Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Australia tour to England 1882. Early original sepia photograph of twelve members of the Australian touring party seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, some in blazers. The photograph, measuring 5.25”x3.5”, is laid to cabinet card style mount, overall 6”x4.25”. Caption hand written in ink to lower margin, ‘Australian Cricket Team 1882- Murdoch Captain’. Players’ names handwritten in pencil to the top margin of the card and the lower edge of the photograph. Players are Murdoch, Horan, Massie, Boyle, Palmer, Garrett, McDonnell, Bonnor, Spofforth, Jones, also Beal (Manager). Additional caption in pencil to right margin, ‘J.Mc. Blackham played but is not in the photo’. Ownership name and address of a B.E. Aldous of Walworth annotated in ink to verso with message, ‘You can just put this away somewhere. I’d like to keep it. Some old chap gave it to me’. Photographer unknown. Top corners of the mount trimmed, not affecting the photograph. Light creasing, otherwise in good condition.