Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
4th, 5th & 6th July 2025
Lot 269
Estimate: £150/250
‘South Africans 1894’. Original sepia photograph of South African team who played the Lord Sheffield’s Eleven at Sheffield Park, East Sussex on the 22-23rd May 1894, standing and seated, in rows wearing caps and cricket attire. The manager W.V. Simkins also features in the photograph. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title and players names to lower border. Players include H.H. Castens (Cpt), Routledge, Sewell, Kempis, Cripps, Seccull, Hearne, Middleston, Parkin etc. The photograph measures approx 11.75”x 9.5” and overall 16”x13.5”. Photograph by E. Hawkins & Co of Brighton. An excellent image. 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