Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024
Lot 465
Estimate: £150/250
Hammer: unsold
Major Robert Montagu Poore. Europeans, Hampshire & South Africa 1892-1906. Large heavy leather cricket bag used by Poore during his cricketing career playing for the 7th Hussars and presumably for Hampshire and other teams. The bag has central handles, is sealed using buckles and metal clips at each end and measures 36” long. The bag decorated with crossed painted colour stripes of navy blue and yellow, the colours of the Queen’s Own 7th Hussars (and also Hampshire C.C.C.). The bag has a Southern Railway travel label near to the central handle, issued at Putney, London and the bag is inscribed ‘Major R.M. Poore- 7th Hussars’. The bag is generally worn, some minor breaking to stitching on the base of the bag, otherwise in good overall condition for its age
Robert Montagu Poore was a cricketer and British army officer who, whilst serving in South Africa in 1896, played in three Test matches for the South African cricket team. In 1899, Poore became the most fertile run-scorer in all of England, hitting 1,399 runs, including seven hundreds between 12 June and 12 August at an average of 116.58. In 21 innings over the course of the entire season, Poore managed 1,551 runs at 91.23, a record average for an English season not broken until Don Bradman averaged 98.66 in 1930. Poore was rewarded with selection as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.