The volume contains the following cricket drawings:
Cricket played by the Gentlemen’s Club, White Conduit House, 1784
Representation of the Noble Game of Cricket as played in the celebrated Cricket Field near White Conduit House, 1787
Cricket in 1785 (by John Wallis of Ludgate Street, London)
Cricket at Little Primrose Hill, Harrow
Cricket at the White Conduit Fields, 1784
Grand Cricket Match played at Lord’s between the Earls of Winchelsea and Darnley, 1793 (with scores)
Lord’s Ground at North Bank, 1812
Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, 1818
Location of old and present cricket grounds in London, nd
Cricket at Lord’s in 1822
Lord’s in 1836
The Old Lord’s Pavilion drawn by F T Verity in November 1889
Lord’s in 1895
The New Lord’s Pavilion, November 1889
Drawing of the first parachute descent in England, 1802 by A-J Garnerin
Drawing of the Second Regiment receiving the colours from Lady Dundas at Lord’s on 27 July 1797
The volume contains an article on the history of MCC which claims that the Club was founded in 1789, and portraits of George, Prince of Wales, Georgina, Dutchess of Devonshire, Lady G Cavendish, Viscountess Duncannon, portrait of A-J Garnerin and drawing of Garnerin’s balloon, report of Garnerin’s ascension from Lord’s on 3 July 1802, score of the first Eton vs. Harrow match played at Lord’s on 2 August 1805.