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Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Robert Arthur Thoms, Umpire. ‘Earl of Sheffield’s XI v Australians 1893’. Rare original invitation card, ‘The Earl of Sheffield requests the Honor of Mr Thoms company to Luncheon at Sheffield Park, May 9th 1893 at two o’clock precisely. Ticket to be presented on entering the tent. Tea and coffee will be served at five o’clock. The favour of an answer is requested’ The invitation card with Lord Sheffield ‘crown’ emblem in gilt to top, wording... View full lot details

Australian tour of England 1893. Earl of Sheffield’s XI v Australians 1893. Excellent original folding menu card for the Luncheon given by Lord Sheffield on the 9th May 1893 during the match played at Sheffield Park, Uckfield from the 8th-10th May 1893. The highly decorative and colourful menu with front cover, with titles and dates, featuring a kangaroo and Lord Sheffield’s cricket emblem with decorative borders, the rear cover with raised Australian emblem to centre... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1893. ‘Lord Sheffield’s XI. v. Australians’. Early original single sided scorecard with printed and handwritten scores in pencil for the match played at Sheffield Park, Uckfield, 8th- 10th May 1893. In the opening match of the 1893 tour, a strong Lord Sheffield’s XI elected to bat first and posted 258, W.G. Grace (63) and Arthur Shrewsbury (62) making an opening stand of 101. For the Australians George Giffen and Arthur Coningham... View full lot details

Earl of Sheffield’s XI v Australians 1893. Albert Craig. ‘England v Australia, at Lord Sheffield’s Picturesque County Seat’. His Lordship, with his usual unbounded generosity, grants free admission to the General Public. Monday May 8th 1893’. Original broadsheet poem entitled ‘The Opening Struggle’. ‘Let us hope this opening struggle, will so entertain and please, that you’ll live to talk it over, when you’re seated at your ease’. Printed by Mitchell Jackson of Woolwich. The... View full lot details

Robert Arthur Thoms, Umpire. ‘Earl of Sheffield’s XI v South Africa 1894’. Rare original invitation card, ‘The Earl of Sheffield requests the Honor of Mr Thoms company to Luncheon at Sheffield Park, May 22nd 1894 at two o’clock precisely. Ticket to be presented on entering the tent. Tea and coffee will be served at five o’clock. The favour of an answer is requested’ The invitation card with Lord Sheffield ‘crown’ emblem in gilt to top,... View full lot details

South African tour of England 1894. ‘Earl of Sheffield’s XI v South Africa 1894’. Excellent original folding menu card for the Luncheon given by Lord Sheffield on the 22nd May 1894 during the match played at Sheffield Park, Uckfield from the 22nd to the 23rd May 1894. The highly decorative and colourful menu with front cover, with titles and dates, featuring a scene of Sheffield Park House and Grounds and Lord Sheffield’s cricket emblem with... View full lot details

Arthur William Fitzroy Somerset. Sussex & London County 1892-1905. ‘Earl of Sheffield’s XI v South Africa 1894’. Rare original shield shaped folding invitation card, ‘Cricket Match between the South African Eleven and The Earl of Sheffield’s Eleven in Sheffield Park on May 22nd & 23rd. Admit Mr Somerset (in ink) to the Private Marquee’. Signed in ink ‘Sheffield’. The ornate and exquisite invitation card with raised South African Cape emblem to centre, Lord Sheffield ‘crown’... View full lot details

‘Earl of Sheffield’s XI v Australian Eleven 1896’. Two rare original shield shaped folding invitation card, ‘Cricket Match between the Australian Eleven and The Earl of Sheffield’s Eleven in Sheffield Park on May 12th & 13th. Admit ....... to the Private Marquee’. The ornate and exquisite invitation cards with raised Australian emblem to centre, Lord Sheffield ‘crown’ emblem in gilt to base, crossed cricket bats, stumps and ball to top corners, the whole interwoven with... View full lot details

Australian tour of England 1896. Earl of Sheffield’s XI v Australians 1896. Excellent original folding menu card for the Luncheon given by Lord Sheffield on the 12th May 1896 during the match played at Sheffield Park, Uckfield from the 11th-13th May 1896. The highly decorative and colourful menu with front cover, with titles and dates, featuring to centre a scene of Sheffield Park House and Grounds and Lord Sheffield’s emblem and cricket emblem with highly... View full lot details

‘Cricket Match between the Australian Eleven and the Earl of Sheffield’s Eleven 1896’. A sumptuous silk luncheon menu produced for the visit of the Prince of Wales to the match played at Sheffield Park, Uckfield on the 11th to 13th May 1896. The exquisite printed silk menu hand coloured and fringed in gold braid shows, to the front cover of the menu, a view of Sheffield Park within a hand coloured gold border entwined with... View full lot details

‘Earl De La Warr’s XI v Australians 1896’. Rare original invitation card, ‘The Earl & Countess De La Warr request the Honor of ‘The Earl of Sheffield and Miss Attenborough’s’ (written in ink) company at Luncheon ‘30th or 31st July or August 1’ (written in ink) 1896 at 1.30pm. Herr Warr’s Viennese White Band will perform during the day RSVP’ The invitation card with the Earl Warr’s and the Australian raised emblems to top border... View full lot details

‘Lord Sheffield’s Eleven at Sheffield Park, August 26 & 27, 1881’. Early original sepia photograph of Lord Sheffield’s team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire for the match v A. Shaw’s XI, 26th- 27th August 1881. Players featured include Emmett, Pinder, Ulyett, Ellis, Greenfield (Cpt), Lockwood, Gilbert, Peate, Butler etc. The photograph by Hennah & Kent, Brighton, measures 10”x8”, laid to official photographer’s mount with printed players’ names and title to lower border,... View full lot details

‘Alfred Shaw’s Eleven 1881’. Early original sepia photograph of Shaw’s team, seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire for the match who played Lord Sheffield’s XI at Sheffield Park, Uckfield on the 25th-27th August 1881. Players include Shaw (Cpt) Gunn, Bates, Sherwin, Scotton, Wright, Oscroft, Selby, Clarke etc. The photograph laid down to original photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Photograph by Hennah & Kent of Brighton. The photograph measures... View full lot details

‘Lord Sheffield’s Eleven 1884’. Early original sepia photograph of Lord Sheffield’s team who played the Australians at Sheffield Park, Uckfield, East Sussex on the 12-14th May 1884, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players are W.G. Grace, A. Shaw, A. Shrewsbury, G. Ulyett, W. Flowers, Rev F.J. Greenfield, J. Hide, W. Barnes, G.P. Harrison,... View full lot details

‘The Australians 1884’. Original sepia photograph of the Australian team who played Lord Sheffield’s Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 12-14th May 1884, standing and seated in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The photograph laid down to official photographer’s mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include Murdoch (Cpt), Bonnor, Scott, Spofforth, Blackham, Midwinter, Bannerman, Boyle, Giffen, McDonnell, Cooper etc. The photograph measures approx 11.5”x 9.25” and overall... View full lot details

Lord Sheffield’s Eleven 1886’. Original sepia photograph of Lord Sheffield’s team who played the Australian Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 13-15th May 1886, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The umpires and scorers are also featured on the photograph. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include W.G. Grace (Cpt), Flowers, Barnes, Ulyett, Shaw, Read, Shrewsbury, Bates,... View full lot details

‘The Australians 1886’. Original sepia photograph of the Australian team who played Lord Sheffield’s Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 13-15th May 1886, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The Australian Manager, umpires and scorers are also featured on the photograph. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include Scott (Captain), Bonnor, Giffen, Spofforth, Trumble, Blackham, Garrett, Jones,... View full lot details

‘Sheffield Park v The Parsees’ (Bombay, India) 1886. Large original sepia photograph of the Sheffield Park team who played the Parsees at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 24th & 25th May 1886, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title, dates and players names to lower border. Players include Greenfield (Captain), Shaw, Coventry, Humphreys, Wyatt, Ellis, Payne, Cornish, Huggett etc. The... View full lot details

‘Sheffield Park v The Parsees’ (Bombay, India) 1886. Large original sepia photograph of the Parsees team who played the Sheffield Park at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 24th & 25th May 1886, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title, dates and players names to lower border. Players include Bhedwar, Major, Banajee, Khambatta, Patell, Framjee, Balla, Harvar, Morenas etc. The photograph... View full lot details

‘Sheffield Park v St. Wilfrids, 1886’. Early original sepia photograph of the Sheffield Park team, seated and standing in rows, wearing cricket attire in front of the pavilion at Sheffield Park, Sussex who played St. Wilfrid’s on the 25th August 1886. Players include Greenfield (Cpt), Parris, Summers, W. Turner, A. Turner, Trentler etc. The photograph by E. Hawkins & Co, ‘Late Hennah & Kent’, Brighton, measures 11.5”x9.25”, laid to photographer’s mount with printed title to... View full lot details

‘Lord Sheffield’s Eleven 1890’. Original sepia photograph of Lord Sheffield’s team who played the Australian Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 8-10th May 1890, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include W.G. Grace (Cpt), Shrewsbury, Read, Stoddart, Attewell, Sherwin, Peel, Briggs, Lohmann etc. The photograph measures approx 11.5”x 9.25” and overall... View full lot details

‘The Australians 1890’. Original sepia photograph of the Australian team who played Lord Sheffield’s Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 8th-10th May 1890, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The Australian Manager, umpires and scorers are also featured on the photograph. Players include Murdoch (Captain), Trumble, Blackham, Trott, Lyons, Turner, Gregory, Ferris, Jones etc. The photograph measures 10.5”x 8”. Handwritten annotation of players names by John Arlott to... View full lot details

Lord Sheffield’s XI v Australia 1890. Excellent original sepia photograph of the two Captains, W.G. Grace and W.L. Murdoch, posed on the steps of the pavilion during the match played at Sheffield Park on the 8th-10th May 1890. The photograph headed ‘England v Australia 1890’ laid down to official photographers mount with printed title to top and details to lower border. Both players dressed in cricket attire and wearing caps. The photograph measures 9.25”x 11.5”.... View full lot details

‘Sheffield Park Winter Sports. January 17th 1891’. Two excellent original sepia photographs of ta cricket match being played in the snow at Sheffield Park in January 1891 with spectators in attendance, some on the bridge in the background. The photographs, one a panoramic view and the other a more closer image, laid down to official photographers mount with printed title to lower border. The photograph measures 11.5”x 9.25”. Overall 14.75”x12.75”. Photograph by E. Hawkins of... View full lot details

‘Lord Sheffield’s Eleven 1894’. Original sepia photograph of Lord Sheffield’s team who played the South African Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 22-23rd May 1894, standing and seated, in rows wearing caps and cricket attire. The Umpires, Thoms and Carpenter also feature in the photograph as well as the scorer Bates. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include Murdoch (Cpt), Briggs, Payne,... View full lot details

‘South Africans 1894’. Original sepia photograph of South African team who played the Lord Sheffield’s Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 22-23rd May 1894, standing and seated, in rows wearing caps and cricket attire. The manager W.V. Simkins also features in the photograph. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include H.H. Castens (Cpt), Routledge, Sewell, Kempis, Cripps, Seccull, Hearne, Middleston, Parkin etc.... View full lot details