Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
4th, 5th & 6th July 2025
Lot 268
Estimate: £150/250
‘Lord Sheffield’s Eleven 1894’. Original sepia photograph of Lord Sheffield’s team who played the South African Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 22-23rd May 1894, standing and seated, in rows wearing caps and cricket attire. The Umpires, Thoms and Carpenter also feature in the photograph as well as the scorer Bates. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include Murdoch (Cpt), Briggs, Payne, Humphreys, Butt, Somerset, Brann, Newham, Blackman, Wentworth etc. The photograph measures approx 12.5”x 9.5” and overall 16”x13.5”. Photograph by E. Hawkins & Co of Brighton. An excellent image. Odd minor fault to mount otherwise in very good condition
Lord Sheffield’s Eleven won the match by 10 wickets, bowling the South Africans out for 127 and 100 runs having scored 233 in their first innings. Payne, 43 and Wentworth 41 opened the innings, Rowe took 8-52 for the South Africans. Routledge top scored for the South Africans with 50. Humphreys and Briggs did the damage taking eight wickets each for Lord Sheffield’s Eleven