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‘The Traveller’. Original early newspaper for 7th July 1801. The rear page column 2 features a report on ‘a Grand Match of Cricket at Hommerton [sic]between Eleven Gentlemen of the Hommerton Club against Eleven select Gentlemen of Hackney, for 500 guineas’. The printed scorecard shows the Homerton Club scoring 91 and 116, Hackney Gentlemen replying with 52 and 60, Homerton winning by 95 runs. The match does not appear to be recorded on cricketarchive.com. A number of Homerton players played first-class or County cricket including C. Warren (Middlesex & Sussex), R. Walpole (M.C.C.), and F.C. Ladbroke (Surrey). Duty stamp to lower right corner of first page. Very good condition for its age.