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‘The All England Eleven against the United All England Eleven (return match)’ 1859. Early original double sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Lord’s, 4th- 6th July 1859. All England elected to bat first and reached 165, the top scorers being Tom Hayward (46) and Alfred Diver (41). Replying, United England made a respectable 262 with Robert Carpenter scoring 97 in an opening stand of 149 with Thomas Hearne (62). In their second innings All England struggled to 130 with William Caffyn taking 6/58. Set only 34 to win, United England knocked off the required runs for the loss of only one batsman to win by nine wickets and seal a second victory in the return match. Printed ‘By Authority of Mr. J.H. Dark’ by F. Lillywhite with fixtures at Lord’s and advertising for ‘Lillywhite’s Guide to Cricketers’ etc. to lower portion of front and to verso. 4.5”x6”. Horizontal folds, minor age toning, otherwise in good condition.
The United England Eleven was formed in 1852 as a breakaway from William Clarke’s All England Eleven. Both teams comprised top professional players of the period and played matches all over the country that provided quality cricket prior to the rise of county cricket. On Clarke’s death in 1856, the two teams agreed to play regular fixtures pitting some of the best players of the day against each other including Tom Hayward, George Parr, Julius Caesar, H.H. Stephenson, Alfred Clarke, Thomas Hearne, John Wisden, William Caffyn, Tom Lockyer, John Lillywhite etc.

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