Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024
Lot 1115
Estimate: £50/80
Hammer: £40
Yorkshire County Cricket Team 1903. Exceptionally large original mono postcard of the team by Delittle, Fenwick & Co., York (The ‘D.F. & Co.’ Series). Titled in white within shield to lower right corner ‘Yorkshire County Cricket Team’ with names of players printed in white to lower border. Players featured are Lord Hawke (Captain), Hirst, Jackson, Smith, Hunter, Denton, Haigh, Brown, Whitehead, Rhodes, Tunnicliffe and Wilkinson. Postmarked 1904 with date annotated to verso, ‘1904’, however it is believed to be the team of 1903. The postcard measures 9.75”x7”. Minor wear to corners, light creasing, otherwise in very good condition. A rarely seen large postcard of the Yorkshire team of 1903.
Yorkshire played Middlesex at Headingley on the 10th-12th August 1903 winning the match by 220 runs and this was the team with the exception of Whitehead who was presumably 12th man. Hirst and Rhodes took eight wickets each in the match.