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Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1923 & 1928. Two original commemorative silk scorecards for matches played at Trent Bridge. One for Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, 20th & 21st June 1923 in which Northamptonshire elected to bat first and were bowled out for only 77, Matthews taking a then career best eight wickets for 39 runs. In reply, Nottinghamshire declared their innings closed at 302/3, Arthur Carr scoring 106no. Northamptonshire were then bowled out for 116, Matthews surpassing his first innings achievement taking 9/50 and ending with match figures of seventeen wickets for 89 runs, Nottinghamshire winning by an innings and 109 runs. The other is for the tour match v West Indies, produced to commemorate the Royal visit to the Trent Bridge Ground, 7th- 10th July 1928, with ‘Royal Souvenir Copy’ printed above the standard headings. The match was drawn, Nottinghamshire scoring 393 (Arthur Carr 100, Arthur Staples 84, William Whysall 80) & 246/6 dec., West Indies 378 (Barto Bartlett 109, Karl Nunes 62, Sam Staples 5/99) & 85/0. Both scorecards printed by Charles H. Richards of Nottingham and each mounted to black card with tape to verso. Slight adhesive show-through, otherwise in very good condition.