Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
4th, 5th & 6th July 2025
Lot 261
Estimate: £150/250
‘Sheffield Park v The Parsees’ (Bombay, India) 1886. Large original sepia photograph of the Sheffield Park team who played the Parsees at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 24th & 25th May 1886, standing and seated, in rows wearing blazers, caps and cricket attire. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title, dates and players names to lower border. Players include Greenfield (Captain), Shaw, Coventry, Humphreys, Wyatt, Ellis, Payne, Cornish, Huggett etc. The photograph measures 11.5”x 9” and overall 17.75”x13.5”. Photograph by E. Hawkins & Co of Brighton. An excellent early image. Some wear with small loss to mount corners and edges, also wear the mount itself otherwise in good condition overall
The first day’s play was washed out by rain. In a low scoring game and with the Parsees following on after being bowled out for 46 in their first innings, the match was drawn, for Lord Sheffield’s XI, Wyatt top scored with 35, Payne 29 as they made 142, Framjee taking four wickets for the Parsees. The Parsees were then bowled out for 46 with Huggett taking five and Greenfield four wickets. The Parsees batted out the match finishing on 53-4