven? They’re goin’ to ‘ave their physogs put on stamps.” Street Arab No.2: “Why?” Street Arab No.1: “So as to give the Englishmen a chance of ‘lickin’ ‘em!”.

Page 43: Cartoons. Top-left: A wicket-keeper holds out his arm to take a catch, Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 15 September 1888. Top-right: A fielder jumps up to catch a ball. Bottom-left: Sketches of Jack Hearne, Andrew Ernest and Timothy O’R. Bottom-right: Sketches of Frank Sugg, Sammy Woods and Charles deTrafford. Top-centre: “The lost ball – where is it?” Scraps 14 August 1897, a ball is floating on top of a fountain. Middle-centre: A fielder throws a ball to wicket as batsman tries to make crease, Comic Home Journal, 29 May 1897. Bottom-centre: A batsman talks to a lady in a dress with a scoreboard in background, Larks, 30 August 1897.

Page 44: Cartoons and reproductions of lithographs. Top-centre: ‘Cricket in St. Vincent “Lost Ball.”’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 22 November 1890, Fielders search for a ball on straw thatched roofs as wicket-keeper waits for return. Middle-centre: A crooked wicket, bat and ball ‘Since recent events in Adelaide we should now rechristen our “national game” to “crooked” Sydney Bulletin, 2 Jan 1897. Bottom-centre: A father looks shocked at his damaged cricket bat as his 2 boys and a girl stand by him ‘Jones looks up his cricketing things & is much pleased to find that the children have done some hammering with is favourite bat.’ Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 8 May 1886. Left and right: 6 reproductions of lithographs from English Illustrated Magazine, August 1897, George Griffith, John Wisden, Roger Kynaston, George Parr, Alfred Mynn and James Dean.

Page 45: Cartoons. Top-centre: A large batsman, with a dotted line where head should. Bottom-centre: ‘Cricket Goodbye’ An umpire lifts out stumps, with crowd walking in opposite direction in background, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 4 September 1897. Top-left and top-right: Caricature of a batsman. Middle-left and middle-right: Caricature of a batsman. Bottom-left: A bowler stands side on with arm in the air. Bottom-right: View of bowler mid-action from behind.

Page 46: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman is bowled middle stump. Middle-left: A cricketer stands with hands in pockets. Bottom-left: A fielder crouches with hand on knees. Top-right: 2 batsmen stand next to each other, Middle-right: Rear of cricketer with hands by his side. Bottom-right: A bowler is mid-delivery. Top-centre: Caricature of a cricketer as insect with cricket bad for body and holds a cricket ball, Moonshine, 16 May 1896. Middle-centre: ‘The Flies’ Recreation-Ground’ Comic Cuts, 18 July 1846, flies play a cricket match. Bottom-centre: Fred Spofforth as an insect with cricket bat for a body ‘”The Demon” or imp-etuous bowler, representing cricket on ‘t’other side of the H-earth.’ Punch, 7 July 1882.

Page 47: Cartoons. Top-left: A fielder trips over a boundary rope to catch a ball, ‘A Doubtful Chance’ Larks, 4 June 1894. Top-centre: A portly man smokes a long pipe and sits on a giant Quaker hat ‘The Dutch Scorer, Cricket Field, 11 August 1894. Middle-centre: A batsman runs to make his crease as ball comes from behind. Bottom-centre: ‘The Present Attitude of Holland’ Cricket Field, 11 August 1894, sketches of cricketers including bowler, wicket-keeper and 4 fielders. Top-right: A woman is on her knees pleading to an umpire, ‘An Appeal to the Umpire’ Cricket Field, 25 March 1893.

Page 48: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman stands guard at the crease. Top-centre: ‘Gate! Design for medals to be presented to the Australian Eleven’ Sydney Bulletin, 12 September 1896, A medal with a gate at the centre and a kangaroo on either column. Middle-centre: ‘Australian Colts’ Melbourne Argus, 7 May 1895, young children play cricket. Bottom-centre: ‘Grace!’ Gutter Snipes by Phil May, 1896, Children in rags play a makeshift cricket match with turnip for a ball and spade for a bat. Top-right: A batsman plays an aggressive forward stroke.

Page 49: Cartoons. Top-centre: K.J. Key looking angry, Evening News, 28 June 1897. 2nd top: K.J. Key looking happy, “Yes, I mean to win the toss, as usual, thank you.” Evening News, 18 August 1897. 3rd top: ‘K.J. Key (before the match): “Young man, do you know what we did with Middlesex?” F.S. Jackson: “Yes, but we coo, from Yorkshire.” Evening News, 1 July 1897. Bottom: ‘The Telegram Microbe’ Evening News, 7 June 1897, A small boy hands a giant W.G. Grace a letter. Left and right: 8 caricatures of batsmen including W.G. Grace.

Page 50: Cartoons. Top left, right, centre and middle centre: ‘Slumpville Swipes vs. The Waspyhill Hornets’ Golden Penny, 29 August 1896, comic strip of a cricket match in 4 stages. Bottom left, right and centre: 3 stage cartoon strip of a batsman called Baffles who goes to the crease and hits his own wicket on first ball, Funny Cuts, 24 October 1896.

Page 51: Cartoons: Top 3: 3 stage cartoon strip of a wicket-keeper getting hit on head by a ball, Scraps, 15 August 1896. Middle 3: A fielder Attempts to catch a cricket ball, which turns out to be huge and is impaled on his nose, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 24 October 1896. Bottom 3: 3 stage cartoon strip of a cricket match in Mexico, as a batsman is bowled and ball his wicket-keeper on the head, World’s Comic, 12 August 1896.

Page 52: Cartoons. Top: ‘England vs. Australia Ten Years Hence’ Answers, 24 October 1896, Batsmen ride between wickets on cycles. 2nd top: A batsman is bowled. 3rd top: A donkey stands on a cricket pitch, Punch, 24 August 1897. 4th top: ‘Cricket on the Lachlan – A Friendly Game’ Sydney Bulletin, 12 December 1896, ‘Batsman (who has hit the ball into the river) to his partner: “Run, Billy! That cove can’t swim, and we can get a hundred while they’re fishing for his corpse!” Bottom: ‘The Umpire Got Angry’ Chips, 22 August 1896, 3 stage cartoon strip of a biased umpire.

Page 53: Cartoons: A policeman chases children by the side of a cricket match, Mr. Biddles Cricket Match. Middle: ‘Knocked ‘Em’ 4 stage cartoon of Colonel getting scared off during a battle started in a village cricket match. Bottom: ‘The Cricket on the Hearth’ 6 stage cartoon of a batsman accidentally packing a baby into his cricket bag.

Page 54: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman has built a contraption to hold a bat to block the wick whilst batsman stands still ‘The patent blocking machine recommended to those cricketers who play for their averages. N.B. No wicket-keeper required.’ Judy, 31 August 1892. Middle-left: ‘Professor Noodle Bats in Battersea Park’ Judy, 28 August 1889, A bespectacled batsman hits his own wicket. Middle-left: Newspaper column head titled ‘Cricket’ with image of W.G. Grace about to strike a ball and row of silhouetted heads behind him, Bristol Magpie, 9 June 1898. Bottom-left: A fielder stands on boundary edge ‘In the long field: “I wish to goodness something would come my way.”’ Evening News Cricket Annual, 1898. Top-right: A batsman with animal features is bowled by a ball which states ‘public opinion’ whilst on his bat is ‘Leicestershire Secularists Cricket Club’ Judy, 8 July 1885. Image of a cricket match in an Ancient Egyptian style, Judy, 26 June 1895. Middle-right: A black batsman is hit in the head by a white bowler ‘Red upon black & white your player’ Judy, 14 September 1897. Bottom-right: A fielder lets a ball go through his hands ‘It Came!!!’ Evening News Cricket annual, 1898. Top-centre: Caricature of a batsman. 2nd top: ‘Brocky lays about him. 3rd top: ‘Townsend didn’t think he was out’ A tall thin batsman points. 4th top: A fielder falls on his backside attempting to stop a ball. Bottom: A fast bowler is about deliver a ball, Evening News, 18 May 1898.

Page 55: Cartoons. Top: “I Say.” Big Budget, 9 July 1898, A batsman hits a wicket-keeper in the face with his bat as a cat his hit by the ball. Left and right: 4 stage of a cartoon of a first time cricketer throwing a ball at batsman’s head thinking it was rounders. Centre and bottom: 3 stage cartoon of a children playing cricket with turnip and spade, Funny cuts.

Page 56: Cartoons. Top-centre: ‘A lively time in store.’ Scraps, 4 June 1898, A batsman slumps into arms of another cricketer ‘Jones (short-sighted and nervous) has the pleasure of following in to the hurricane bowler, who has just disposed of their champion bat (very considerably damaged, too). Middle-centre: ‘A Couple of Demon Cricketers’ Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, a demon bowler and a demon batsman with flames in background. Bottom-centre: ‘Cricket at the Seaside’ A cricketer and a handyman stand by a wicket covered in tar ‘”Our new attendant: The secinterny said I was to pitch the wickets this morning’, but I’ve give ‘em a coat o’ tar instead!”’ Joker, 16 June 1898. Left and right: 4 stage cartoon of a school match with 2 captains fighting of an aristocratic youth, Dan Leno Comic Journal, 4 June 1898. Top-left and top-right: 2 sketches of a batsman standing still and playing a stroke.

Page 57: Cartoons. Top-left: Yorks vs. Surrey, Now Comes the Tug of War’ Evening News, 4 August 1898, Lord Hawke and K.J. Key hold a tug of war above a wicket. Top-right: ‘The Tug of War – A Strong Pull by Surrey.’ Evening News, 5 August 1898. Key pulls Hawke over the wicket. Bottom-left: ‘Single-wicket’ Melbourne Punch, 11 January 1866, A group of gentleman watch a cricket match ‘Excited Amateur (on his back) – “I say, Bob, wake a fellow up when there’s any fun.” Bob: “All right, I’ll give you a call when the draw the stumps.” Bottom-right: ‘Opening of the Season’ Melbourne Punch, 4 October 1877, 2 clubs with cricket bats talk to each other as a little boy leans on a wicket ‘Melbourne Club to East Melbourne – “No! No! Go away – go right away! I won’t play with you! I want to have a game with the little boys.” Top-centre: ‘Darned Mounseer’ Judy, 1 July 1891, A French gentleman holding a tennis racket says “Pardon, mes amis, mais je suis come to play what you call creekits. I have ze precaution to bring wiz me ze so necessary duck eggs. Bottom-centre: ‘No, “Thank you”, Judy, 21 May 1890, ‘Cricket as she is played in the London parks’ dozens of cricket matches taking place in a park.

Page 58: Cartoons. Top-centre: ‘Married vs. Single’ Funny Cuts, 11 June 1898. Bottom-centre: ‘The Evolution of Grace’ Scraps 21 May 1891, in 7 stages W.G. Grace evolves into a cricket bat. Top-left: ‘The Only Bobby’ caricature of a cricketer. Top-right: ‘The Telegram Microbe’ A boy hands a giant W.G. Grace a telegram. Middle-left: A batsman is bowled. Middle-right: A batsman is hit in the chest.

Page 59: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman dives for crease as keeper lifts off the bails, Scraps, 26 June 1897. Top-right: A batsman is hit in the eye by a ball as he hits the stumps, Scraps, 26 June 1897. Bottom-right: A fielder clutches the ball into his body, Scraps, 26 June 1897. Bottom-left: A fielder is struck on the foot by a ball, Scraps, 26 June 1896. Middle-left: A wicket-keeper is hit on the head by a ball ‘Behind the wicket) “How’s that?”’ and middle-right: the wicket-keeper has head into his body ‘The Umpire: “Well, after that pile-driver, it looks to me like being very much in.” Nuggets, 7 August 1897. Top-centre: A batsman holds his bat in both hands. 2nd top: A large batsman takes a swing at a ball. 3rd top: “See the Conquering Hero” Sydney Bulletin, 13 June 1896, a figure with a rugby ball for a head tramples on a wicket. 4th top: ‘Leaving the Pavilion’ A batsman walks playing with his gloves’. Bottom: ‘Norfolk Island’, Daily Graphic, 18 November 1896, A cricket match takes place in front of high trees.

Page 60: Cartoons. Top and centre: 5 stage cartoon, a wicket is painted on to a box and as its hit by a ball a giant jack-in-the-box comes out and punches the batsman, Comic Home Journal, 24 June 1897. Middle-left: A bowler bowls at a batsman, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 21 August 1897. Middle-left: A bowler bowls what looks like a fish at W.G. Grace, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 22 May 1897. Middle-right: A batsman in striped blazer leads a group of cricketers behind him, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday. Middle-right: A bowler bowls at a batsman bowls at a batsman but no ball is seen. Bottom-left: A small batsman stands proudly. Bottom-right: A batsman plays a stroke with score of 150 not out behind him.

Page 61: Cartoons: Top: 3 stage cartoon of a fielder over to catch a ball and ball is impaled on his spikes and given out, Snap Shots, 31 August 1895. Middle: ‘Always too eager to get him out’ Comic Cuts, 20 July 1895, 4 stage cartoon of a fielding side desperate to get a batsman out in different ways. Bottom: ‘He Didn’t Make a Century.’ Comic Cuts, 21 September 1895, 3 stage cartoon of a batsman holding 3 bats at once but is till bowled.

Page 62: Cartoons. ‘A One-Armed Demon Bowler Scatters Death and Destruction at Cosham’ Larks, 12 July 1897, 6 part cartoon of an incredibly fast, one-armed bowler who hits a batsman in the face.

Page 63. Cartoons. Top: 3 stage cartoon of using an old cove as a wicket, The Joker, 20 July 1895. Middle: ‘Why Jorkins Left the Club, with Illustrations.’ Comic Cuts, 20 July 1895, 3 stage of cartoon of a wicket-keeper twice getting hit by a ball. Bottom: 3 stage cartoon of a wicket-keeper mistakes a black batsman’s head as the ball and hits the wicket with it in attempted stumping, Comic Home Journal, 27 June 1895.

Page 64: Cartoons. Middle-left and middle-right: ‘Nothing About it in the Rules’ Funny Wonder, 11 September 1897, 4 stage cartoon of a batsman swallowing a ball after hitting it and takes runs, after consulting rules the Umpire pulls up stumps and leaves whilst batsman still runs. Top-centre: Sketch of a children’s cricket match. Middle-centre: A boy reads books by philosophers whilst surrounded by cricketers ‘The boy, who during play hours, when his companions are playing cricket and taking healthy exercise, sits indoors and crams hard in order to gain the prize.’ Comic Home Journal, 27 August 1897. Bottom-centre: 2 clowns batting, the one at bowler’s end balances a bat on his nose ‘And a droll cricket match it was. Chippity and Billiams, in the costume and make-up of the ring, kept the county lads and lasses in a constant roar of merriment, Funny Wonder, 26 June 1897. Bottom-left: ‘A Suggestion for Johnny Briggs’ Evening News, 18 May 1897, Briggs is in a clown costume. Bottom-left: ‘And for A.N. Hornby’ Evening News, 18 May 1897, Hornby is in a jester’s outfit.

Page 65: Cartoons. Centre: 3 stage cartoon of cricketers and footballers arguing over use of recreation ground, compromise was reached and a batsman plays as goalkeeper with bat, Comical Cuts, 26 October 1895. Bottom-centre: ‘St Ivo and the Ashes.’ A kangaroo is about to jump on a lion laying prone on the ground as an emu watches on. Left and right: 4 cut-outs of cricketers, 2 fielders and 2 bowlers.

Page 66: Cartoons. Top: ‘Kricket-Kommences’, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 15 May 1897, boys play cricket using a turnip for a ball and spade for a bat. Bottom: 6 stage cartoon ‘John Duff-Pie as a Cricket Referee’ Story Budget, 21 August 1897, An Umpire with his coat covered in adverts oversees a chaotic cricket match, and carried of parts of players in 2 buckets.

Page 67: Cartoons. Top: ‘The Adventures of Uncle Quex – How’s That?’ Scraps, 14 May 1898, An elderly cricket has his top hat hit by the ball as he hits the wicket-keeper with his bat and tramples on wicket, with description underneath. Bottom: ‘For the Opening of the Cricket Season’ Scraps, 29 April 1898, W.G. Grace is in knights armour and clean bowled with jester in background, ‘Ye Crickette Patch Repaired AD 1630, A Warrior “Bold,” Yeare of Grace 1498.

Page 68: Cartoons. Top: 2 batsman take a run whilst a cat gets in the way, caricatures of famous cricketers watch including Ranjitsinhji and W.G. Grace, Dan leno Comic Journal, 11 June 1898. Bottom: ‘The Glorious Uncertainty of Cricket; or, A Sudden Change Coming o’er the Game.’ Scraps, a chaotic cricket match of black cricketers or silhouetted figures, one grabs a dogs legs who has the ball, a batsman fights 2 fielder, 2 umpires square up, other cricketers fight and a horse with roller tramples over people.

Page 69: Cartoons. Top: “Which Man Made the Century?” Scraps, 10 July, 1898, One cricketer sits on a bench looks very pleased whilst another sits on a bench looking miserable with scoreboard behind. Bottom: ‘Cricket is Dead, Long Live Football!’ Evening News, 4 September 1897, A figure with cricket bat for body and ball for head, smoking a pipe shakes hands with a football headed body, ‘Footer:- “Well good-bye, my friend; you’ve had a good innings.” Cricket:- “Yes; but not such an innings as you’re going to have, cocky. I wish you luck. Good-bye.”’

Page 70: Cartoons: Top: A cricket match at Lord’s as fielder misses to stop a ball, tennis building, hotel and members luncheon room, Cricket Field, 3 September 1892. Middle: ‘Spoiling Sport’ Judy, 22 May 1878, A gentlemen is hit on the head by a ball as batsman and dog runs to him ‘Excited Cricketer “Confound you, you old idiot, what did you want to stop that ball for?” Bottom: ‘Uninvited’ Punch, 14 September 1878. A dog holds a cricket ball in its mouth as 2 fielders approach it, ‘We had bowled out their best men, and should have won the match, but somebody came on the ground with a confounded hyena-coloured bull-terrier, who ran after the ball, and wouldn’t give it up!’

Page 71: Cartoons. Top: ‘Barbaric Sports’ Fun, 13 June 1863, a cricket match played in China. Bottom: ‘Leaves from Master Charlie’s Sketch. Book.-Cricket at Lord’s, Little Folks, September 1896, a cricket match with crowd standing around outfield, with W.G. Grace one of the batsmen.

No page number: Cartoons. Top: ‘Suggestion for a bas-relief to be set up at Lord’s, Cricket Field, 8 June 1895, W.G. Grace is sat on a chair on perched on a roller pushed and pulled by cricketers. Bottom: ‘A Cricket Match’ Moonshine, 13 July 1895, A variety of wild and domestic animals play a cricket match.

Page 72: Cartoons. Top: ‘Retire!-What do You Think?” After a celebrated Punch cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, Cricket Field, 25 May 1895, W.G. Grace stands proudly with a score of 288 behind him. Bottom: ‘Rolling the Pitch, the Cricket Season in the West Indies’ by A Gascoigne Wildey, A group of West Indies sit on a donkey pulled roller.

Page 73: Cartoons. Top: ‘Ourselves as Others See Us, by Judy’s Jocular Jap’ Judy, 22 August 1874, A fielder stretches out arms to catch a cricket ball, as crowd watches on as a boy hands out scoresheets. Middle: ‘Summer’ A group of women in a variety of dresses play cricket, Judy Almanack, 1885. Bottom: ‘The Cricket of the Future’ Sporting & Dramatic News, 11 October 1884, Women play a cricket match as other batters sit in foreground.

Page 74: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman hits ball towards as fielder holds arms up, Funny Cuts, 19 May 1874. Top-centre: A fielder falls on ground as he is hit in the face, Larks, 4 June 1894. Top-right: A batsman with a monocle and in striped shirt and hat is clean bowled as holds bat away from wicket. Middle-centre: ‘The Cricketer’s Nightmare’ Westminster Budget, 25 August 1893, 2 eggs with ‘first innings’ and ‘second innings’ written on each one stand behind a batsman as crowd look on and laugh in background ‘He drams he makes two ducks’ eggs, who, with derisive jeers, follow him about wherever he goes.’ Bottom: 3 stage cartoon of strip of a batsman getting bowled first ball ‘He Came, He Saw, He was Conquered’ Larks, 28 May 1894.

Page 75: Cartoons. Top: ‘Don’t Speak to me Mr. Jones After Catching Dear Freddie’ Graphic, 30 December 30 December 1882, A female spectator snubs a shocked batsman. Bottom: 4 stage cartoon of a player joining a cricket match, at first he is clean bowled and had bat broken, then after drinking some ale he hits the ball a long way, Fun, 7 June 1893.

Page 76: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman stands guard at the crease. Middle-left: A batsman in a knight’s armour. Middle-left: A wicket-keeper crouches. Bottom-left: A batsman rests both hands on top of bat handle. Top-right: A batsman walks past an Umpire. Middle-right: A fielder falls to the ground to stop the ball. Middle-right: A fielder stands with hands in pockets. Bottom-right: W.G. Grace leans forward menacingly. Top-centre: A bowler hits the batsman with delivery who is blasted into different pieces, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday. Middle-centre: ‘Bat, Ball and Stumps Used by Arthur Roberts in his Back Garden Every Night When he Returns from the Theatre’ Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, 23 May 1896, A ball and bat (with base stapled together) and wicket (with one stump tied together) are against a wall, with description underneath of Arthur Roberts’ fondness for cricket. Middle-centre: ‘At Our Cricket Match’ Funny Wonder, 5 September 1896, A scorer writes on chest of a gentleman instead of scoreboard. Bottom: ‘Look at the “Men”!’ Funny Wonder, 8 August 1896, 2 children fight, ‘Bowler: “All out!!!” Batsman: “Garn! We got two more men to get in yet!!!”

Page 77: Cartoons. Top-centre: A batsman trudges off, bat over shoulder with wicket lying over. Top-left: ‘”Bravo, Hayward!”’ Evening News, 18 May 1898, Hayward walks off raising his cap. Top-right: ‘Hayward Pleased with Himself’ Evening News, 19 August 1898, same as previous image. Middle-centre: ‘Ranji Bowled at Last.’ Sydney Bulletin, 15 January 1898, Ranji looks shocked at being bowled “Dear me! Is it possible?” Middle-centre: 6 stage cartoon of a housemaid attempting play cricket with the house family, she fails and ends up leaving, Halfpenny Comic, 6 August 1898. Bottom-centre: 3 Stage cartoon of a batsman using his hat as an impromptu wicket and ends up hitting it far, Ally Sloper. 17 June 1893.

Page 78: Cartoons. Top: ‘Same Ball!’ Funny Wonder, 18 July 1896, 3 stage cartoon of a batsman for England hits the ball out of sight, he goes to play a match in Comic Cuts Colony and catches the same ball. Bottom: 4 stage cartoon a gentleman swallowing a ball hit by a batsman, a fielder picks him up and hits the wicket with him in an attempted run out, The Joker, 6 June 1896.

Page 79: Cartoons. Top: 6 stage cartoon of a fielder tying a ball to a wicket, as batsman hits the ball it comes flying back, hits him in the face and sends batsman spinning, Chips, 19 September 1896. Bottom-left: A bowler bowls round-arm in a village match. Bottom-right: A scenic cricket match. Bottom-centre: A child batsman stands guard.

Page 80: Cartoons. Top-left: A batsman stands by knocked over stumps, Scraps, 31 August 1895. Middle-left: ‘Enthusiastic Spectator at Oval’ Comic Cuts, 4 May 1895, someone has attached brooms sticks to his legs so he can watch cricket over a fence. Top-centre: Lions play cricket, Moonshine, 25 May 1895. Middle-centre: A batsman takes aim at a ball, Champion Comic, 21 September 1895. Middle-centre: A batsman’s hat is knocked off by a ball, Champion Comic, 21 September 1895. Top-right: A batsman has giant feet, Funny Wonder, 26 October 1898. Middle-right: A tall thin batsman is clean bowled, Comic Cuts, 4 May 1895. Bottom: ‘The Chips Staff at Cricket, The Great Match “Married v. Single.” Comic Home Journal, 27 July 1895. 6 stage cartoon of a cricket match played on a roof, Comic Home Journal, 27 July 1895.

Page 81: Top-left: W.G. Grace and another cricketer in conversation. Top-right: 2 cricketers in conversation. Middle-left and middle-right: 2 stage cartoon of a batsman bowled first ball and digs a trapdoor to get to the Pavilion to hide from people throwing things at him. Middle-left: A wicket-keeper crouches behind stumps. Bottom-left: A bowler runs in. Middle-right: A wicket-keeper runs out a batsman. Bottom-right: A fielder in sun hat and holds a handkerchief. Top-centre: ‘Ambitious’ Funny Cuts, 8 August 1896, A policeman talks to a little boy “Little boy, what do you think will become of you if you play cricket on Sunday?” “Well guv’nor I hopes by sticking to it to play in the county eleven, and play again W.G.” 2nd top: ‘One Down and the Other Come On’ World’s Comic, 17 June 1896, A cricket bat (in locked arms with a tennis racket) doffs it cap to a badly injured football, “Good-bye Mister Football, it’s our turn now; hope you will have an enjoyable rest.” 3rd top: ‘That Absent-Minded Umpire’ Funny Wonder, 6 August 1896, A fielder jumps in air to a catch a ball by an Umpire with bat tucked underarm ‘Cricketer (making a clever catch): “How’s that, Umpire?” Umpire: “Very good, very good; but I’ve seen better!” Bottom: A cricket match is played on bicycles, Scraps, 13 June 1896.

Page 82: Cartoons. Top-centre diagram illustrating new L.B.W. Law ‘If the L.B.W rule is altered to-day, a batsman will not only be out as usual if his leg intercepts a straight-pitched ball, but also if it stops a break delivery which might have hit the wicket.’ Daily Mail, 1 may 1901. 18 caricatures of caricatures of cricketers from Sun Comic, 1901. Bottom-centre: A skull hovering over flames next to a sand timer, with ‘The End’ underneath.

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Ally Sloper
Punch
William Gilbert Grace
Edward Mills Grace
Kingsmill James Key
Martin Bladen Hawke
Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji
Frederick Robert Spofforth
Harry Furniss
John Thomas Hearne
John Briggs
George Henry Stevens Trott
George Griffith
John Wisden
Roger Kynaston
George Parr
Alfred Mynn
James Dean
Francis Stanley Jackson
Albert Craig
William Barnes
Mordecai Sherwin
Archibald Campbell MacLaren
Moonshine
Fun
Judy
Scraps
Dan Leno
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Subject

Lord's Cricket Ground, Cartoons, caricatures and cartoons, batsmen, batting, bowlers, bowling, Leg before wicket, animals, children's cricket, women's cricket, fielding, umpires, umpiring, politics, 19th century cricket, 19th century cricketers, wicketkeeping, cricket in Australia, Ashes, wickets

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 scrapbook

Hierarchy browser

• Alfred L Ford Scrapbooks (FORD)
  
  • Cricket Life 1899 (FORD/TEMP6)