Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

‘The Daisy Tour. Yorkshire Wanderers Dutch Tour’ 1893. An unusual and intriguing first-hand account of the tour that took place over two weeks in August 1893, neatly handwritten in ink by tour member, Samuel R. Jackson. Bound in red cloth, title and ‘With S.R.J.’s Compliments’ in gilt to front cover. The first page lists the members of the tour, and the facing page features a typed summary of the tour and averages. The following pages comprise neatly written and humorous biographies of each player, titled ‘Capabilities and Peculiarities of the Team’, each of whom had been given a tour nickname such as ‘Good Old Hatt’, ‘The Groom’, ‘The Ghost’, ‘The Commodore’, ‘Daisy’ (Jackson) etc. The touring party included three who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and one for England, Edmund ‘Uncle Isaac’ Peate (England nine Tests 1881-1886), ‘Old Harry’ Leadbeater (10 matches 1884-1890), and Robert ‘Belshing Bob’ Baker (3 matches 1874-1875). Edmund Peate is described as a ‘Slow left hand bowler, good bat (left), generally walks out to shake hands with the bowler’. Of Hatt the Captain, he is described as a ‘Good bat, fine fielder at point, and a good bowler (at home)’. The section closes with the comment, ‘These jottings are written to amuse the members of the team, and not to offend and if any word or expression should touch a “tender spot” or tread on a sore corn, forget and forgive your fellow Cricketer “Daisy” simply remembering that “It’s a nice place Holland”’. The closing pages comprise lyrics to ‘a few songs of the tour [to] complete the book’. A delightful account of the tour with affectionate descriptions of the personnel. Bookplate of A.E. Winder to inside front cover and, slipped in, are six typed letters from Winder to the vendor, dated 1978-1987, relating to collecting including the John Arlott collection, each signed by Winder. Also three original scorecards for matches played by Everley Cottagers C.C. at Hackness, two for a match v Hackness, 22nd September 1906, the other v Mr. F. Allison’s Team, 21st September 1907. Minor wear and small stains to the covers, otherwise in good/ very good condition.