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'Cricket match at Balmoral, Balmoral v Abergeldie'



Date:
1881-09-15
Object Number:
TN.2008.168
Creator
William Simpson (artist)
Material
watercolour, pencil
Object name
drawing
Object category
pictures

Description

Cricket match in progress. Spectators wearing Scottish dress consisting of kilts and long tartan dresses. Highlands and forest in background. Annotated with names if figures represented, including Queen Victoria and the Royal family.

Display caption

Cricket Match at Balmoral, Balmoral v Abergeldie, 1881 William Simpson Watercolour on paper Cricket match in progress at Crathie Cricket Club situated at the foot of the Cairngorms next to Balmoral castle. The cricket club’s Patron HRH Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip was also President of MCC in 1974 and 1949. In 2017 he opened the new Warner Stand at Lord’s, his last official public engagement before his retirement. (nb. NOT accurate, last official visit to Lords, not last engagement in total) MCC Collections Museum Number: TN.2008.168