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Kent C.C.C. ‘The Tale of the Kent Eleven’ 1906. A rare small booklet comprising a printed four page poem bound in original decorative colour card wrappers comprising an illustration of two Kent cricketers with County ‘Invicta’ emblem of two prancing horses captioned ‘Kent XI 189- Kent XI 1906’. The poem, by an unknown author writing under the pseudonym ‘Senex’, describes the achievements of the team, led by Captain C.H.B. Marsham and players including Day, Dillon, Hutchings, Humphreys, Seymour, Blaker, Burnup, Blythe, Fielder, Woolley, Fairservice, Hubble and Hearne, who won the County Championship for the first time in 1906. Published by W.H. Smith, presumably in 1906. Padwick 2150. Ownership signature of the collector, H.W. ‘Plum’ Warner in ink to inside front cover. Slight creasing to one corner, otherwise in very good condition with nice bright colours to the wrappers. A lovely souvenir of Kent’s first Championship victory.