Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
21st, 22nd & 23rd March 2025
Lot 802
Estimate: £1000/1500
Hammer: £2000
‘The Indian Cricketers’ Tour of 1911’. Published by H.C. Muckerjee of Calcutta. Printed by E.G. Pearson for the Times Press, Bombay. Bound in original card covers with title printed to centre of the front cover. Presentation copy with ink annotation to title page, ‘Presented, with compliments, to the Editor of the “The Sportsman” for favour of review. H.C. Mukerji’. Laid down printed photograph of “The Combined Teams” to frontispiece. Minor wear and age toning to spine, small tear to edge of foreword page, very minor foxing to odd pages otherwise in good/very good condition. Ex libris, ‘B.J. Wakley’ with bookplate to front inside cover. Previously sold at the ‘Judge Wakley’ auction as lot 16 held by Bonhams in April 2003. A very rare tour booklet.
The 1911 tour to England was the first by a team from India, their record was not very impressive, with only two first class wins on the entire tour