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‘Surrey v. Yorkshire’ 1851. Early and rare small original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Kennington Oval, 4th & 5th August 1851. Yorkshire elected to bat first and reached 71, the top scorer being George Chatterton (15), Surrey’s Thomas Sherman taking 6/39. Surrey replied with 160, Julius Caesar top scoring with 51, John Berry taking 6/31. In the second innings Yorkshire reached 101 (Tom Hunt 36, Sherman 5/57, Daniel Day 5/27), and Surrey knocked off the required runs to end 13 without loss to win by ten wickets. ‘J. & F. Lillywhite’s Register of Cricket Matches 1851’. Advertising for Lillywhite’s price lists and ‘Cricketing Guide’ to right and lower edges. 4.5”x3”. Some fading to the scores, small adhesive marks to verso, otherwise in good condition.