Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024
Lot 257
Estimate: £40/60
Hammer: £55
‘England tour of Sri Lanka 1982’. Decorative silver metal commemorative chalice. The lid in the shape ball with title to rim, decorative base with panels of ornate birds/ducks? to sides of base. The chalice stands on a small wooden base. Approximately 9” tall. Some tarnishing otherwise in good condition.
Sri Lanka’s inaugural Test match against England was played at Colombo on the 17th- 21st February 1982. England beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets